Nina Ogilvie-Grant, 12th Countess of Seafield
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Nina Caroline Ogilvy-Grant, 12th Countess of Seafield (17 April 1906 – 30 September 1969) was a Scottish peeress.
She was the only child of James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield and Mary Elizabeth Nina Townend, daughter of Dr. Joseph H. Townsend, of Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]
On 24 January 1930, she eloped with Derek Studley-Herbert. They divorced in 1957. Her former husband died of cancer on 26 March 1960.[2] They were the parents of Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield, who succeeded to the earldom of Seafield.
The Countess of Seafield was allegedly the second richest woman in Britain after Queen Elizabeth II.[3] She died on 30 September 1969 of cancer.[2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3552
- ^ a b "Lady Pauline Ogilvie-Grant Nicholson; Aristocrat". The Herald. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "The Londoner's Diary". Evening Standard. 16 March 1957. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Wealthiest Peeress Dies, Aged 63". EveningStandard. 30 September 1969. Retrieved 28 July 2021.