Charteris, Violet (1888–1971)
Charteris, Violet (1888–1971)
English aristocrat. Name variations: Lady Violet Charteris; Violet Manners. Born Violet Catherine Manners, April 24, 1888, in London, England; died Dec 23, 1971; dau. of Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th duke of Rutland, and Marion Margaret Violet Lindsay; sister of Marjorie Manners, marchioness of Anglesey, and Lady Diana Manners; attended Slade School of Art; m. Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, Feb 1, 1911 (killed in action in WWI, 1916); m. Guy Holford Benson, July 9, 1921; children: (1st m.) Sir Francis David Charteris, 12th earl of Wemyss (b. 1912) and Martin Charteris, Lord Charteris of Amisfield (1913–1999).
Victorian beauty, was the subject of drawings by John Singer Sargent and George Frederic Watts.
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