Lady Lettice Lygon

Lady Lettice Lygon (16 June 1906 – 18 July 1973) was an English socialite and aristocrat who was member of the Bright Young Things.

Lady Lettice Lygon
Lady Cotterell
Lady Lettice Cotterell (née Lygon), by Bassano Ltd, 1922
Born16 June 1906
Died18 July 1973
Noble familyLygon
Spouse(s)Sir Richard Charles Cotterell, 5th Baronet
Issue
Rose Evelyn Cotterell
Anne Lettice Cotterell
Sir John Henry Cotterell, 6th Baronet
FatherWilliam Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
MotherLady Lettice Mary Elizabeth Grovesnor
OccupationSocialite

Biography

Lady Lettice Lygon was born on 16 June 1906, the daughter of William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp and Lady Lettice Mary Elizabeth Grosvenor, a daughter of Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor.[1]

Lady Lettice Lygon was "one of the tallest and prettiest members of the younger set".[2] She was "the tallest débutante of her year".[3] She was a friend of Daphne Fielding.[4]

On 16 June 1930 she married Sir Richard Charles Geers Cotterell, 5th Baronet (1907–1978). They had four children: Rose Evelyn Cotterell (1932-2006), Anne Lettice Cotterell (b. 1933), Sir John Henry Geers Cotterell, 6th Bt. (1935-2017), Thomas Richard Geers Cotterell (b. 1939). They divorced in 1958.[1] Her daughter, Rose, married Charles Hambro, Baron Hambro.

She died on 18 July 1973 aged 67.[1]

References
  1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
  2. The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality, Volume 147. Ingram brothers. 1929. p. 56. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. The Illustrated London News, Volume 172. Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 1928. p. 696. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. Fielding, Daphne Vivian (1954). Mercury Presides. Eyre & Spottiswoode. p. 135. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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