Emily Russell, Baroness Ampthill

British courtier (1843–1927)

The Right Honourable

The Lady Ampthill

Lady Ampthill in 1896

Born| Emily Theresa Villiers
(1843-09-09)9 September 1843
Died| 22 February 1927(1927-02-22) (aged 83)
Noble family| Villiers family (by birth)
Russell family (by marriage)
Spouse(s)|

Odo Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill

(m. 1868; died 1884)​

Father| George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
Mother| Lady Katherine Foster-Barham

Emily Theresa Russell, Baroness Ampthill,[1] VA (9 September 1843 – 22 February 1927) was a British courtier.

Born Lady Emily Theresa Villiers, she was the third daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon and his wife, Katherine (née Grimston, formerly Foster-Barham), eldest daughter of James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam. She was a bridesmaid to Princess Alexandra of Denmark on the latter's marriage to the Edward, Prince of Wales in 1863.

On 5 May 1868, she married Odo Russell (son of Lord George Russell) at Watford and they had six children:

* Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (1869–1935)
* Hon. Odo William Theopilus Villiers Russell (1870–1951)
* Hon. Constance Evelyn Villiers Russell (1872–1942)
* Hon. Alexander Victor Frederick Villiers Russell (1874–1965)
* Hon. Victor Alexander Frederick Villiers Russell (1874–1965)
* Hon. Augusta Louise Margaret Romola Villiers Russell (1879–1966)

In 1881, Odo was created Baron Ampthill. In 1885, the now Baroness Ampthill became a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria and was later appointed to the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert for her services.

In 1897, she was one of the guests at the Duchess of Devonshire’s Diamond Jubilee Costume Ball.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Emily Theresa (née Villiers), Lady Ampthill". National Portrait Gallery, London.
2. ^ Walker, Dave (2 January 2014). "Costume Ball 4: Ladies only". Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Court offices

Preceded by

The Lady Abercromby

|  Lady of the Bedchamber
1885–1901  | Succeeded by

None
(death of Queen Victoria)
*[m.]: married