Frances Evelyn ('Daisy') Greville (née Maynard), Countess of Warwick
(1861-1938), Society beauty and socialist writer; wife of 5th Earl of WarwickSitter associated with 42 portraits
Frances Evelyn ('Daisy') Maynard was the daughter of Colonel Charles Maynard and his second wife Blanche Fitzroy. 'Daisy' became heir to the Maynard estates in 1865 and she married Baron Brooke, the future 5th Earl of Warwick in 1881. Lady Brooke became an accomplished society hostess who began an affair with the Prince of Wales to dull the exposure of her affair to Lord Charles Beresford. As a philanthropist her contributions included a needlework school at Easton and Studley Agricultural College for Women. Her interest in socialism saw her hosting gatherings of socialists and trade unionists at Easton. She also kept there a menagerie of animals and birds.
by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative
NPG x81490
by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative
NPG x81491
Related People
- Marjorie Blanche Eva Duncombe (née Greville, later Beckett), Countess of Feversham of Ryedale (daughter)
- Hon. Maynard Greville (son)
- Lady Mercy Marter (née Greville) (daughter)
- Blanche Adeliza (née Fitzroy), Countess of Rosslyn (mother)
- Francis Richard Charles Guy Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick (husband)
- Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick (son)
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