Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862-1938); mother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; maternal grandmother of Elizabeth II

Cecilia Nina Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, née Cavendish-Bentinck,GCVO (11 September 1862 – 23 June 1938) was the mother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and maternal grandmother and godmother of Elizabeth II.


The Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Born
Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck

(1862-09-11)11 September 1862
Belgravia, London
Died23 June 1938(1938-06-23) (aged 75)
38 Cumberland Mansions, Bryanston Street, London
Resting placeGlamis Castle, Angus, Scotland