Mary Mumford, 15th Lady Herries of Terregles

Mary Katharine Mumford, 15th Lady Herries of Terregles, DCVO (née Fitzalan-Howard; 14 August 1940 – 7 April 2017), was a Scottish peeress and the second of the four daughters of the 16th Duke of Norfolk (and 13th Lord Herries of Terregles) by his wife The Hon Lavinia Strutt.[1]

The Lady Herries of Terregles
Lady Herries of Terregles
Lady Herries' patrilineal coat of arms
Tenure2014–2017
PredecessorAnne Cowdrey
BornMary Katharine Fitzalan-Howard
(1940-08-14)14 August 1940
Died7 April 2017(2017-04-07) (aged 76)
Spouse(s)
Gp Capt Anthony Mumford
(m. 1986; died 2006)
ParentsBernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk and 13th Lord Herries
Hon. Lavinia Strutt

Honours

Lady Herries (previously known as the Lady Mary Mumford) served as a Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Alexandra since 1964. She was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1982 and elevated to Dame Commander of the same Order in 1995.[2]

Family

After her elder sister, Anne Cowdrey, 14th Lady Herries of Terregles, died in 2014 without issue, she succeeded as the 15th holder of the ancient noble title.[1] On her death, her youngest sister, Jane, Marchioness of Lothian, wife of the Conservative politician Michael Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, known as Michael Ancram, succeeded as the 16th Lady Herries of Terregles.

Marriage and death

In 1986, she married Group Captain Anthony Mumford, CVO, OBE, who died in 2006. Mumford died at home on 7 April 2017.[3] She was 76.

Ancestry

See also

References
  1. "Mary Katharine Fitzalan-Howard, Lady Herries of Terregles". The Peerage. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. Profile, burkespeerage.com; accessed 20 July 2015.
  3. Daughter of Duke of Norfolk dies at 76
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Anne Cowdrey		 Lady Herries of Terregles
2014–2017		 Succeeded by
Jane Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian


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