Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery was the daughter of Baron Mayer de Rothschild and his wife Juliana. After inheriting her father's fortune in 1874, she became the richest woman in Britain. In 187
Hannah de Rothschild and her mother in the Grand Hall at Mentmore
At 23, Hannah de Rothschild inherited Mentmore, built by her father in the 1850s.
Hannah de Rothschild as a young woman at Mentmore
Hannah de Rothschild aged 20, photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron
Lady Sybil Grant
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Lady Sybil Myra Caroline Grant was a British writer and artist. She was the eldest child of Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and his wife, Hannah de Rothschild.
Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery
…firmly on the ground. She made herself the link between the world and her "thin skinned and neurotic" husband. The marriage produced four children: Lady Sybil Primrose, born in 1879; Lady Margaret Primrose, born in 1881; the heir Harry Primrose, Lord Dalmeny (later 6th Earl of Rosebery), born in 1882; and finally the…
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Portrait of Lady Sybil Primrose by Frederick, Lord Leighton
Le Printemps: one of Watteau's more Correggiesque pieces, formerly in the collection of Lady Sybil. It is the only photograph documenting the painting, which has since been destroyed.
The Earl of Rosebery