Diana Miller, Countess of Mértola
Diana Mary Miller, 11th Countess of Mértola, 15th Baroness Conyers, 9th Baroness Fauconberg (5 July 1920 - 2 March 2013)[1] was the eldest daughter of Sackville Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough.
On the death of her father in 1948, she inherited the Portuguese countship of Mértola, while she and her sister, Lady Wendy Lycett became co-heirs to the baronies of Fauconberg and Conyers, which went into abeyance. The death of her sister in 2012[2] terminated the abeyance in favour of the Countess, who succeeded in the baronies at that point.[3] Since her own death in 2013, the titles are in abeyance once more.
On 15 November 1952, Lady Diana married Robert Miller (d. 1990, in an automobile accident in Harare) and they had two daughters - who are now co-heiresses to the baronies - Marcia Anne (born 21 June 1954) and Beatrix Diana (born 23 August 1955). In 1959, Marcia was adopted by her aunt, Lady Wendy, and renamed Anthea Theresa Lycett. Anthea is the senior member of the Protestant Stuart line and is a tenth cousin, once removed to Queen Elizabeth II, being descended from Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia. Beatrix Diana married in 1991 Simon William Jones Armstrong, son of C. W. Armstrong. The couple has two sons.
References
- ↑ "Peerage News - FAUCONBERG, Rt Hon (9th) Baroness and (15th) Baroness CONYERS (1920-2013) TITLES IN ABEYANCE". Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Daily Telegraph Announcements - Lycett". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ↑ "Peerage News - FAUCONBERG (E 1283) and CONYERS (E 1509) baronies automatically terminated upon the death of one of the two co-heiresses". Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- Burke's Peerage
- Who's Who 2009
| Peerage of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sackville Pelham |
Baron Conyers 2012 – 2013 |
Succeeded by in abeyance 2013–present |
| Baron Fauconberg 2012 – 2013 | ||
| Portuguese nobility | ||
| Preceded by Sackville Pelham |
Count of Mértola 1948 – 2013 |
Succeeded by Anthea Lycett |