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Ritratto di Lady Sarah Villiers, di Alfred Edward Chalon. Lady Sarah Sophia Fane, contessa di Jersey (4 marzo 1785 – Londra, 26 gennaio 1867), è stata una nobildonna inglese. Biografia. Era la figlia di maggiore di John Fane, X conte di Westmorland e Sarah Anne Child.
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13 apr 2022 · A doctor who transformed the lives of thousands of Afghans has received an honorary degree from the University of Bristol, in the same ceremony in which her daughter graduated. It is 33 years since Dr Sarah Fane OBE last donned academic dress for a University of Bristol graduation ceremony.
14 nov 2022 · Dr. Sarah Fane OBE is currently the director of Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation, a role she has held since 2020. The Foundation is the main focus for MCCs’ philanthropic activity, delivering impactful projects. Previously, Fane was the CEO of Afghan Connection, a UK Registered Charity.
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She was the eldest daughter of John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland, and Sarah Anne Child. Her younger sister Maria married John Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, later the 4th Earl of Bessborough, a brother of Lady Caroline Lamb. Her other sister, Lady Augusta, married firstly the 2nd Baron Boringdon and in 1809 she scandalously eloped with and later, ...
Under the terms of her grandfather's will, she was the primary legatee, and she not only inherited Osterley Park but became senior partner of Child & Co. after the death of her grandmother, Sarah Child. Her husband, George Villiers, added the surname Child by royal licence. The inheritance made her one of the richest women in England: in 1805 she w...
She married George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey, on 23 May 1804, in the drawing room of her house in Berkeley Square. Her husband's mother, Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey (also Lady Jersey), was one of the more notorious mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales. Her own affairs, though conducted discreetly, were said to ...
She was immortalized as Zenobia in Disraeli's novel Endymion. Caroline Lamb ridiculed her in Glenarvon; in revenge Lady Jersey had her barred from Almack's, the ultimate social disgrace.This, however, was unusual since she was notable for acts of kindness and generosity; and she was eventually persuaded by Caroline's family to remove the ban. She i...
Portraits of Sarah Sophia Child-Villiers (née Fane), Countess of Jersey at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonLady Sarah Jersey Archived 25 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine [sic] at The Dukes of Buckingham and ChandosThe Lady Patronesses of Almack's at Georgian, Regency & Victorian Researchby Kristine Hughes."Archival material relating to Sarah Villiers, Countess of Jersey". UK National Archives.9 mag 2024 · The MCC Foundation (the charitable arm of Marylebone Cricket Club) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Sarah Fane OBE as its next Director.
21 ott 2016 · Sarah Fane, the founder of development charity Afghan Connection, was made an honorary life member, skipping the traditional waiting list of about 27 years, thanks to a partnership with the...
