Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin and Kincardine (née Lambton; 8 May 1819[1] – 9 March 1898) was a British aristocrat and writer. She was Vicereine of India in 1862-1863.
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Parents
editShe was the daughter of John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham and his second wife Louisa Elizabeth Lambton (née Grey), daughter of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.[2]
Travels to Canada
editShe travelled to Canada twice: the first time when her father went to Canada to investigate the Lower Canada Rebellion in 29 May – 1 November 1838. She later returned to Canada with her husband, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, from 1847 to 1853.
Writer and illustrator of journals
editAn accomplished artist, she studied under John Richard Coke-Smyth, alongside her sister, Lady Emily Augusta, and travel companion, Katherine Ellice. She wrote and illustrated journals and diaries of her international travels.[3]
References
edit- ^ The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility ... Vol. 29. Hurst and Blackett. 1860. p. 221.
- ^ Debrett's Genealogical Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland. 1847. p. vi.
- ^ Lambton, Mary Louisa (8 March 2018). "Art Album of Mary Louisa Lambton (1837-1839)". Library and Archives Canada - James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, and family fonds.