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Description
Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton, was a British aristocrat. Her husband was Robert Bulwer-Lytton. She was made Vicereine of India in 1876 and Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria in 1895 and then to Queen Alexandra following Victoria's death in 1901. Her daughter Constance was a prominent suffragette who was imprisoned four times and was force fed during her hunger strikes. Her health never recovered and Edith Lytton nursed her daughter until she died in 1923.
Metadata describing this person
Name: Edith Villiers
Title: Lady
Also known as: Edith Bulwer-Lytton Countess of Lytton
Gender: Female
Nationality: English
Date of birth: 1841
Date of death: 1936
Role: Aristocracy
Linked correspondent: Edward Bulwer-Lytton (link opens in new window); Robert Bulwer-Lytton (link opens in new window)
Project person ID: SLP096
Image rights: © History and Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo