Lady Mary Biddulph 1938-2023

 The Lady Mary Biddulph, who died 16 September, 2023, aged 84, was the widow of the 4th Baron Biddulph, and a scion of the Earls of Lauderdale.

She was born the Hon Mary Helena Maitland, 23 October, 1938, the elder of the three daughters of Ivor Colin James Maitland, styled Viscount Maitland (1914-43), and his wife the former Helena Ruth Perrott (1912-99), scion of the Perrott baronets, and was a granddaughter of the 15th Earl of Lauderdale (1891-1953). 

On 28 Oct 1953 she was granted the rank and precedence of an Earl's daughter. Her father, killed in action in North Africa, 18 Jan, 1943, would have, had he lived, succeeded his father as 16th Earl of Lauderdale.

Lady Mary Maitland married 9 April, 1958, the Hon Robert Michael Christian Biddulph (born 6 Jan, 1931), son and heir of the 3rd Baron Biddulph (1898-1972), and his wife the former Lady Amy Louise Agar (1905-1983), scion of the Earls of Normanton. Her husband succeeded his father, 21 July, 1972, as 4th Baron Biddulph (Peerage of the UK, cr 1903), and died 3 November, 1988.

Lady Mary leaves issue, two sons Anthony and William, and a daughter, Fiona. The elder son, Anthony Nicholas Colin Maitland Biddulph (born 8 April, 1959) is the 5th Baron Biddulph.

She retained the style 'Lady Mary Biddulph' in the style of an earl's daughter.

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