Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland

Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland GBE (née Gordon-Lennox; 16 June 1887 – 3 March 1982) was Duchess of Portland from 1943 – 1977 and afterwards Dowager Duchess. She initiated the Harley Foundation, "to encourage creativity".


The Duchess of Portland

GBE
Ivy Gordon-Lennox by Philip de László, 1915
Born
Ivy Gordon-Lennox

(1887-06-16)16 June 1887
London, England
Died3 March 1982(1982-03-03) (aged 94)
Welbeck Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England
TitleDuchess of Portland
SpouseWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland
ChildrenLady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck
Lady Victoria Parente
Parent(s)Lord Algernon Gordon-Lennox
Dame Blanche Gordon-Lennox, DBE
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