Louisa McDonnell, Countess of Antrim

Who was Louisa McDonnell, Countess of Antrim?

Louisa Jane McDonnell, née Grey VA, was the daughter of Hon. Charles Grey and his wife, Caroline Eliza née Farquhar.

On 1 June 1875, Louisa married the 6th Earl of Antrim in the Chapel Royal at St. James's and they later had three children:

Lady Sybil Mary McDonnell, married Vivian Smith, 1st Baron Bicester

Randal Mark Kerr McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce

Hon. Angus McDonnell

In 1890, the countess became a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria until the latter's death in 1901. She was reappointed as such under Queen Alexandra in 1901 and until Edward VII's death in 1910. The Countess of Antrim died in 1949, aged 94.