Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick
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Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Greville, Countess of Warwick (née Maynard; 10 December 1861 – 26 July 1938[1]) was a British socialite and philanthropist. Although embedded in late-Victorian British high society, she was also a campaigning socialist, supporting many schemes to aid the less well-off in education, housing, employment, and pay, and was often known as the "Red Countess".[2][3][4] She established colleges for the education of women in agriculture and market gardening, first in Reading, then in Studley. She established a needlework school and employment scheme in Essex as well as using her ancestral homes to host events and schemes for the benefit of her tenants and workers. Greville was a long-term confidant or mistress to the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII.
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Born | Frances Evelyn Maynard (1861-12-10)10 December 1861 27 Berkeley Square, London, England |
Died | 26 July 1938(1938-07-26) (aged 76) |
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Parent(s) | Col. Charles Maynard Blanche FitzRoy |
She was said to be referenced in the popular music hall song "Daisy, Daisy",[5] owing to her rather unorthodox conduct.