Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland


The Duchess of Portland

Duchess of Portland
Ivy Gordon-Lennox by Philip de László, 1915
BornIvy Gordon-Lennox
(1887-06-16)16 June 1887
London, England
Died3 March 1982(1982-03-03) (aged 94)
Welbeck Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England
SpouseWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland
IssueLady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck
Lady Victoria Parente
ParentsLord Algernon Gordon-Lennox
Dame Blanche Gordon-Lennox, DBE

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".