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Born | Doris Mary Thérèse Harcourt 30 March 1900 St George Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom[1] |
Died | 9 May 1981[2] Winchester, Hampshire, England[3] | (aged 81)
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Doris Mary Thérèse Baring, Baroness Ashburton (née Harcourt; 30 March 1900 – 9 May 1981) was an English socialite, part of the "Bright Young Things" of the early 20th century.[4]
Doris Mary Thérèse Harcourt was born on 30 March 1900,[5] the daughter of Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, and Mary Ethel Burns.[6][5][4][7] Her mother was the daughter of Anglo-American banker Walter Hayes Burns and the former Mary Lyman Morgan (sister of J. Pierpont Morgan).[citation needed]
At 18 months, they found that Doris Harcourt had a weak leg and she was subjected to electric shock treatment and steel supports were put in her boots.[8]
On 17 November 1924, she married Alexander Baring, the only son of Francis Baring, 5th Baron Ashburton and the former Claire Hortense.[9] After his father died in 1938, he became the 6th Baron Ashburton. Together, they had two sons:[10]
Through her marriage, the Baring family acquired the famous Harcourt emeralds.[11]
She died in 1981.[5]