Viceregal consort of Canada
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The '''Viceregal consort''' is the spouse of the [[Governor General of Canada]]. He or she is styled [[Excellency|His Excellency]] or Her Excellency while his or her spouse is in office. A female viceregal consort is also styled '''[[Chatelaine]] of [[Rideau Hall]]'''.
On one occasion, the title of Chatelaine of Rideau Hall has been held by someone who was not the spouse of the Governor General — as Vincent Massey was a widower, his daughter-in-law Lilias held the title and performed the official duties of the Chatelaine. Unlike a viceregal consort who is the Governor General's spouse, however, Lilias Massey was ''not'' styled as Her Excellency.
==List of Viceregal Consorts==
'''Governor General of Canada'''
<table border=0>
<tr><th>Rank<th>Name<th>Dates<th>Spouse of
<tr><td>1.<td>[[Elizabeth Monck, Viscountess Monck|The Viscountess Monck]]<td>[[1867]] – [[1869]]<td>[[Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck|The Viscount Monck]]
<tr><td>2.<td>[[Adelaide Young, Baroness Lisgar|The Lady Lisgar]]<td>[[1869]] – [[1872]]<td>[[John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar|The Lord Lisgar]]
<tr><td>3<td>[[Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava|The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava]]<td>[[1872]] – [[1878]]<td>[[Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava|The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava]]
<tr><td>4.<td>[[Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll|HRH The Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne]]<td>[[1878]] – [[1883]]<td>[[John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll|Marquess of Lorne]]
<tr><td>5.<td>[[Maud Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne|The Marchioness of Lansdowne]]<td>[[1883]] – [[1888]]<td>[[Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|Marquess of Lansdowne]]
<tr><td>6.<td>[[Constance Stanley, Countess of Derby|The Countess of Derby]]<td>[[1888]] – [[1893]]<td>[[Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby|The Earl of Derby]]
<tr><td>7.<td>[[Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair|The Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair]]<td>[[1893]] – [[1898]]<td>[[John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair|Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair]]
<tr><td>8.<td>[[Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Countess of Minto|The Countess of Minto]]<td>[[1898]] – [[1904]]<td>[[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto|The Earl of Minto]]
<tr><td>9.<td>[[Alice Grey, Countess Grey|The Countess Grey]]<td>[[1904]] – [[1911]]<td>[[Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey|The Earl Grey]]
<tr><td>10.<td>[[Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught|HRH The Duchess of Connaught]]<td>[[1911]] – [[1916]]<td>[[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|HRH The Duke of Connaught]]
<tr><td>11.<td>[[Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire|The Duchess of Devonshire]]<td>[[1916]] – [[1921]]<td>[[Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire|The Duke of Devonshire]]
<tr><td>12.<td>[[Marie Byng, Viscountess Byng of Vimy|The Lady Byng of Vimy]]<td>[[1921]] – [[1926]]<td>[[Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy|The Lord Byng of Vimy]]
<tr><td>13.<td>[[Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon|The Marchioness of Willingdon]]<td>[[1926]] – [[1931]]<td>[[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon|The Marquess of Willingdon]]
<tr><td>14.<td>[[Roberte Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough|The Countess of Bessborough]]<td>[[1931]] – [[1935]]<td>[[Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough|The Earl of Bessborough]]
<tr><td>15.<td>[[Susan Tweedsmuir, Baroness Tweedsmuir|The Lady Tweedsmuir]]<td>[[1935]] – [[1940]]<td>[[John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir|The Lord Tweedsmuir]]
<tr><td>16.<td>[[Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone|HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone]]<td>[[1940]] – [[1946]]<td>[[Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone|The Earl of Athlone]]
<tr><td>17.<td>[[Margaret Alexander, Countess Alexander of Tunis|The Viscountess Alexander of Tunis]]<td>[[1946]] – [[1952]]<td>[[Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis|The Viscount Alexander of Tunis]]
<tr><td><td>''None'' (daughter-in-law [[Lilias Massey]] acted as Chatelaine of Rideau Hall)<td>[[1952]] – [[1959]]<td>[[Vincent Massey]]
<tr><td>18.<td>[[Pauline Vanier]]<td>[[1959]] – [[1967]]<td>[[Georges Vanier]]
<tr><td>19.<td>[[Norah Michener]]<td>[[1967]] – [[1974]]<td>[[Roland Michener]]
<tr><td>20.<td>[[Gabrielle Léger]]<td>[[1974]] – [[1979]]<td>[[Jules Léger]]
<tr><td>21.<td>[[Lily Schreyer]]<td>[[1979]] – [[1984]]<td>[[Edward Schreyer]]
<tr><td>22.<td>[[Maurice Sauvé]]<td>[[1984]] – [[1990]]<td>[[Jeanne Sauvé]]
<tr><td>23.<td>[[Gerda Hnatyshyn]]<td>[[1990]] – [[1995]]<td>[[Ramon John Hnatyshyn]]
<tr><td>24.<td>[[Diana Fowler LeBlanc]]<td>[[1995]] – [[1999]]<td>[[Roméo LeBlanc]]
<tr><td>25.<td>[[John Ralston Saul]]<td>[[1999]] – [[2005]] <td>[[Adrienne Clarkson]]
<tr><td>26.<td>[[Jean-Daniel Lafond]]<td>[[2005]] – <td>[[Michaëlle Jean]]
</table>
'''Spouses of the Governor General of the Province of Canada'''
* [[Edmund Walker Head]] - Anna Maria Walker Head<ref>[http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=governor+general&l=20&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect4=THESOFF&Sect5=FOTOPEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=FOTO&p=19&u=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/02011502_e.html&r=369&f=G Library and Archives Canada; Anna Maria, wife of Governor-General Sir Edmund Walker Head]</ref>
* [[James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin]] - Lady Mary Lambton (2nd spouse)
* [[Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart]] - Henrietta Mather
* [[Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe]] - ?
* Sir [[Charles Bagot]] - Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole
* [[Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham]] - ?
* [[John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham]] - Harriet Cholmondeley and Lady Louisa Elizabeth Grey
'''Spouses of the Governor General of British North America'''
* [[John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton]]
* [[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford]] - ?
* [[Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer]] - ?
* General [[James Kempt]] - ?
* [[George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie]] - Christina Broun
* [[Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond]] - Lady Charlotte Gordon
* [[John Coape Sherbrooke]] - ?
* Sir [[George Prevost]] - ?
* Sir [[James Henry Craig]] ?
* Sir [[Thomas Dunn]] - ?
* Sir [[Robert Shore Milnes]] - ?
* [[Robert Prescott]] - ?
* [[Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester]] - ?
* Sir [[Frederick Haldimand]] - ?
* [[James Murray (military officer)]] - Cordelia Collier (1st)
* [[Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst]] - ?
'''Spouses of the Governor General of New France'''
* [[Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal]] - ?
* [[Marquis Duquesne]] - ?
* [[Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière]] - ?
* [[Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière]] - de Lauzon
* [[Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois]] - ?
* [[Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil]] - ?
* [[Louis-Hector de Callière]] - ?
* [[Louis de Buade de Frontenac]] - Anne de la Grange-Trianon
* [[Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville]] - ?
* [[Joseph-Antoine de La Barre]] - ?
* [[Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle]] - ?
* [[Augustin de Saffray de Mésy]]
'''Spouses of the Governor of New France'''
* [[Pierre Dubois Davaugour]] - ?
* [[Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson, Vicomte de Mouzay]] - ?
* [[Jean de Lauzon]]
* [[Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge]] - ?
* [[Charles de Montmagny]] - ?
* [[Samuel de Champlain]] - ?
==See also==
* [[List of Canadian monarchs#List of Royal Consorts of Canada|List of Royal Consorts of Canada]]
==References==
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[[Category:Lists of Canadian people]]
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