Viceregal consort of Canada 1043188 218996522 2008-06-13T02:52:24Z Bearcat 24902 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]] &ndash; [[1869]]<td>[[Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck|The Viscount Monck]] <tr><td>2.<td>[[Adelaide Young, Baroness Lisgar|The Lady Lisgar]]<td>[[1869]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[1959]]<td>[[Vincent Massey]] <tr><td>18.<td>[[Pauline Vanier]]<td>[[1959]] &ndash; [[1967]]<td>[[Georges Vanier]] <tr><td>19.<td>[[Norah Michener]]<td>[[1967]] &ndash; [[1974]]<td>[[Roland Michener]] <tr><td>20.<td>[[Gabrielle Léger]]<td>[[1974]] &ndash; [[1979]]<td>[[Jules Léger]] <tr><td>21.<td>[[Lily Schreyer]]<td>[[1979]] &ndash; [[1984]]<td>[[Edward Schreyer]] <tr><td>22.<td>[[Maurice Sauvé]]<td>[[1984]] &ndash; [[1990]]<td>[[Jeanne Sauvé]] <tr><td>23.<td>[[Gerda Hnatyshyn]]<td>[[1990]] &ndash; [[1995]]<td>[[Ramon John Hnatyshyn]] <tr><td>24.<td>[[Diana Fowler LeBlanc]]<td>[[1995]] &ndash; [[1999]]<td>[[Roméo LeBlanc]] <tr><td>25.<td>[[John Ralston Saul]]<td>[[1999]] &ndash; [[2005]] <td>[[Adrienne Clarkson]] <tr><td>26.<td>[[Jean-Daniel Lafond]]<td>[[2005]] &ndash; <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== <references /> [[Category:Lists of Canadian people]] [[Category:Canadian viceregal consorts|*]]