Augusta Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk (née The Hon. Augusta Mary Minna Catherine Lyons) (1 August 1821 in Torquay, Devon – 22 March 1886 Norfolk House, St James's Square, London), who was commonly known by her middle name, "Minna", was the younger daughter of Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons by his wife Augusta Louisa (née Rogers).
In 1838/9 Minna was residing with her parents in Athens, whilst her father, Sir Edmund Lyons, was serving as the British Minister to Greece, when Lord Fitzalan, heir to the Duke of Norfolk, became a guest of Sir Edmund Lyons. Whilst a guest, Lord Fitzalan was disabled by an attack of fever, and subsequently nursed by Augusta, with whom he fell in love. The two married with on 19 June 1839, and subsequently had eleven children.
Augusta Minna, Duchess Dowager of Norfolk, died on 22 March 1886, and was buried at Fitzalan Chapel in the grounds of Arundel Castle.
Issue NameBirthDeathNotesLady Victoria Alexandrina Fitzalan-Howard18401870Married 1861, James Robert Hope-ScottLady Minna Charlotte Fitzalan-Howard18431921Carmelite nunLady Mary Adeliza Fitzalan-Howard18451925Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk1847191715th Duke of NorfolkLady Etheldreda Fitzalan-Howard18491926Sister of CharityLady Philippa Fitzalan-Howard18521946Married 1888, Sir Edward Stewart (1857–1948)Hon. Philip Thomas Fitzalan-Howard18531855Lord Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard18551947Created Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent; Married 1879, Lady Mary Caroline Bertie (1859–1938)Lady Anne Fitzalan-Howard18571931Married 1878, Maj-Gen. Lord Ralph Drury Kerr (1837–1916), son of the 7th Marquess of LothianLady Elizabeth Mary Fitzalan-Howard18591859Lady Margaret Fitzalan-Howard18601899Founded the Catholic Social Union
See also Lyons family
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