List of entertainers who married titled Britons facts for kids

Have you ever wondered what happens when famous performers meet members of the nobility or even the royal family? This article is a list of talented singers, dancers, and actors from history who married into some of Britain's most well-known families. These marriages often brought together different worlds: the exciting life of the stage and the traditional world of dukes, earls, and barons.

Performers Who Married Titled Britons

Here's a look at some of the notable performers who married into British noble and royal families. This list includes only those who officially got married.

18th Century Marriages

• Anastasia Robinson, a famous singer, married the Earl of Peterborough in 1724.
• Lavinia Fenton, a well-known actress, married the Duke of Bolton in 1751.
• Elizabeth Farren, a celebrated actress, married the Earl of Derby in 1797.

19th Century Marriages

• Louisa Brunton, an actress, married Earl Craven in 1807.
• Mary "Polly" Bolton, a performer, married Lord Thurlow in 1813.
• Elizabeth O'Neill, an actress, married William Wrixon-Becher in 1819.
• Mary Anne Paton, a singer, married Lord William Lennox in 1824.
• Harriet Mellon, an actress, married the Duke of St Albans in 1827.
• Maria Foote, an actress, married the Earl of Harrington in 1831.
• Catherine "Kitty" Stephens, a singer, married the Earl of Essex in 1838.
• Frances Braham, a singer, married Earl Waldegrave in 1840.
• Mrs Nisbett, an actress, married Sir William Boothby, 8th Baronet in 1844.
• Sarah Fairbrother, a dancer, married the Duke of Cambridge in 1847.
• Julia Fortescue, a performer, married Baron Gardner in 1848.
• Emily Saunders, a singer, married Sir William Don in 1857.
• Harriette Webster, a performer, married Baron Burnham in 1862.
• Anne Sheppey, an actress, married Viscount Hinton in 1869.
• Kate Cooke, an actress, married the Earl of Euston in 1871.
• "Dolly Tester," a performer, married the Marquess of Ailesbury in 1884.
• Belle Bilton, a performer, married the Earl of Clancarty in 1889.
• Constance "Connie" Gilchrist, a dancer, married the seventh Earl of Orkney in 1892.
• May Yohé, a singer, married Lord Francis Hope in 1894.

20th Century Marriages

• Rosie Boote, an actress, married the Marquis of Headfort in 1901.
• Anna Robinson, a performer, married the Earl of Rosslyn in 1905.
• Denise Orme, an actress, married Baron Churston in 1907.
• Sylvia Storey, an actress, married the 7th Earl Poulett in 1908.
• Ethel Kendall, a performer, married Hon. Maurice Henry Nelson Hood in 1908.
• May Etheridge, a performer, married the 7th Duke of Leinster in 1913.
• Jose Collins, a singer, married Lord Robert Edward Innes-Ker in 1920.
• Gertie Millar, an actress, married the 2nd Earl of Dudley in 1924.
• Lydia Lopokova, a ballerina, married John Maynard Keynes in 1925.
• Sylvia Ashley, an actress, married Lord Ashley in 1927.
• June Tripp, an actress, married Baron Inverclyde in 1929.
• Adele Astaire, a dancer, married Lord Charles Cavendish in 1932.
• Irma de Malkhozouny, a performer, married the Duke of Leeds in 1933.
• "Mimi" Forde Pigott, a performer, married the Earl of Suffolk in 1934.
• Oriel Ross, an actress, married the 8th Earl Poulett in 1935.
• Virginia Cherrill, an actress, married Earl of Jersey in 1937.
• Sylvia Ashley, an actress, married Baron Stanley of Alderley in 1944.
• Denise Orme, an actress, married the 7th Duke of Leinster in 1946.
• Shirin Berry, a performer, married Baron Moynihan in 1958.
• Maureen Swanson, an actress, married the 4th Earl of Dudley in 1961.
• Tracy-Louise Ward, an actress, married the Duke of Beaufort in 1987.
• Louise Robey, a singer, married Earl of Burford in 1994.

21st Century Marriages

• A. J. Langer, an actress, married the Earl of Devon in 2004.
• Sophie Winkleman, an actress, married Lord Frederick Windsor in 2009.
• Meghan Markle, an actress, married the Duke of Sussex in 2018.