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Jane Beatrice Forbes, Countess of Granard, DBE (née Mills; 19 July 1883 – 30 January 1972) was an American-born heiress.〔 ==Biography== She was born on 19 July 1883 in Newport, Rhode Island.〔(Jane Beatrice Mills ) in the Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914〕 She was the daughter of Ogden Mills; she was a twin to Gladys and sister of Ogden. On 14 January 1909, she married Bernard, Earl of Granard with whom she had four children. Her daughter Lady Moira married Count Rossi of Switzerland and Lady Eileen married John, Marquess of Bute. With her marriage, Beatrice Mills would be known as Countess and/or Lady Granard. Her husband's wealth was limited and she provided the funds to finish restoring the family's historic Castleforbes in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland. Their principal residence was at Forbes House, Halkin Street, SW1 in London plus a residence at 73 Rue de Varenne, Paris, France she would inherit from her father. In 1920, Beatrice Mills Forbes was made a Dame of the Order of the British Empire.〔Beauclerk Dewar, Peter. (OBE for Beatrice Mills" ), ''Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain together with members of the titled and non-titled contemporary establishment'', (2001) ISBN 0-9711966-0-5. Retrieved on 2009-9-30.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beatrice Forbes, Countess of Granard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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