#3147, Edward Robert BULWER LYTTON
| Born | 1831 in Knebworth, Hertfordshire |
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| Died | 1891 in Paris, France |
| Father | Edward George Earle BULWER LYTTON (1803 - 1873) |
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| Mother | Rosina Anne Doyle WHEELER (1802 - 1882) |
Robert was Viceroy of India between 1876 and1880. The Delhi Durbar of 1877 was held beginning on 1st January to proclaim Queen Victoria as Empress of India. Upon resignation in 1880 he was made an Earl by Benjamin Disraeli. He was appointed British Ambassador in Paris in 1887 despite showing signs of being weakened by heart disease. He was clearly respected in Paris as he was given, unusually, a state Funeral in France. His wife was the chief mourner accompanied by ministers of state and French government ministers and 3,500 soldiers served at the funeral. His body was returned to England by rail
Monumental Inscription in the Crypt of St Paul's.
He used the nom de plume: Owen Meredith.
Timeline
Born
Married Edith VILLIERS in Kensington, London
Birth of Son, Edward Rowland John LYTTON
Birth of Daughter, Elizabeth (Betty) Edith LYTTON
Birth of Daughter, Constance Georgina LYTTON
Death of Son, Edward Rowland John LYTTON
Birth of Son, Henry Meredith Edward LYTTON
Death of Father, Edward George Earle BULWER LYTTON
Death of Son, Henry Meredith Edward LYTTON
Birth of Daughter, Emily LYTTON
Birth of Son, Victor Alexander George Robert LYTTON
Birth of Son, Neville Stephen LYTTON OBE 3rd Earl of Lytton
Death of Mother, Rosina Anne Doyle WHEELER
Died 1891