Richard Maximillian LYON-DALBERG-ACTON, 2nd Baron Acton^[1]

1870 - 1924  (53 years)

• Birth	7 Aug 1870	Bavaria
  Born as	Richard Maximillian Dalberg-Acton
  Education	Magdalen College Oxford
  Occupation / Profession	- Justice of the Peace (JP) in Shropshire - Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Shropshire - Patrician of Naples
  Occupation / Profession	1894 (23 years old)
  	Clerk in the Foreign Office
  Occupation / Profession	1896 (25 years old)
  	3rd Secretary Diplomatic Service
  Occupation / Profession	1900 (29 years old)
  	2nd Secretary
  Title	From 19 Jun 1902 to 16 Jun 1924 (31 years old)
  	- 14th Marquess of Groppoli - 2nd Baron Acton of Aldenham (Shropshire) [UK. 1869] - 9th Baronet (of Aldenham) [England. 1643/4]
  Occupation / Profession	From 1904 to 1906 (33 years old)
  	Chargé d'Affaires at Berne
  Occupation / Profession	From 1905 to 1915 (34 years old)
  	Lord-in-Waiting
  Occupation / Profession	From 1906 to 1907 (35 years old)
  	Chargé d'Affaires at Madrid
  Occupation / Profession	1908 (37 years old)
  	1st Secretary
  Occupation / Profession	From 1908 to 1911 (37 years old)
  	Chargé d'Affaires at The Hague
  Occupation / Profession	From 1911 to 1914 (40 years old)
  	Chargé d'Affaires at Darmstadt
  Event	1911 (40 years old)
  	Declared a British subject by Act of Parliament.
  Occupation / Profession	1914 (43 years old)
  	Counsellor of Embassy
  Occupation / Profession	From 1915 to 1916 (44 years old)
  	Chargé d'Affaires at Berne
  Occupation / Profession	From 1917 to 1918 (46 years old)
  	Consul-General in Zurich
  Occupation / Profession	From 1919 to 1920 (48 years old)
  	Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Finland
  Event	1919 (48 years old)
  	Added name and arms of "Lyon" by royal licence.
  Event	1920 (49 years old)
  	Retired
  Honor	- Grand Officer Legion of Honour (France) - Grand Cross Dannebrog - Royal Red Cross Serbia
  Honor	Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
  Death	16 Jun 1924
  Siblings	1 brother and 4 sisters
  	01. Mary Elizabeth Anne DALBERG-ACTON           b. 15 Aug 1866             d. 9 Jan 1955  (Age 88 years) └─ Edward Bleiddian HERBERT           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 29 Apr 1931  ,  m. 21 Oct 1901     02. Annie Mary Catherine Georgiana DALBERG-ACTON           b. 26 Sep 1868             d. 30 Sep 1917  (Age 49 years) + 03. Richard Maximillian LYON-DALBERG-ACTON, 2nd Baron Acton           b. 7 Aug 1870, Bavaria           d. 16 Jun 1924  (Age 53 years) └─ Dorothy LYON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 17 Mar 1923  ,  m. 7 Jun 1904     04. John Dalberg DALBERG-ACTON           b. 30 May 1872             d. 16 Apr 1873  (Age 0 years)   05. Elizabeth Mary Catherine DALBERG-ACTON           b. 21 Apr 1874             d. 1 Oct 1881  (Age 7 years)   06. Jeanne Marie DALBERG-ACTON           b. 12 Mar 1876             d. 18 May 1919  (Age 43 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William OF ACTON BURNELL   (16 x Great Grandfather)  Anna Margareta Maria Juliana Pelina, Countess Marescalchi  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	P4359	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Emmerich Edward DALBERG-ACTON, 1st Baron Acton           b. 10 Jan 1834             d. 19 Jun 1902 (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Maria Anna Ludomilla Euphrosina VON ARCO-VALLEY           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 3 Apr 1923
  Marriage	1 Aug 1865  [1]
  Age at Marriage	John was 31 years and 7 months old. Maria was ?? old. They were married for 36 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F1966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Dorothy LYON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 17 Mar 1923
  Marriage	7 Jun 1904  [1]
  Age at Marriage	Richard was 33 years and 10 months old. Dorothy was ?? old. They were married for 18 years and 9 months.
  Children	1. Marie Immaculée Antoinette LYON-DALBERG-ACTON           b. 1 Apr 1905             d. 5 Apr 1994 (Age 89 years) └─ John Douglas WOODRUFF  m. 25 Feb 1933 +   2. Dorothy Elizabeth Anne Pelline LYON-DALBERG-ACTON           b. 25 Jun 1906             d. 7 Apr 1998 (Age 91 years) └─ Edward Joseph EYRE  m. 6 Jun 1928 +   3. John Emerich Henry LYON-DALBERG-ACTON, 3rd Baron Acton           b. 15 Dec 1907, Italy           d. 23 Jan 1989 (Age 81 years) └─ Daphne STRUTT  m. 25 Nov 1931     4. Richard William Heribert Peter LYON-DALBERG-ACTON           b. 21 Feb 1909             d. 7 Sep 1946 (Age 37 years) └─ Jill EHLERT  m. 16 Dec 1937     5. Helen Mary Grace LYON-DALBERG-ACTON           b. 21 May 1910             d. 6 Jun 2001 (Age 91 years) └─ Prince Guglielmo ROSPIGLIOSI  m. 6 Jul 1933     6. Gabrielle Marie Leopoldine LYON-DALBERG-ACTON           b. 15 Dec 1912             d. 2 Aug 1930 (Age 17 years)     7. Joan Henrica Josepha Mary Clare LYON-DALBERG-ACTON           b. 7 Aug 1915             d. 14 Nov 1995 (Age 80 years)     8. Margaret Mary Teresa LYON-DALBERG-ACTON           b. 27 May 1919             d. 9 Dec 1997 (Age 78 years) +   9. Ædgyth Bertha Milburg Mary Antonia Frances LYON-DALBERG-ACTON           b. 15 Dec 1920             d. Jun 1995 (Age 74 years) └─ John Alexander CALLINICOS  m. 7 Jul 1949
  Family ID	F2059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 36 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3).