Lady Sophia Topley

Lady Sophia Louise Sydney Topley (née Cavendish; born 18 March 1957) is the third child and second surviving daughter of the 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Deborah Mitford. She is the younger sister of the present duke, Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire.

Lady Sophia Topley
Born
Lady Sophia Louise Sydney Cavendish

(1957-03-18) 18 March 1957
NationalityBritish
Other namesLady Sophia Murphy
OccupationWriter, aristocrat
Spouse(s)
    Anthony Murphy
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    (m. 1979; div. 1987)​
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      (m. after 1988, divorced)​
        William Topley
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        (m. 1999)​
        Children2
        Parent(s)Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
        Deborah Mitford
        RelativesStella Tennant (niece)

        Marriages

        Lady Sophia has been married three times:

        She married Anthony William Lindsay Murphy on 20 October 1979 and they were divorced in 1987. They had no children.

        Her second marriage was to Hon. Anthony Morrison (later the 3rd Baron Margadale), on 19 July 1988; they were divorced some time before 1999. They have two children:

        • Hon. Declan James Morrison (11 July 1993)
        • Hon. Nancy Lorna Morrison (22 January 1995)

        She married William Topley on 25 November 1999.

        Books

        As Lady Sophia Murphy, she is the author of The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball (London: Sedgwick & Jackson, 1984), a photo-album of a costume ball given in 1897 by a previous Duchess of Devonshire.[1]

        Ancestry

        References
        1. Hutchinson, Diana (15 July 1984). "Why the Devonshires needed $34 million". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 131. Retrieved 22 October 2010.


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