Constantine Phipps, 3rd Marquess of Normanby


Constantine Charles Henry Phipps, 3rd Marquess of Normanby DL was a Canon of Windsor from 1891 to 1907.

Family

He was born on 29 August 1846, the eldest son of George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby and Laura Russell.
On the death of his father on 3 April 1890, he succeeded to the title of Marquess of Normanby, having previously been styled Earl of Mulgrave.
On 30 December 1903, he married Gertrude Stansfeld Foster, OBE, DGStJ, daughter of Johnston Jonas Foster, of Moor Park, Ludlow, Shropshire. They had the following children:
He was succeeded in the title by his son Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby. His widow died on 12 March 1948.

Career

He was educated at University of Durham and was awarded an MA. He was ordained by the Archbishop of York in 1870. In addition to his ecclesiastical positions, he was also Lieutenant-Colonel of the North Riding Volunteer Regiment.
He was subsequently appointed:
He was appointed to the ninth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1891, a position he held until he resigned in 1907.