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Olive, Lady Baillie
- Olive, Lady Baillie (24 September 1899 – 9 September 1974) was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, England.
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The last private owner was the Hon. Olive, Lady Baillie, daughter of Almeric Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough and his first wife, Pauline Payne Whitney, an American heiress. Lady Baillie bought the castle in 1926 for £180,000 (equivalent to £10,524,500 in 2019).
Apr 1, 2022 · Nestled in the Kent countryside, Leeds Castle today goes on the market with an asking price of £125,000,000, as it prepares to take on a new owner in 2024, following the ending of its current 50 year lease.
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Leeds Castle was in royal ownership during The Field of Cloth of Gold, a magnificent tournament held in 1520 to increase the bonds of friendship between Henry and his European rival, Francois I of France.
Leeds Castle is often referred to as the “Castle of Queens, Queen of Castles”. Perhaps the Castle’s most famous owner was King Henry VIII , who transformed the castle for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
Lord Alfred Paget (grandfather) Olive, Lady Baillie (24 September 1899 – 9 September 1974) was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, England.
In 1278, the castle was bought by King Edward I’s Queen, Eleanor of Castile. The king enhanced its defences and (most likely) created the lake that surrounds the castle. Richard II’s first wife, Anne of Bohemia, spent the winter of 1381 at the castle on her way to be married to the king.
Jun 4, 2021 · In 1278, Leeds Castle was bought by Eleanor of Castile, following which it took on a different role as a royal palace to her husband King Edward I. He expanded it, likely adding further elements such as the lake and an impressive barbican spanning 3 islands.
