Doreen was born on 29 May 1896, the third child of
George Ulick Browne and Agatha Stewart Hodgson (1867–1965), granddaughter of
William Forsyth . On 30 December 1903, her grandfather,
Lord Henry Ulick Browne, succeeded his elder brother as 5th
Marquess of Sligo. Her father took the
courtesy title Earl of Altamont and Doreen became
Lady Doreen. On 22 January 1919, she married the Hon.
Michael Knatchbull-Hugessen a son and eventual successor of
Cecil, 4th Baron Brabourne. They had two sons: •
Hon. Norton Cecil Michael Knatchbull, later 6th
Baron Brabourne (1922–1943) •
Hon. John Ulick Knatchbull, later 7th Baron Brabourne (1924–2005) On 15 February 1933, her husband succeeded his father as 5th Baron Brabourne and Doreen became
The Lady Brabourne. Her husband, Lord Brabourne, served as
Governor of Bombay from 1933 until 1937, and then as
Governor of Bengal from 1937 until his death. She was appointed to the
Order of the Crown of India on 5 November 1937. The
National Portrait Gallery holds four photographs of her, including two portraits by
Alexander Bassano. ==Death==