John Conroy
Sir John Ponsonby Conroy, 1st Baronet, KCH( 21 October 1786 – 2 March 1854) was a British army officer who served as comptroller to the Duchess of Kent and her young daughter, Princess Victoria, the future Queen of the United Kingdom.
Conroy was born in Wales to Anglo- Irish parents.
In 1817, after holding several ranks in the army, he became the equerry of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn.
Edward died two years later, leaving a widow and infant daughter.
Holding the position of comptroller of the Duchess of Kent's household for the next nineteen years, Conroy also acted as her confidant and political agent, among other roles.
Together, they designed the Kensington System, an elaborate and strict system of rules for the upbringing of young Victoria, designed to render her weak- willed and utterly dependent upon them in the hope of allowing them one day to wield power through her.
Princess Victoria grew to hate Conroy, thanks to the oppressive system, and he was also unpopular among the rest of the British royal family.
His efforts to place the Duchess in the role of regent were ultimately unsuccessful, as Victoria ascended the throne after reaching her majority in 1837.
Conroy was immediately expelled from Victoria's household, though he remained in the Duchess of Kent's service for several more years.
Given a pension and a baronetcy, Conroy retired to his estate near Reading, Berkshire, in 1842 and died heavily in debt twelve years later.
Historians have often referred to Conroy as someone with strong ambition, with varying degrees of positive or negative opinion.
Rumours circulated during and after his lifetime that he was perhaps the Duchess of Kent's lover.
Queen Victoria was shocked to hear this, stating that her mother's piety would have prevented it.
The Golden Trail
The Golden Trail is an American silent film released in 1920.
Directed by Jean Hersholt and Lewis H. Moomaw, the script was written by Elizabeth Mahoney.
George D. Baker
George Duane Baker( April 22, 1868 – June 2, 1933) was an American motion picture director whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era.
Georgiana Russell, Duchess of Bedford
Georgiana( or Georgina) Russell, Duchess of Bedford( 18 July 1781 – 24 February 1853), formerly Lady Georgiana Gordon, was a British aristocrat and patron of the arts.
Georgiana was born at Gordon Castle in Scotland, a younger daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, and his first wife Jane.
In 1802, after the Treaty of Amiens, the Duchess of Gordon took Georgiana to Paris to pursue the option of a marriage with Eugène de Beauharnais, stepson of Napoleon, who was around her own age, but political sensitivities put an end to the plan.
As a second option, the Duchess of Gordon then arranged for her to become engaged to Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford; he died, aged 36, before they could marry.
The duchess advised Georgiana to wear black when meeting Francis's younger brother, who had inherited the title and had been widowed with several children.
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
Katharine, Duchess of Kent,( born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley; 22 February 1933) is a member of the British royal family.
Her husband, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Duchess of Kent gained attention for her conversion to Catholicism in 1994; she was the first member of the royal family to convert publicly since the passing of the Act of Settlement 1701.
The Duchess of Kent is strongly associated with the world of music and has performed as a member of several choirs.
Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll
Elizabeth Georgiana Campbell, Duchess of Argyll(" née" Leveson- Gower; 30 May 1824 – 25 May 1878) was a British noblewoman and abolitionist.
Born into the wealthy Sutherland- Leveson- Gower family, she was the eldest daughter of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland by his wife, the political hostess Lady Harriet Howard.
In 1844 Elizabeth married George Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, eldest son and heir to the 7th Duke of Argyll.
She became the Duchess of Argyll in 1847 when her husband succeeded his father.
Like her mother, the Duchess of Argyll was a prominent opponent of slavery.
The pair helped write a letter titled" An Affectionate and Christian Address of Many Thousands of Women of Great Britain and Ireland to Their Sisters, the Women of the United States of America", calling for an end of slavery; it attracted signatures from 562,848 British women.
The two often hosted the American abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe when she visited England.
The Duchess and Beecher Stowe were friends and maintained a correspondence.
In 1868, the Duchess of Argyll succeeded the Duchess of Wellington as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria, holding the position until 1870, when she resigned due to ill health.
Soon after being appointed a member of the newly created Order of the Crown of India, she died in 1878 whilst eating with William Ewart Gladstone in London.
Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond
Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond( née Lady Charlotte Gordon; 20 September 1768 – 5 May 1842), was a British peeress best known as the hostess of the Duchess of Richmond's ball.
Jean Hersholt
Jean Pierre Carl Buron( 12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956), known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish- American actor.
He is best known for starring on the radio series" Dr. Christian"( 1937 – 1954) and in the film" Heidi"( 1937).
Asked how to pronounce his name, he told" The Literary Digest In English," her'sholt"; in Danish," hairs'hult
Of his total credits, 75 were silent films and 65 were sound films( 140 total); he directed four.
The Duchess of Doubt
The Duchess of Doubt is a 1917 American silent comedy film, directed by George D. Baker.
It stars Emmy Wehlen, Ricca Allen, and Frank Currier, and was released on May 28, 1917.
Anne Murray, Duchess of Atholl
Anne Murray, Duchess of Atholl( 17 June 1814 – 22 May 1897), born Anne Home- Drummond and known as The Lady Glenlyon between 1839 and 1846, as The Duchess of Atholl between 1846 and 1864 and as The Dowager Duchess of Atholl between 1864 and 1897, was a Scottish courtier and close friend of Queen Victoria.
Murray was born at Edinburgh, Scotland, the daughter of Henry Home- Drummond, of Blair Drummond, by Christian, daughter of Charles Moray.
On 29 October 1839 she married George Murray, 2nd Baron Glenlyon, at Blair Drummond, thereby becoming Lady Glenlyon.
In 1846 he succeeded his uncle as sixth Duke of Atholl, and Anne became Duchess of Atholl.
She served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria in Lord Derby's short- lived government of 1852.
She subsequently served the queen as a Lady of the Bedchamber for almost forty years and was one of Victoria's closest friends.
When The Prince Consort died, the Queen came out of the room where he had died and proclaimed," Oh, Duchess, he is dead!"
The Duke of Atholl died in 1864, and Anne became the Dowager Duchess of Atholl.
In 1892, when Gladstone again came to power, his policy of Home Rule for Ireland had alienated many of the upper classes, and no lady of ducal rank could be found who was willing to serve as Mistress of the Robes.
The post therefore remained vacant, while the Dowager Duchess of Atholl and the Duchess of Roxburghe performed the duties of the office.
The duchess and her husband preferred the spelling" Athole" for their title and residence.
The Duke and Duchess had one child, John Stewart- Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl.
The Duchess of Atholl died at Dunkeld, Perthshire, in May 1897, aged 82, and was buried at Blair Atholl.

Question: Which film has the director who died later, The Duchess Of Doubt or The Golden Trail?
Answer: The Golden Trail