Viceregal consorts of Canada

Viceregal consort of Canada

The Viceregal consort is the spouse of the Governor General of Canada. He or she is styled His Excellency or Her Excellency while his or her spouse is in office. A female viceregal consort is also styled Chatelaine of Rideau Hall.

On one occasion, the title of Chatelaine of Rideau Hall has been held by someone who was not the spouse of the Governor General — as Vincent Massey was a widower, his daughter-in-law Lilias held the title and performed the official duties of the Chatelaine. Unlike a viceregal consort who is the Governor General's spouse, however, Lilias Massey was not styled as Her Excellency.

List of Viceregal Consorts

Governor General of Canada

Rank	Name	Dates	Spouse of
1.	The Viscountess Monck	1867 – 1869	The Viscount Monck
2.	The Lady Lisgar	1869 – 1872	The Lord Lisgar
3	The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava	1872 – 1878	The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
4.	HRH The Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne	1878 – 1883	Marquess of Lorne
5.	The Marchioness of Lansdowne	1883 – 1888	Marquess of Lansdowne
6.	The Countess of Derby	1888 – 1893	The Earl of Derby
7.	The Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair	1893 – 1898	Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
8.	The Countess of Minto	1898 – 1904	The Earl of Minto
9.	The Countess Grey	1904 – 1911	The Earl Grey
10.	HRH The Duchess of Connaught	1911 – 1916	HRH The Duke of Connaught
11.	The Duchess of Devonshire	1916 – 1921	The Duke of Devonshire
12.	The Lady Byng of Vimy	1921 – 1926	The Lord Byng of Vimy
13.	The Marchioness of Willingdon	1926 – 1931	The Marquess of Willingdon
14.	The Countess of Bessborough	1931 – 1935	The Earl of Bessborough
15.	The Lady Tweedsmuir	1935 – 1940	The Lord Tweedsmuir
16.	HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone	1940 – 1946	The Earl of Athlone
17.	The Viscountess Alexander of Tunis	1946 – 1952	The Viscount Alexander of Tunis
	None (daughter-in-law Lilias Massey acted as Chatelaine of Rideau Hall)	1952 – 1959	Vincent Massey
18.	Pauline Vanier	1959 – 1967	Georges Vanier
19.	Norah Michener	1967 – 1974	Roland Michener
20.	Gabrielle Léger	1974 – 1979	Jules Léger
21.	Lily Schreyer	1979 – 1984	Edward Schreyer
22.	Maurice Sauvé	1984 – 1990	Jeanne Sauvé
23.	Gerda Hnatyshyn	1990 – 1995	Ramon John Hnatyshyn
24.	Diana Fowler LeBlanc	1995 – 1999	Roméo LeBlanc
25.	John Ralston Saul	1999 – 2005	Adrienne Clarkson
26.	Jean-Daniel Lafond	2005 –	Michaëlle Jean