Peerage Record – 6654

     Peter George Grenfell, 2nd Baron St. Just was born on 22 July 1922.¹ He was the son of Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St. Just and Florence Emily Henderson.² He married, firstly, Leslie Nast, daughter of Condé Montrose Nast and Leslie Foster, on 1 June 1949.³ He and Leslie Nast were divorced in 1955.³ He married, secondly, Maria Britneva, daughter of Alexander Britnev, on 25 July 1956.¹ He died on 14 October 1984 at age 62.⁴
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron St. Just, of Saint Just in Penwith, co. Cornwall [U.K., 1935] on 26 November 1941.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps.¹ He fought in the Second World War.³ On his death, his title became extinct.

     Maud Alethea Louisa Grenfell was the daughter of Henry Riversdale Grenfell and Alethea Louisa Maria Adeane.¹ She died on 8 December 1955, unmarried.²

     Leslie Nast is the daughter of Condé Montrose Nast and Leslie Foster. She married, firstly, Peter George Grenfell, 2nd Baron St. Just, son of Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St. Just and Florence Emily Henderson, on 1 June 1949.¹ She and Peter George Grenfell, 2nd Baron St. Just were divorced in 1955.¹ She married, secondly, Mark Raymond Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter, son of Sir Maurice Bonham Carter and Lady Helen Violet Asquith, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury, on 30 June 1955.²
     After her marriage, Leslie Nast was styled as Baroness St. Just on 1 June 1949. From 1 June 1949, her married name became Grenfell. From 30 June 1955, her married name became Bonham Carter.³

     Condé Montrose Nast was born on 26 March 1873 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was the son of William F. Nast and Esther Benoist.¹ He married, firstly, Jeanne Clarisse Coudert in 1902.¹ He and Jeanne Clarisse Coudert were divorced in 1923.¹ He married, secondly, Leslie Foster, daughter of Albert Volney Foster and Grace Leslie, in 1928.¹ He and Leslie Foster were divorced circa 1935.¹ He died on 19 September 1942 at age 69.¹ He was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹
     He was educated in 1894 at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.^G.¹ He was founder of Vanity Fair and Vogue magazines.¹ He lived at New York City, New York, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Leslie Foster was born on 19 June 1907 at Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.² She was the daughter of Albert Volney Foster and Grace Leslie.² She married, firstly, Condé Montrose Nast, son of William F. Nast and Esther Benoist, in 1928.¹ She and Condé Montrose Nast were divorced circa 1935.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Sir Reginald Lindsay Benson, son of Robert Henry Benson and Evelyn Holford, after 1935.² She died on 25 May 1981 at age 73 at Sussex, England^G.²
     From 1928, her married name became Nast.¹ Her married name became Benson.¹

     Hon. Laura Claire Grenfell was born on 17 July 1950.¹ She is the daughter of Peter George Grenfell, 2nd Baron St. Just and Leslie Nast.²

     Maria Britneva was born on 2 July 1921 at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.² She was the daughter of Alexander Britnev.³ She married Peter George Grenfell, 2nd Baron St. Just, son of Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St. Just and Florence Emily Henderson, on 25 July 1956.¹ She died on 15 February 1994 at age 72 at London, England^G.²
     She was an actress, including several Tennessee Williams plays.² From 25 July 1956, her married name became Grenfell. After her marriage, Maria Britneva was styled as Baroness St. Just on 25 July 1956. She was literary executrix for Tennessee Williams.² She wrote the book Five O’Clock Angel, published 1990.²

     Alexander Britnev lived at St. Petersburg, Russia^G.

     Lady Victoria Frederica Wilhelmina Georgina Seymour was born on 20 October 1874.¹ She was the daughter of Hugh de Grey Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford and Hon. Mary Hood.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Charles Alan Cathcart de Trafford, son of John Randolphus de Trafford and Lady Adelaide Cathcart, on 29 May 1900.¹ She died on 23 April 1960 at age 85.¹
     Her married name became de Trafford.

     Hon. Natasha Jeannine Mary Grenfell was born on 15 January 1959.² She is the daughter of Peter George Grenfell, 2nd Baron St. Just and Maria Britneva.³