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Ella, Baroness van Heemstra, MStJ (12 June 1900 – 26 August 1984) was a Dutch aristocrat and the mother of the actress Audrey Hepburn.

Spouses:

Jonkheer Hendrik Gustaaf Adolf Quarles van Ufford (1920-1925)

Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston (1926-1939)

Children:

Ian Quarles van Ufford (deceased)

Alexander Quarles van Ufford (deceased)

Audrey Hepburn (deceased)

Parents:

Elbrig Willemine Henriette, Baroness van Asbeck (deceased)

Aarnoud van Heemstra (deceased)

Biography

Ella van Heemstra was a Dutch aristocrat and the third daughter of five of Baron Aarnoud van Heemstra, who was mayor of Arnhem from 1910 to 1920 and served as Governor of Suriname from 1921 to 1928.

Ella's mother was Elbrig Willemine Henriette, Baroness van Asbeck (1873–1939), who was a granddaughter of jurist Dirk van Hogendorp. She spent much of her childhood at Huis Doorn.

First marriage

At age nineteen, Ella married Jonkheer (Esquire) Hendrik Gustaaf Adolf Quarles va