Charlotte Osborne | |
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%252C_by_Anne_Mee_nee_Foldsone.jpg.webp) Charlotte, Duchess of Leeds, by Anne Mee | |
| Duchess consort of Leeds | |
| Tenure | 1799 - 1838 |
| Born | Lady Charlotte Townshend 16 March 1776 |
| Died | 30 July 1856 (aged 80) |
| Noble family | Townshend |
| Spouse(s) | George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds |
| Issue | Francis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds Lady Charlotte Mary Anne Georgiana Osborne Lord Conyers George Thomas William Osborne |
| Father | George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend |
| Mother | Anne Montgomery |
Charlotte Osborne, Duchess of Leeds (16 March 1776 – 30 July 1856), formerly Lady Charlotte Townshend, was the wife of George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds.[1]
She was the daughter of George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, by his second wife, the former Anne Montgomery.
Personal life
On 17 August 1797, Osborne married the duke, then Marquess of Carmarthen, at East Raynham in Norfolk[2] In 1799 Osborne's husband became duke, and therefore, she became a duchess. They had three children:
- Francis Godolphin Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds (1798–1859), who married Louisa Catherine Caton and had children.
- Lady Charlotte Mary Anne Georgiana Osborne (c. 1806–1836), who married Sackville Lane-Fox and had children.
- Lord Conyers George Thomas William Osborne (1812–1831)
The Duke of Leeds died in 1838, aged 62, to be succeeded by their son, Francis. The Duchess of Leeds died in July 1856, aged 80.
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References
- ↑ Heathcote, Tony (1999). The British Field Marshals, 1736–1997: A Biographical Dictionary. Barnsley: Leo Cooper. p. 278. ISBN 0-85052-696-5.
- ↑ L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 174.
- ↑ Debrett's Peerage. 1838.
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