Charlotte Osborne, Duchess of Leeds

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]

Charlotte, Duchess of Leeds, by Anne Mee

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 Rainham in Kent.[2] In 1799 Osborne's husband became duke, and therefore, she became a duchess. They had three children:

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

  1. Heathcote, Tony (1999). The British Field Marshals, 1736–1997: A Biographical Dictionary. Barnsley: Leo Cooper. p. 278. ISBN 0-85052-696-5.
  2. 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.
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