Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1743–1827)

Her Grace
The Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry
Her Grace; The Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry
	Duchess of Buccleuch; Duchess of Queensberry
	The Duchess of Buccleuch by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1767
Born	Lady Elizabeth Montagu; 29 May 1743; Montagu House, Whitehall, London, England
Died	21 November 1827 (aged 84); Richmond, Surrey, England
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch (m. 1767)
	Issue Elizabeth Home, Countess of Home; George Scott, Earl of Dalkeith; Mary Stopford, Countess of Courtown; Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch; Henry Montagu Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton; Harriet Kerr, Marquess of Lothian
Parents	George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu; Lady Mary Montagu

Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (29 May 1743 – 21 November 1827), formerly Lady Elizabeth Montagu, was the wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch.[1]

Biography

Lady Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, and his wife, Mary. She was baptised at St George's, Hanover Square. Her maternal great-grandparents were John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah. The death of her brother, John Montagu, Marquess of Monthermer, unmarried and without heirs, in 1770, resulted in the barony of Montagu passing to her children.[1]

The couple were married on 2 May 1767, at Montagu House, Whitehall. They had seven children:

Lady Elizabeth Scott (died 1837), who married Alexander Home, 10th Earl of Home, and had children[2]
George Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1768–1768), who died in infancy[3]
Lady Mary Scott (1769–1823), who married James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown and had children[2]
Sir Charles William Henry Montagu Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch & 6th Duke of Queensberry (1772–1819)[3]
Lady Caroline Scott (1774–1854), who married Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry, and had children[2]
Henry James Montagu Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton (16 December 1776 – 30 October 1845)[2]
Lady Harriet Scott (1780–1833), who married William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian and had children[2]

The duchess died, aged 84, in Richmond, Surrey, and was buried at Warkton, Northamptonshire.[4]

Titles and styles

29 May 1743 — 2 May 1767: Lady Elizabeth Montagu
2 May 1767 — 11 January 1812: Her Grace The Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry
11 January 1812 — 21 November 1827: Her Grace The Dowager Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry

Upon her marriage in 1767, Elizabeth gained the following titles: Duchess of Buccleuch, Duchess of Queensberry, Countess of Buccleuch, Countess of Dalkeith, Lady Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill, Countess of Doncaster, Baroness Scott of Tindale, Marchioness of Dumfriesshire, Countess of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Viscountess of Nith, Torthorwald and Ross, and Lady Douglas of Kilmount, Middlebie and Dornock.

References

G. E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 1910-1959, reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume IV, p. 442.
Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume I, p 561.
G.E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 1910-1959, reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume II, p. 370.
Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 118. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

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[Cokayne-1] G. E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 1910-1959, reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume IV, p. 442.

[Mosley-2] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume I, p 561.

[Vicary-3] G.E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 1910-1959, reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume II, p. 370.

[4] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 118. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.