Charlotte Osborne, Duchess of Leeds

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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 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.

Arms[]

Coat of arms of Charlotte Osborne, Duchess of Leeds
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Escutcheon
George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds (Quarterly 1st & 4th Ermine & Azure a cross Or 2nd Gules an eagle displayed between three fleurs-de-lis two and one Argent 3rd Sable a lion rampant Argent on a canton Argent a cross Gules) impaling George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend (Azure a chevron Ermine between three escallops Argent).
Supporters
Dexter a griffin Or sinister an heraldic tiger Argent both ducally gorged Azure.[3]

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.
  3. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1838.

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