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 Osborne
Charlotte, Duchess of Leeds, by Anne Mee
Duchess consort of Leeds
Tenure1799 - 1838
BornLady Charlotte Townshend
16 March 1776
Died30 July 1856 (aged 80)
Noble familyTownshend
Spouse(s)George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds
IssueFrancis D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds
Lady Charlotte Mary Anne Georgiana Osborne
Lord Conyers George Thomas William Osborne
FatherGeorge Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
MotherAnne Montgomery

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
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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