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She was the only surviving child of [[Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness]], and his wife, [[Mary Darcy, Countess of Holderness|the former Mary Doublet]]. On 29 November 1773, she married [[Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds|Francis Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen]], in London,<ref>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.</ref> and they had three children:
She was the only surviving child of [[Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness]], and his wife, [[Mary Darcy, Countess of Holderness|the former Mary Doublet]]. On 29 November 1773, she married [[Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds|Francis Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen]], in London,<ref>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.</ref> and they had three children:
*[[George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds|Lord ''George'' William Frederick Osborne]] (21 July 1775 – 10 July 1838), later 6th Duke of Leeds; married Lady Charlotte Townshend, daughter of the [[George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend|1st Marquess Townshend]], on 17 August 1797 and had issue.
*[[George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds|Lord ''George'' William Frederick Osborne]] (21 July 1775 – 10 July 1838), later 6th Duke of Leeds; married Lady Charlotte Townshend, daughter of the [[George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend|1st Marquess Townshend]], on 17 August 1797 and had issue.
*[[Mary Pelham, Countess of Chichester|Lady ''Mary'' Henrietta Juliana Osborne]] (1776–1862); married [[Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester]] (28 April 1756 – 4 July 1826) in 1801 and had issue.
*[[Mary Pelham, Countess of Chichester|Lady ''Mary'' Henrietta Juliana Osborne]] (7 September 1776 – 21 October 1862); married [[Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester]] (28 April 1756 – 4 July 1826) in 1801 and had issue.
*[[Francis Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin|Lord ''Francis'' Osborne]] (18 October 1777 – 15 February 1850), later 1st Baron Godolphin; married The Hon. Elizabeth Eden, third daughter of the [[William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland|1st Baron Auckland]], on 31 March 1800 and had issue.
*[[Francis Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin|Lord ''Francis'' Osborne]] (18 October 1777 – 15 February 1850), later 1st Baron Godolphin; married The Hon. Elizabeth Eden, third daughter of the [[William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland|1st Baron Auckland]], on 31 March 1800 and had issue.


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Amelia, Marchioness of Carmarthen
Amelia Osborne, painted by François-Hubert Drouais
Born
Lady Amelia Darcy

(1754-10-12)12 October 1754
Died27 January 1784(1784-01-27) (aged 29)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1773; div. 1779)​

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(m. 1779)​
ChildrenGeorge Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds
Mary Pelham, Countess of Chichester
Francis Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin
Augusta Leigh
Parent(s)Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness
Mary Doublet

Amelia Osborne, Marchioness of Carmarthen, 12th Baroness Darcy de Knayth, 9th Baroness Conyers, 5th Countess of Mértola (née Darcy; 12 October 1754 – 27 January 1784), was a British peer and a Portuguese countess.

Life

She was the only surviving child of Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, and his wife, the former Mary Doublet. On 29 November 1773, she married Francis Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen, in London,[1] and they had three children:

The marchioness's portrait was painted in about 1764 by François-Hubert Drouais.[2]

On 16 May 1778, Amelia succeeded to the titles of 12th Baroness Darcy de Knayth and 9th Baroness Conyers in her own right, as the only surviving child of her father. Her right to the baronies of Darcy de Knayth and Conyers were eventually confirmed in 1798 (long after her death), and she also inherited the Portuguese countship of Mértola from him.

Lord and Lady Carmarthen divorced in May 1779. It was said that the marchioness had become over-friendly with John "Mad Jack" Byron (father of the poet, Lord Byron), who visited her at home in Grosvenor Square when her husband was absent, and that they had been having an affair.[3][4] Almost immediately after the divorce, she married Byron. They had three children:

  • Sophia Georgina Byron (July 1779 – died aged two months; buried at Twickenham on 18 September 1779).[5]
  • Unnamed son (died at birth, ca. 1780/81).[5]
  • Augusta Maria Byron (26 January 1783 – 12 October 1851).[5]

A year after the birth of last child, Amelia died[6] and the titles were inherited by her eldest son, George.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Portrait of Lady Amelia Darcy". artnet. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ Lawbook Exchange Ltd (1779). Trials for Adultery, Or, The History of Divorces. The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-1-58477-468-6.
  4. ^ George Gordon Byron Baron Byron (2015). Byron's Letters and Journals: A New Selection. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-872255-7.
  5. ^ a b c Emily Brand (2020). The Fall of the House of Byron: Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England. John Murray. pp. 189, 200. ISBN 9781473664302.
  6. ^ The International Monthly Magazine of Literature, Science, and Art. Stringer & Townsend. 1852. pp. 142–.
Portuguese nobility
Preceded by Countess of Mértola
1778–1784 		Succeeded by
Peerage of England
Preceded by Baroness Darcy de Knayth
1778–1784 		Succeeded by
Baroness Conyers
1778–1784

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