Charlotte Montagu-Douglas-Scott

Charlotte Montagu-Douglas-Scott with her daughter Victoria. Watercolor from 1847

Charlotte Anne Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch , née Lady Charlotte Thynne (born April 10, 1811 at Longleat House , Wiltshire , † March 18, 1895 at Ditton Park Castle , Buckinghamshire ) was the wife of Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott , 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry .

Life

Charlotte was the third daughter of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath (1765-1837) and the Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng (1773-1830). She married on August 13, 1829 in St. George's Church in Hanover Square in the City of Westminster ( London ) Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry (1806-1884), the eldest surviving son of Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, 6th Duke of Queensberry (1772–1819) and the Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend. She served as Mistress of the Robes with Queen Victoria from September 1841 to July 1846 . The Queen gave her the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Third Class for her services . After waiting for more than ten years, she was allowed to convert to the Roman Catholic Church in 1860.

She was buried in St. Mary's Chapel in Dalkeith (Midlothian, Scotland).

The couple had four sons and three daughters:

William (1831-1914), 6th Duke of Buccleuch, 8th Duke of Queensberry
Henry (1832-1905), 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu
Walter Charles (1834–1895)
Charles Thomas (1839-1911)
Victoria (1844-1938)
Margaret (1846-1918)
Mary Charlotte (1851-1908)

personal data
SURNAME	Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Charlotte
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Buccleuch, Charlotte Anne Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess of (full name); Thynne, Lady Charlotte (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scottish noblewoman and lady-in-waiting
DATE OF BIRTH	April 10, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH	Longleat House , Wiltshire
DATE OF DEATH	March 18, 1895
Place of death	Ditton Park Castle, Buckinghamshire