George Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds
George Godolphin Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds (born August 11, 1828 in Paris , France , † December 23, 1895 in Hornby Castle , Yorkshire , England ) was a British aristocrat ( peer ) in the Victorian era .
Life
George Osborne was the eldest son of George Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds and Lady Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart († 1852), an illegitimate daughter of the British statesman and diplomat Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville , and Henrietta Frances Spencer . Osborne had four younger sisters, Susan Georgina (1830-1903), Emma Charlotte (1837-1906), Charlotte (1838-1914) and Blanche (1842-1917), and three younger brothers, Francis George (1830-1907), D'Arcy (1834-1895) and William (1835-1888).
Osborne married in 1824 Frances Georgiana Pitt-Rivers (1836-1896), a daughter of George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers . They had a total of nine children: George Frederick († 1861), George (1862–1927), Francis (1864–1924), Albert Edward (1866–1914), Harriet Castalia (1867–1922), Alice Susan (1869–1951) , Ada Charlotte (1870–1944), Alexandra Louisa (1872–1938) and Constance Blanche (1875–1939).
When his father died in 1872, George Osborne inherited the title of his Duke of Leeds title , along with subordinate titles and the associated seat in the House of Lords . He died in 1895 at the age of 67. His son George Godolphin Osborne followed him as the 10th Duke of Leeds.
Web links
- George Godolphin Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds on thepeerage.com , accessed August 12, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| George Osborne |
Duke of Leeds 1872-1895 |
George Osborne |
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| SURNAME | Osborne, George, 9th Duke of Leeds |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leeds, George Godolphin Osborne, 9th Duke of (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British aristocrat (peer) in the Victorian era |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1895 |
| Place of death | Hornby Castle , Yorkshire , England |