Biography of Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827

On 07 Jul 1730 [her father] George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 17) and [her mother] Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 40) and Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 40). He the son of George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan 1685-1732 (age 44) and Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan 1689-1745 (age 41).

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On 05 Jul 1732 [her grandfather] George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan 1685-1732 (age 46) died. His son [her father] George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Cardigan. [her mother] Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu (age 21) by marriage Countess Cardigan.

On 29 May 1743 Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch was born to George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 30) and Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu (age 32).

On 22 Apr 1751 Francis Scott 2nd Duke Buccleuch (age 56) died. He was buried at Eton College Chapel [Map]. His grandson [her future husband] Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 4) succeeded 3rd Duke Buccleuch, 3rd Earl Doncaster, 3rd Baron Scott of Tynedale.

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On 05 Nov 1766 [her father] George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 54) was created 1st Duke Montagu. [her mother] Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu (age 55) by marriage Duchess Montagu. He was the son-in-law of the last Duke of the previous creation John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu.

PAINTINGS/GAINSBOROUGH/Elizabeth_Montagu_Duchess.jpgAround 1767 Thomas Gainsborough (age 39). Portrait of Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch (age 23).

On 02 May 1767 Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 20) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch (age 23) were married at Montagu House Whitehall Palace. She by marriage Duchess Buccleuch. She the daughter of George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 54) and Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu (age 56). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 25 Mar 1768 [her son] George Scott was born to [her husband] Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 21) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch (age 24).

On 29 May 1768 [her son] George Scott died.

On 21 May 1769 [her daughter] Mary Scott was born to [her husband] Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 22) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch (age 25).

On 24 May 1772 [her son] Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry 1772-1819 was born to [her husband] Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 25) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch (age 28).

On 06 Jul 1774 [her daughter] Caroline Scott Marchioness Queensbury 1774-1854 was born to [her husband] Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 27) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch (age 31).

On 01 May 1775 [her mother] Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu (age 64) died. Monument in St Edmund's Church, Warkton [Map]. Sculpted by Peter Mathias Van Gelder (age 33). Mary's monument is more decorative that her parent's; Rococo. The composition of the monument centres around an ornate funerary Urn, which stands upon a Pedestal containing an inscription to Mary. To the right sits a grief stricken woman, inconsolable over the loss of an aristocrat considered a great benefactor to the poor and needy. In her left arm she cradles a baby, and a second, tearful child sits at her feet. To the right of the woman is that of an older woman draped in a shawl, who gently caresses the hand of the first babe. To the left of the Urn, an angel comforts the mourners, pointing to heaven.

On 16 Dec 1776 [her son] Henry James Montagu Scott 2nd Baron Montagu was born to [her husband] Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 30) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch (age 33).

On 01 Dec 1780 [her daughter] Harriet Scott Marchioness Lothian 1780-1833 was born to [her husband] Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 34) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch (age 37).

In 1783 Archibald Douglas 1st Baron Douglas (age 34) and [her sister-in-law] Frances Scott Baroness Douglas (age 32) were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 23 May 1790 [her father] George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 77) died. Duke Montagu extinct. His brother [her uncle] James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 65) succeeded 5th Earl Cardigan. Elizabeth Waldegrave Countess Cardigan 1758-1823 (age 31) by marriage Countess Cardigan. On His grandson [her son] Henry James Montagu Scott 2nd Baron Montagu (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. Jane Margaret Douglas Baroness Montagu by marriage Baroness Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire.

On 24 May 1795 [her son] Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry 1772-1819 (age 23) and [her daughter-in-law] Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury 1773-1814 (age 21) were married. He the son of Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 48) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827 (age 51). They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 06 Nov 1798 [her son-in-law] Alexander Ramey Home 10th Earl of Home 1769-1841 (age 28) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Scott Countess Home were married. She by marriage Countess of Home. She the daughter of Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 52) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827 (age 55). He the son of Alexander Home 9th Earl of Home -1786 and . She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 13 Aug 1803 [her son-in-law] Charles Douglas 6th Marquess Queensberry 1777-1837 (age 26) and [her daughter] Caroline Scott Marchioness Queensbury 1774-1854 (age 29) were married at Richmond, Surrey [Map]. She by marriage Marchioness Queensberry. She the daughter of Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 56) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827 (age 60). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 1807 [her son-in-law] William Kerr 6th Marquess Lothian (age 43) and [her daughter] Harriet Scott Marchioness Lothian 1780-1833 (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch (age 60) and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827 (age 63). He the son of William John Kerr 5th Marquess Lothian 1737-1815 (age 69) and . They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 31 Mar 1817 [her former sister-in-law] Frances Scott Baroness Douglas (age 66) died.

On 21 Apr 1823 [her daughter] Mary Scott (age 53) died.

On 21 Nov 1827 Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch (age 84) died. Monument in St Edmund's Church, Warkton [Map]. Sculpted by Thomas Campbell (age 37). Erected by her grandson Francis Scott 2nd Duke Buccleuch. The quotation upon her monument from Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chapter 10 Verses 31: "Thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God".

[her daughter] Elizabeth Scott Countess Home was born to Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch.

[her son] Henry James Montagu Scott 2nd Baron Montagu and Jane Margaret Douglas Baroness Montagu were married. He the son of Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Family Trees of Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827

Paternal Family Tree: Brudenell

Maternal Family Tree: Susanna Temple 1600

Royal Ancestors of Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tresham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan -1664 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Throckmorton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savage 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Savage Countess Cardigan -1696 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Kitson Countess Rivers

GrandFather: George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan 1685-1732 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Savile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Savile 1st Baron Savile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hussey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Savile 1st Earl of Sussex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Baroness Savile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Sussex -1665 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Sheldon of Howley in Leicestershire

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Father: George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Chichester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Harrington

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan 1689-1745 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Honora Rogers

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Seymour 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Walsingham Countess Essex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury 1655-1697 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper

Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 1743-1827 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Winwood

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Winwood Baroness Montagu

GrandFather: John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 1572-1655 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 1646-1690 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Leigh

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Egerton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 1620-1655 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Mother: Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Winston Churchill

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Drake

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Drake

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Boteler 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Jennings

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Jennings

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gifford Thornhurst 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Temple

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susanna Temple