Biography of Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds 1776-1856

On 12 Mar 1764 [her grandfather] Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend (age 63) died. His son [her father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 40) succeeded 4th George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 40), 4th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 6th Baronet Townshend. His son George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 40) succeeded 4th Viscount Townsend.

On 19 May 1773 [her father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 49) and [her mother] Anne Montgomery Marchioness Townshend (age 21) were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years.

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On 16 Mar 1776 Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds was born to George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 52) and Anne Montgomery Marchioness Townshend (age 24).

On 27 Jan 1784 Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers (age 29) died. Her son [her future husband] George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds (age 8) succeeded 13th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 10th Baron Conyers.

In 1787 [her father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 62) and [her step-mother] Georgiana Anne Poyntz (age 23) were married. The difference in their ages was 39 years.

On 27 Oct 1787 [her father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 63) was created 1st Marquess Townshend. [her mother] Anne Montgomery Marchioness Townshend (age 35) by marriage Marchioness Townshend.

On 17 Aug 1797 George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds (age 22) and Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Darcy of Knayth, Baroness Conyers. She the daughter of George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 73) and Anne Montgomery Marchioness Townshend (age 45). He the son of Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 46) and Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 21 May 1798 [her son] Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds was born to [her husband] George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds (age 22) and Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds (age 22).

On 31 Jan 1799 [her father-in-law] Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 48) died. His son [her husband] George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds (age 23) succeeded 6th Duke Leeds, 6th Earl of Danby, 6th Viscount Osborne, 6th Viscount Latimer, 6th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 7th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds (age 22) by marriage Duchess Leeds.

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On 31 Mar 1800 [her brother-in-law] Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 22) and Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin (age 20) were married. He the son of Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds and Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

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Around 1806 [her daughter] Charlotte Mary Anne Georgiana Osborne was born to [her husband] George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds (age 30) and Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds (age 29).

On 14 Sep 1807 [her father] George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend (age 83) died. His son [her half-brother] George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend (age 54) succeeded 2nd Marquess Townshend, 5th Viscount Townsend, 5th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 7th Baronet Townshend.

In 1812 [her son] Conyers George Thomas William Osborne was born to [her husband] George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds (age 36) and Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds (age 35).

On 29 Mar 1819 [her mother] Anne Montgomery Marchioness Townshend (age 67) died.

On 24 Apr 1828 [her son] Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 29) and [her daughter-in-law]  (age 35) were married. He the son of George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds (age 52) and Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds 1776-1856 (age 52).

She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton (age 65), a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton (age 33) had children.

(age 40) married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 67),

Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford (age 38) married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford (age 56),

(age 35) married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 29).

Emily Caton (age 33) married Consul John MacTavish (age 41).

In 1831 [her son] Conyers George Thomas William Osborne (age 19) died.

In Jan 1836 [her daughter] Charlotte Mary Anne Georgiana Osborne (age 30) died.

On 10 Jul 1838 [her husband] George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds (age 62) died. His son [her son] Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 40) succeeded 7th Duke Leeds, 7th Earl of Danby, 7th Viscount Osborne, 7th Viscount Latimer, 7th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 8th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton, 14th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 11th Baron Conyers. [her daughter-in-law]  (age 45) by marriage Duchess Leeds.

On 12 Oct 1851 [her former sister-in-law] Augusta Maria Byron (age 68) died.

On 30 Jul 1856 Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds (age 80) died.

Family Trees of Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds 1776-1856

Paternal Family Tree: Townshend

Royal Ancestors of Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds 1776-1856

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds 1776-1856

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Townshend 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Townshend 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Bacon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph Ashe 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend

GrandFather: Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Pelham 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney Baroness Pelham Laughton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 1598-1659 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Jones of Stowey Somerset

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Jones

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jones

Father: George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Harrison

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Harrison 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers 4th Viscount Grandison 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Audrey Villiers 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Leigh Viscountess Grandison 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Audrey aka Etheldreda Harrison 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds 1776-1856 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: William Montgomery 1st Baronet

Mother: Anne Montgomery Marchioness Townshend

GrandMother: Hannah Tomkyns