Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch
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Her Grace The Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry VA |
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Watercolour of the Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry with her daughter Lady Victoria
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Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne 10 April 1811 Longleat, Wiltshire |
| Died | 18 March 1895 (aged 83) Ditton Park, Buckinghamshire |
| Spouse(s) | Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch |
| Mother | The Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng |
| Father | Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic prev. Anglican |
Charlotte Anne Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry VA (née Thynne; 10 April 1811 – 18 March 1895) was a British peeress. A daughter of the 2nd Marquess of Bath, Charlotte married Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch in 1829. They had seven children, including the 6th Duke of Buccleuch, the 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, and the Royal Navy admiral Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott.
From 1841 to 1846, the Duchess of Buccleuch served as the Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria as a member of Robert Peel's ministry. Her husband, a staunch Conservative, also served in Peel's ministry, and the Duchess used the connection to gain patronage for her brothers. She and the Queen remained lifelong friends, with the latter serving as godmother to Charlotte's daughter Lady Victoria. The Duchess advised her on Scotland, and later converted to Roman Catholicism in 1860. She engaged in philanthropic efforts in Scotland, and died in 1895 at Ditton Park.
Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne was born at the Thynne family seat of Longleat in Wiltshire on 10 April 1811. She was the youngest daughter and tenth child of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath and the Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng, daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington. Her siblings included Henry Thynne (later 3rd Marquess of Bath) and Louisa Lascelles (later Countess of Harewood as the wife of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood).
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