George Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds
The Duke of Leeds | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | George Godolphin Osborne 16 July 1802 Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Died | 8 August 1872 (aged 70) Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Resting place | All Hallows Church, Harthill, South Yorkshire |
| Spouse | |
| Children | George Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds Rev. Lord Francis Osborne Lady Susan Milbank Maj. Lord D'Arcy Osborne Lord William Osborne Lady Emma Osborne Lady Charlotte Osborne Lady Blanche Morris |
| Parent(s) | Francis Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin Hon. Elizabeth Eden |
George Godolphin Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds (16 July 1802 – 8 August 1872) was a British peer. He was known as Baron Godolphin from 1850 until 1859, when he inherited the dukedom.
Early life and background
[edit]Lord Leeds was born at Gogmagog Hills, Cambridgeshire, the eldest son of Lord Francis Osborne and his wife, The Hon. Elizabeth Eden.[1] Lord Leeds's father, Lord Francis, was the second son and youngest child of Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds, and his wife, the former Lady Amelia Darcy.[2][3] Lord Leeds's mother was the daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland.
In 1832, his father was created Baron Godolphin,[3] upon which George became known as The Hon. George Osborne.[1] When the 1st Baron Godolphin died in 1850, George succeeded his father and became the 2nd Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal co. Buckingham.[1][3]
Nine years later, George's first cousin, the 7th Duke of Leeds, died without issue; George therefore inherited the Dukedom of Leeds,[1][3] thus becoming styled His Grace The Duke of Leeds. With the Dukedom of Leeds, George also inherited the titles Earl of Danby co. York, Viscount Osborne of Dunblane, 4 May 1859, Baron Osborne of Kiveton co. York, Marquess of Carmarthen, Viscount Latimer of Danby co. York, and Baronet Osborne of Kiveton co. York.[1]
Although the dukedom had passed to George, the Baronies of Conyers and Darcy de Knayth and the Portuguese countship of Mértola were passed to his cousin Sackville Lane-Fox. Lane-Fox was the son of George's father's elder sister, Mary Pelham, Countess of Chichester; and as those peerages allowed for succession in the female line, they passed to Lane-Fox.[3] The Godolphin barony and the dukedom remained united until the death of the last Duke of Leeds in 1964, when both titles became extinct.[3]
Marriage and issue
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On 21 October 1824, he married Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart at the British Embassy in Paris.[1] She was an illegitimate daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville, by Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer, wife of the 3rd Earl of Bessborough. Harriet Stewart was thus a maternal half-sister of Lady Caroline Lamb.
With Harriet Stewart, he had eight children:[4]
- Sir George Godolphin Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds (11 August 1828 – 23 December 1895), succeeded his father as the 9th Duke in 1872. He married on 16 January 1861 Hon. Frances Georgiana Pitt-Rivers, daughter of George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle and Lady Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower (herself a daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville); had issue.[5] He was succeeded in the dukedom by his second surviving son, George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds.[6]
- Rev. Lord Francis George Godolphin Osborne (6 April 1830 – 6 March 1907), twin brother; married on 4 July 1854 Matilda Katharine Rich (d. 19 January 1914), and had one daughter.
- Lady Susan Georgina Godolphin Osborne (6 April 1830 – 14 November 1903), twin sister; married on 22 June 1864 Henry John Milbank (1824-1872), son of Mark Milbank and Lady Augusta Henrietta Vane (daughter of William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland); had issue
- Major Lord D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne (14 June 1834 – 20 March 1895), married on 6 December 1887 Annie Allhusen, daughter of Christian Allhusen
- Lord William Godolphin Osborne (28 August 1835 – 28 December 1888), married on 8 September 1859 Mary Catherine Headley and had issue.
- Lady Emma Charlotte Godolphin Osborne (20 February 1837 – 24 May 1906), Lady of the Bedchamber to the Duchess of Edinburgh
- Lady Charlotte Godolphin Osborne (21 March 1838 – 25 March 1914)
- Lady Blanche Godolphin Osborne (15 March 1842 – 13 February 1917); married on 16 September 1869 General Charles Henry Morris, son of Sir John Morris, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Lucy Juliana Byng; had two daughters.
Later life and death
[edit]The 8th Duke of Leeds died on 8 August 1872 at the age of 70 at Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] He was buried in the Osborne family chapel at All Hallows Church, Harthill, South Yorkshire.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Dukes of Leeds and their connections to Kiveton, Harthill, Todwick, Thorpe Salvin, Wales and Woodall: - Sir George Godolphin Osborne (1802 – 1872) 8th Duke of Leeds". harthillwoodallhs.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Destiny Profile". osborne.house. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "European Heraldry :: House of Osborne". www.europeanheraldry.org. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Lodge, Edmund (1901). The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility. Hurst and Blackett Limited. pp. 427–428. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "The Dukes of Leeds and their connections to Kiveton, Harthill, Todwick, Thorpe Salvin, Wales and Woodall: Sir George Godolphin Osborne (1828 – 1895) 9th Duke of Leeds". www.harthillwoodallhs.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "The Dukes of Leeds and their connections to Kiveton, Harthill, Todwick, Thorpe Salvin, Wales and Woodall: Sir George Godolphin Osborne (1862 – 1927) 10th Duke of Leeds". www.harthillwoodallhs.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2020.