Francis George Godolphin D'Arcy D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds (21 May 1798 – 4 May 1859), styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1799 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1799 until 1838, was a British peer and politician.[1]
The Duke of Leeds | |
|---|---|
 The Duke of Leeds, 1841 | |
| Member of Parliament for Helston | |
| In office 1826–1830 Serving with Lord James Townshend | |
| Preceded by | Lord James Townshend Harrington Hudson |
| Succeeded by | Lord James Townshend Sir Samuel Brooke-Pechell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis George Godolphin D'Arcy Osborne 21 May 1798 |
| Died | 4 May 1859 (aged 60) |
| Resting place | All Hallows Church, Harthill, South Yorkshire |
| Spouse |
Louisa Catharine Hervey-Bathurst
(m. 1828) |
| Relations | George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend (grandfather) |
| Parent(s) | George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds Lady Charlotte Townshend |
Early life
editOsborne was the son of George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds, and his wife, Charlotte Townshend. His younger brother was Lord Conyers George Thomas William Osborne (1812–1831) and his sister was Lady Charlotte Mary Anne Georgiana Osborne (d. 1836), the wife of Sackville Lane-Fox, MP (the third son of James Fox-Lane, MP, of Bramham Park).[2]
His mother was the eldest daughter of George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend and, his second wife, Anne Montgomery (a daughter of Sir William Montgomery, 1st Baronet of Magbiehill and Mistress of the Robes to Caroline, Princess of Wales).[2] Among her extended maternal family was her uncle Captain Lord James Townshend.[3]
Career
editAs Marquess of Carmarthen, he held the parliamentary seat of Helston from 1826 to 1830 and on 2 July 1838, was summoned to the House of Lords in his father's barony of Osborne. A few weeks later, he inherited his father's dukedom; and added the name of D'Arcy to his surname by Royal Licence in 1849.[4]
Personal life
editOn 24 April 1828, he married Louisa Catherine Hervey-Bathurst (née Caton; 1793–1874). She was the widow of Sir Felton Hervey-Bathurst, 1st Baronet,[5] and the third daughter and co-heiress of Richard Caton of Maryland. Louisa had three sisters, Marianne (the wife of Robert Patterson, and, after his death, Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley),[6][7] Elizabeth (the wife of George Stafford-Jerningham, 8th Baron Stafford),[8] and Emily (the wife of John McTavish).[9]
The couple had no children and, upon the duke's death in 1859, his titles passed to other members of his family – the dukedom of Leeds went to his first cousin, the 2nd Lord Godolphin, whereas the baronies of Darcy de Knayth and Conyers went to his nephew, Sackville Lane-Fox, along with the Portuguese countship of Mértola.
The Duke was a greater lover of outdoor pursuits. During the 1840s and early 1850s he traveled yearly to Het Loo in the Netherlands to participate in falconry with the Royal Loo Hawking Club, of which he was an early member. The Club's president, Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, was a close personal friend of the Duke's. In 1843, when Prince Alexander visited England and Scotland, the 7th Duke of Leeds composed his itinerary and hosted him at his Scottish estate Mar Lodge near Braemar.[10]
The 7th Duke of Leeds and his wife are buried in the Osborne family chapel at All Hallows Church, Harthill, South Yorkshire.
References
edit- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1858. pp. 597–.
- ^ a b "Leeds, Duke of (E, 1694 - 1964)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Townshend, Marquess (GB, 1787)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ The Spectator. F.C. Westley. 1864. pp. 66–.
- ^ Francis F. Beirne (October 1984). The Amiable Baltimoreans. JHU Press. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-0-8018-2513-2.
- ^ "Wellesley, Marquess (I, 1799 - 1842)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Larson, C. Kay (2014). Lincoln's Loyal Lady: Anna Ella Carroll, a Brief. Xlibris Corporation. p. 23. ISBN 9781499080353. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Stafford, Baron (E, 1640)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Wise, Marsha Wight (2006). Ellicott City. Arcadia Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9781439617281. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Gardeners' Chronicle. Haymarket Publishing. 1843.