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Born | Lady Susan Gordon 2 February 1774 |
Died | 26 August 1828 Middlesex, England | (aged 54)
Burial place | Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire |
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Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon Jane Maxwell |
Susan Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (2 February 1774 – 26 August 1828), formerly Lady Susan Gordon, was the wife of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester.
Lady Susan was born at Gordon Castle, [1] the third daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, and his first wife, the former Jane Maxwell; Jane was noted for having succeeded in making advantageous marriages for all her children. [2] It was said that she went to view the Duke of Manchester's house before meeting him. [3]
Susan married the Duke of Manchester in Edinburgh on 7 October 1793. They had eight children: [4]
The couple were estranged by 1808, when the duke became governor of Jamaica, and his wife remained in Britain. [6] The duke was notoriously unfaithful, [7] but it was the duchess who became the subject of a scandal when she left him for a footman. They separated and she was given a settlement. [8] An exile from polite society, the duchess died at Bedfont Lodge in Middlesex, in August 1828, at the age of 54. She was buried at Kimbolton. [9]
The Duchess of Manchester | |
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Born | Lady Susan Gordon 2 February 1774 |
Died | 26 August 1828 Middlesex, England | (aged 54)
Burial place | Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire |
Spouse | |
Children |
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Parent(s) |
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon Jane Maxwell |
Susan Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (2 February 1774 – 26 August 1828), formerly Lady Susan Gordon, was the wife of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester.
Lady Susan was born at Gordon Castle, [1] the third daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, and his first wife, the former Jane Maxwell; Jane was noted for having succeeded in making advantageous marriages for all her children. [2] It was said that she went to view the Duke of Manchester's house before meeting him. [3]
Susan married the Duke of Manchester in Edinburgh on 7 October 1793. They had eight children: [4]
The couple were estranged by 1808, when the duke became governor of Jamaica, and his wife remained in Britain. [6] The duke was notoriously unfaithful, [7] but it was the duchess who became the subject of a scandal when she left him for a footman. They separated and she was given a settlement. [8] An exile from polite society, the duchess died at Bedfont Lodge in Middlesex, in August 1828, at the age of 54. She was buried at Kimbolton. [9]