Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (1743–1827)


Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch, formerly Lady Elizabeth Montagu, was the wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch.

Biography

Lady Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, and his wife, Mary. She was baptised at St George's, Hanover Square. Her maternal great-grandparents were John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah. The death of her brother, John Montagu, Marquess of Monthermer, unmarried and without heirs, in 1770, resulted in the barony of Montagu passing to her children.
The couple were married on 2 May 1767, at Montagu House, Whitehall. They had seven children:
The duchess died, aged 84, in Richmond, Surrey, and was buried at Warkton, Northamptonshire.

Titles and styles

Upon her marriage in 1767, Elizabeth gained the following titles:
Duchess of Buccleuch,
Duchess of Queensberry,
Countess of Buccleuch,
Countess of Dalkeith,
Lady Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill,
Countess of Doncaster,
Baroness Scott of Tindale,
Marchioness of Dumfriesshire,
Countess of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar,
Viscountess of Nith, Torthorwald and Ross,
and Lady Douglas of Kilmount, Middlebie and Dornock.