The Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry | |
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Mistress of the Robes | |
In office 1841–1846 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
Preceded by | The Duchess of Sutherland |
Succeeded by | The Duchess of Sutherland |
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Born | Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne 10 April 1811 Longleat, Wiltshire |
Died | 28 March 1895 Ditton Park, Buckinghamshire | (aged 83)
Resting place | Dalkeith Palace |
Spouse | Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch |
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Occupation | Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria |
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 Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath, Charlotte married Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch in 1829. They had seven children, including William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch; Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 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.
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