Charlotte Anne (Thynne) Montagu Douglas Scott (1811 - 1895)

Born 10 Apr 1811 in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott KG PC — married 13 Mar 1829 in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1895 at age 83 in Ditton Park, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne was born at the Thynne family seat of Longleat in Wiltshire on 10 April 1811. She was the youngest daughter and tenth child of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath and the Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng, daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington. Her siblings included Henry Thynne (later 3rd Marquess of Bath) and Louisa Lascelles (later Countess of Harewood as the wife of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood).

In 1841, she succeeded the Duchess of Sutherland as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria. The new prime minister, Robert Peel, personally selected her to be a member of his newly formed ministry. The post would later also be filled by her daughter-in-law Louisa. Her husband was a staunch Conservative and became Lord Privy Seal in Peel's ministry from 1842 to 1846; the Duchess used the connection to help her brothers gain patronage.

The Duchess of Buccleuch and Queen Victoria were lifelong friends, and the latter considered the Duchess to be "an agreeable, sensible, clever little person." In 1842 at Buckingham Palace, during Queen Victoria's preparations to visit Scotland, the Duchess helped advise her on the country. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch helped entertain the Queen and Prince Albert when they arrived at Dalkeith. Historian Alex Tyrrell writes that the Duchess helped "consolidate Conservative influence in the royal household and counteract memories of the Bedchamber Crisis." The Queen stood as godmother for the Duchess' eldest daughter Victoria Alexandrine, who was christened at Buckingham Palace in April 1845. The Montagu-Douglas-Scotts were patrons of the artist Robert Thorburn, and commissioned him to paint several portraits of the Duchess, including a double portrait of her and Lady Victoria; this was given to Queen Victoria in 1847.

The Duchess of Buccleuch resigned the post of Mistress of the Robes in 1846, and was succeeded by the Duchess of Sutherland. She was a member of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Third Class. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia

• Scotland Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBH4-5L5 : 4 February 2020), Charlotte Anne Scott in household of Walter Francis M D Scott, Selkirk Landward, Selkirkshire, Scotland; from "1861 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012.); citing p. 3, PRO RG 9, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 103,911.
• England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4GVL-B3Z : 22 February 2021), Charlotte Anne Duchess Of Buccleuch, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Buckinghamshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZRB4-963Z : 9 August 2020), Charlotte Anne Thynne Montagu Douglas Scott, ; Burial, Dalkeith, , Midlothian, Scotland, Dalkeith Castle St Marys Chapel; citing record ID 208523754, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• https://www.thepeerage.com/p1075.htm#i10745
• https://www.thepeerage.com/p10359.htm#i103581. In entry of Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalkeith_Palace
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditton_Park