Charlotte Byng, Viscountess Torrington (1705 – 17 February 1759), formerly Lady Charlotte Montagu, was the wife of

Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington, (25 May 169923 January 1747), was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1723 to 1733 when he succeeded to the peerage as Viscount Torrington. His career included servic ...

. She was the daughter of

Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester Charles Edward Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester, (''previously'' 4th Earl of Manchester) (20 January 1722) was a British aristocrat and statesman. Early life Charles was born into the Noble House of Montagu. He was the eldest son of the forme ...

, and his wife, the former Doddington Greville. She married Viscount Torrington on 11 June 1724. The couple had two sons, neither of whom survived their father: George (1728–1730) and Frederick (1735–1736). On the viscount's death, his title passed to his brother, George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington. The viscountess was a

Lady of the Bedchamber Lady of the Bedchamber is the title of a lady-in-waiting holding the official position of personal attendant on a British queen regnant or queen consort. The position is traditionally held by the wife of a peer. They are ranked between the Mis ...

to Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales, from 1736 to 1739 and again from 1742 to 1759. She died in her fifties, in London, and was buried in the Byng family vault at All Saints Church, Southill, Bedfordshire.

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