Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (c.1740 – 26 June 1832), formerly Elizabeth Dashwood, was the wife of

George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester PC (6 April 17372 September 1788) was a British politician and diplomat. Early life He was the son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester and the former Harriet Dunch. Among his siblings were Lord Cha ...

. She was born at

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in Oxfordshire, a daughter of

Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet (1715–1779) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1740 to 1768. Early life He was the son of Robert Dashwood, and his grandfather from whom he inherited the baronetcy was Sir Robert D ...

, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Spencer (whose sister

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was Duchess of Hamilton). One of Elizabeth Dashwood's sisters,

, became Countess of Galloway. She married Manchester on 22 or 23 October 1762, at St George's, Hanover Square, London, in the same year he inherited the dukedom. Their children were: *Lady Ana Maria Montagu, who died in childhood *George Montagu, Viscount Mandeville (1763–1772), who died in childhood and did not inherit his father's title * Caroline Maria Montagu (1770-1847), who married

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, and had children *

William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester Colonel William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester (21 October 177118 March 1843), styled Viscount Mandeville until 1788, was a British peer, soldier, colonial administrator and politician. He was Governor of Jamaica from 1808 to 1827, and Manches ...

(1771–1843) *

Lord Frederick Montagu Lord Frederick Montagu (8 November 1774 – 4 October 1827) was a British politician. He was Postmaster General between 1826 and 1827. Background Montagu was a younger son of George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester, and Elizabeth, daughter of ...

, MP (1774–1827) *Lady Emily Montagu (died 1838) Sir Joshua Reynolds painted the duchess, along with her son George, Viscount Mandeville, in about 1766. The duchess was herself an amateur artist, whose pocket book is held by the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The duke died in 1788, following which his widow received an annual pension of £3000, as officialcompensation for the loss of his income as Collector of Customs. The dowager duchess died at her home in

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, London, in 1832, in her 92nd year, and was buried at Kimbolton.

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