Francis George Godolphin D'Arcy D'Arcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds (21 May 1798 – 4 May 1859), styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1799 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1799 until 1838, was a British peer and politician.

Early life

Osborne was the son of

George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds George William Frederick Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds, (21 July 1775 – 10 July 1838), styled Earl of Danby until 1789 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1789 to 1799, was a British peer and politician. He served as Master of the Horse between ...

, and his wife, Charlotte Townshend. His younger brother was Lord Conyers George Thomas William Osborne (1812–1831) and his sister was Lady Charlotte Mary Anne Georgiana Osborne (d. 1836), the wife of

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, MP (the third son of

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, MP, of

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). His mother was the eldest daughter of

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and, his second wife, Anne Montgomery (a daughter of

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of Magbiehill and

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to Caroline, Princess of Wales). Among her extended maternal family was her uncle

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Career

As Marquess of Carmarthen, he held the parliamentary seat of

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from 1826 to 1830 and on 2 July 1838, was summoned to the House of Lords in his father's barony of Osborne. A few weeks later, he inherited his father's dukedom; and added the name of D'Arcy to his surname by

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in 1849.

Personal life

On 24 April 1828, he married Louisa Catherine Hervey-Bathurst (''née'' Caton; 1793–1874). She was the widow of Sir Felton Hervey-Bathurst, 1st Baronet, and the third daughter and co-heiress of

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. Louisa had three sisters,

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(the wife of Robert Patterson, and, after his death,

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), Elizabeth (the wife of

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), and Emily (the wife of John McTavish). The couple had no children and, upon the duke's death in 1859, his titles passed to other members of his family – the dukedom of Leeds went to his cousin, the 2nd Lord Godolphin, whereas the baronies of Darcy de Knayth and

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went to his nephew,

, along with the Portuguese countship of Mértola. The 7th Duke of Leeds and his wife are buried in the Osborne family chapel at

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leeds, Francis Darcy-Osborne, 7th Duke Of 1798 births 1859 deaths D'Arcy-Osborne, Francis Carmarthen, Francis Osborne, Marquess of UK MPs who inherited peerages Carmarthen, Francis Osborne, Marquess of Francis07 107 Burials at Osborne family chapel, All Hallows' Church (Harthill) Barons Darcy de Knayth Barons Conyers