Louisa Jane Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry (26 August 1836 – 16 March 1912) was the daughter of

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. In 1884, she became the Duchess of Buccleuch and Duchess of Queensberry, the wife of William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and 8th Duke of Queensberry. She was the paternal grandmother of

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, and of Marian Louisa, Lady Elmhirst, as well as a maternal great-grandmother of

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and

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, and a great-great-grandmother of

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. Diana, Princess of Wales, is one of her great-great-great-nieces.

Early life, marriage, and family

Louisa Jane Hamilton was born on Friday 26 August 1836 in Brighton, Sussex, England,G.E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 1910–1959, reprint Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume II, pp. 372–373. the third child of fourteen born to

, and the former

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, daughter of

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.Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999, volume 1, p. 6. She married William Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith, on 22 November 1859 in

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. Lord Dalkeith was the eldest son of the

Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry, (born Walter Francis Montagu-Scott; 25 November 1806 – 16 April 1884), styled Lord Eskdail between 1808 and 1812 and Earl of Dalkeith between 1812 and 18 ...

, and his wife, the former Lady Charlotte Thynne. They had six sons and two daughters: * Walter Henry Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (17 January 1861 – 18 September 1886) * John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch (30 March 1864 – 19 October 1935) * Lord George William Montagu Douglas Scott (31 August 1866 – 23 February 1947);Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, pp. 562–563. married on 30 April 1903 Lady Elizabeth Emily Manners (daughter of

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and Janetta Hughan) and had issue * Lord Henry Francis Montagu Douglas Scott (15 January 1868 – 19 April 1945) *

Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott Lieutenant Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, (30 November 1872 – 17 June 1944) was the fifth child born to William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke of Queensberry and Louisa Montagu Dougl ...

(30 November 1872 – 17 June 1944); married 26 April 1905 Marie Josephine Edwards and had issue, maternal grandfather of

* Lady Katharine Mary Montagu Douglas Scott (25 March 1875 – 7 March 1951); married

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, and had issue * Lady Constance Anne Montagu Douglas Scott (10 March 1877 – 7 May 1970); married on 21 January 1908 The Hon. Douglas Halyburton Cairns (son of

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and Mary Harriet McNeill) and had issue * Lord Francis George Montagu Douglas Scott (1 November 1879 – 26 July 1952); married on 11 February 1915 Lady Eileen Nina Evelyn Sibell Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (daughter of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, and Lady Mary Caroline Grey) and had issue

Career

She served as Mistress of the Robes to

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previo ...

from 1885 – 1892 (Conservative), and again from 1895 – 1901. She was appointed Mistress of the Robes to

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in 1901, a position in which she served until her death in 1912.

Death

The duchess died on Saturday 16 March 1912, in her 76th year, at Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian, Scotland. She was survived by her husband, and six of her children and their families. She was buried on Wednesday 20 March 1912 in the Buccleuch family crypt in St. Mary's Church, Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian, Scotland.

Titles, styles, and honours

* 16 April 1884 – 1912: The Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry

Honours

* 1885: Invested as Lady, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (VA), 3rd Class * 1885 – 1892 and 1895 – 1901: Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria * 1901 – 1912: Mistress of the Robes to Queen Alexandra

Ancestry

References

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