Julia Reynolds-Moreton, Countess of Ducie (7 October 1829 – 3 February 1895), formerly Julia Langston, was an English noblewoman, the wife of

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. She was the daughter of James Langston, MP, of

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, by his wife, the former Lady Julia Moreton; the latter was the daughter of

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, and her daughter was thus the first cousin of the future earl, whom she married on 24 May 1849. They had two children: * Henry Haughton Reynolds-Moreton, Lord Moreton (1857–1920), politician, who married Ada Margarette Smith but had no children *Lady Constance Emily Reynolds-Moreton (1850–1920), who married

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, and had no children At the time of their marriage, the future countess held the courtesy title of Lady Moreton. Her husband succeeded to the earldom in 1853, as a result of which she became a countess. The countess was a member of the Ladies' Diocesan Association, well known for its philanthropic efforts. Following the death of her father in 1863, she erected a memorial fountain at the parish church of All Saints in

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;

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later called it "memorably ugly". In 1872, a court case arose from the countess's inheritance, when another trustee took the earl to the

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, contesting the countess's rights following her mother's death; the court found in her favour. she was part of the first council of

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She died at

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, aged 68, and is buried at St Leonard's Church, Tortworth, where her memorial, in the form of a canopied seat, can still be seen. After the death of the countess, the Earl of Ducie remained a widower until his death at the age of 94, when his titles passed to his younger brother, Berkeley Moreton, 4th Earl of Ducie.

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