Louisa Augusta Beatrice Acheson, Countess of Gosford, (née Lady Louisa Montagu; 17 January 1856 – 3 March 1944) was the wife of the 4th Earl of Gosford.

Early life

Lady Gosford was the third of five children born to Countess Louisa van Alten by her first husband,

William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester KP (15 October 1823 – 22 March 1890), known as Lord Kimbolton from 1823 to 1843 and as Viscount Mandeville from 1843 to 1855, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament. Early life ...

. Her older brother,

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, became the 8th

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and married Cuban-American heiress Consuelo Yznaga. Her elder sister, Lady Mary Louisa Elizabeth Montagu, married

William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault KT (12 March 1845 – 16 May 1895), styled Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale until 1863, was a Scottish nobleman. Early ...

, and her younger siblings were Lord Charles William Augustus Montagu (husband of the Hon. Mildred Cecilia Harriet Stuart, daughter of Henry Sturt, 1st Baron Alington), and Lady Alice Maude Olivia Montagu (wife of

Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby (4 April 1865 – 4 February 1948), styled The Hon. Edward Stanley from 1886–93 and Lord Stanley from 1893 to 1908, was a British peer, soldier, Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politic ...

). After her father's death in 1890, her mother remarried to

Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (23 July 183324 March 1908), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman. He has the distinction of having he ...

, becoming the Duchess of Devonshire, and was known in society as the "Double Duchess".

Personal life

On 10 August 1876, Lady Louisa was married to

Archibald Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford, (19 August 1841 – 11 April 1922) was a British peer. The son of Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford, he was born at Worlingham Hall, Suffolk, in 1841, and educated at Harrow School; ...

in Market Hill,

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. Lord Gosford was the son of the 3rd Earl of Gosford and Lady Theodosia Brabazon (a daughter of

John Brabazon, 10th Earl of Meath John Chambré Brabazon, 10th Earl of Meath KP PC (I) (9 April 1772 – 15 March 1851), was an Anglo-Irish peer. He was the third son of Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath, and Grace Leigh. He became Earl of Meath in 1797 after the death of hi ...

). Together, they were the parents of: * Archibald Charles Montagu Brabazon Acheson, 5th Earl of Gosford (1877–1954), who married Mildred Caroline Carter, the only daughter of American diplomat John Ridgeley Carter (a descendant of

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, the 9th

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) and Alice (

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Morgan) Carter (sister of William Fellowes Morgan). * Lady Alexandra Louise Elizabeth Acheson (1878–1958), who married Lt.-Col. Hon. William Frederick Stanley. * Lady Mary Acheson (b. 1881), who married Hon. Robert Arthur Ward. * Lady Theodosia Louisa Augusta Acheson (1882–1977), who married

Alexander Cadogan Sir Alexander Montagu George Cadogan (25 November 1884 – 9 July 1968) was a British diplomat and civil servant. He was Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 1938 to 1946. His long tenure of the Permanent Secretary's office makes ...

. * Captain the Honourable Patrick George Edward Cavendish Acheson (1883–1957) From 1901 to 1925, she served as a

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, the wife of King

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. During the

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Lady Gosford was president of the Central Workrooms of the

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, and for this work she was appointed

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(DBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours. Lord Gosford died on 11 April 1922. Lady Gosford lived another twenty two years until her death on 3 March 1944.Obituary, ''

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'', 7 March 1944

References

External links

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