Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch

peeress

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1811

Place of Birth: Longleat, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1895

Profession: Mistress of the Robes

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Charlotte Anne Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry, VA (née Thynne; 10 April 1811 – 18 March 1895) was a British peeress.
A daughter of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath, Charlotte married Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch in 1829.
They had seven children, including William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch; Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu; and the Royal Navy admiral Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott. From 1841 to 1846, the Duchess of Buccleuch served as the Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria as a member of Robert Peel's ministry.
Her husband, a staunch Conservative, also served in Peel's ministry, and the Duchess used the connection to gain patronage for her brothers.
She and the Queen remained lifelong friends, with the latter serving as godmother to Charlotte's daughter Lady Victoria.
The Duchess advised her on Scotland, and later converted to Roman Catholicism in 1860.
She engaged in philanthropic efforts in Scotland, and died in 1895 at Ditton Park.