Georgiana Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley

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The Marchioness with her younger son William (1805), by Charles Turner.
BornLady Georgiana Charlotte Bertie
7 August 1764
Died23 June 1838(1838-06-23) (aged 73)
Carlton House Terrace, London
Noble family Bertie
Spouse(s) George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley
IssueLady Charlotte Georgiana Cholmondeley
George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley
William Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley
Father Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
Mother Mary Panton
Occupation Lady of the Bedchamber to Caroline of Brunswick

Georgiana Charlotte Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley ( /ˈtʃʌmli/ CHUM-lee; 7 August 1764 – 23 June 1838), formerly Lady Georgiana Charlotte Bertie, [1] was the wife of George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley.

She was the daughter of Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, and his second wife Mary. She married the marquess, then still an earl, on 25 April 1791 in London. They had three children: [1]

The earl already had an illegitimate daughter, Harriet, born around 1790 to his mistress, Madame Saint-Albin. Also living in the household was Georgiana Seymour, an illegitimate daughter of an earlier mistress, Grace Dalrymple; Georgiana's father was probably the Prince of Wales. [3]

Through the marriage between the earl and Georgina Bertie, the ancient hereditary office of Lord Great Chamberlain (which had been held by her brother, Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, until his death in 1779) passed into the Cholmondeley family. [4] Georgina's son George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley, shared the position. [5]

In 1795, the marchioness (then still a countess) was appointed a Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales.

Their family home was Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire, which was rebuilt in 1801-04 according to the earl's own design. In 1815 he was created Marquess of Cholmondeley, making his wife a marchioness.

Lord Cholmondeley, who was fifteen years his wife's senior, died in 1827, and was succeeded by his eldest son George. The dowager marchioness died at Carlton House Terrace in London, aged 73. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 G.E. Cokayne; with 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., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 128.
  2. ↑ Annual peerage of the British empire (1829). The Annual peerage of the British empire [ed. by A., E., and M. Innes]. pp.  29–.
  3. ↑ Joanne Major; Sarah Murden (31 January 2016). An Infamous Mistress: The Life, Loves and Family of the Celebrated Grace Dalrymple Elliot. Pen and Sword. pp. 96–. ISBN   978-1-4738-4484-1.
  4. ↑ Notes and Queries (1883 Jan–Jun), p. 42.
  5. ↑ Portcullis Archived 20 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine : Deed of Covenant and Agreement between Lord Willoughby de Eresby, The Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley and the Marquis of Cholmondeley re the exercise of the Office of Hereditary Great Chamberlain (16 May 1829). Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ SYLVANUS URBAN, Gent. (1838). THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. pp. 225–.
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