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Emily Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne

British peeress (1819–1895) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Emily Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne
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Emily Jane Mercer Elphinstone Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne and 8th Lady Nairne (née de Flahaut; 16 May 1819 26 June 1895) was a British peeress.

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Early life

Born in Edinburgh, she was the eldest daughter of the French general and statesman, Charles, Comte de Flahaut by his wife, Margaret. Her half-brother was Charles, Duc de Morny, the half-brother of Emperor Napoleon III through her stepmother, Hortense de Beauharnais.[1] She was also a granddaughter of the Prince de Talleyrand.[2]

In 1834, when she was aged only 15, Frédéric Chopin published his Boléro, Op. 19, with a dedication to her.[3]

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Personal life

On 1 November 1843, at the British embassy in Vienna, she married Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, then-Earl of Shelburne.[4] They had three children:

In 1863, her husband inherited his father's marquessate, whereby she became Marchioness of Lansdowne. Although she was unable to inherit her mother's Keith barony as remainder was restricted to male heirs of her mother (of which there were none), she was, however, recognised by the House of Lords as the 8th Lady Nairne in 1874, her mother having inherited the title in 1837 (although she did not attempt to claim this title during her lifetime).[5]

On her death at Meikleour House in 1895, the Nairne title devolved upon her eldest son.[6]

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Further reading

  • Scarisbrick, Diana, Margaret de Flahaut (1788–1867): A Scotswoman at the French Court, John Adamson, Cambridge (2019) ISBN 978-1-898565-16-1 OCLC 1076395537

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