George Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds explained

Honorific Prefix:His Grace
The Duke of Leeds
Birthname:George Godolphin Osborne
Birth Date:16 July 1802
Birth Place:Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, England
Death Place:Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, England
Resting Place:All Hallows Church, Harthill, South Yorkshire
Children:George Osborne, 9th Duke of Leeds
Rev. Lord Francis Osborne
Lady Susan Milbank
Maj. Lord D'Arcy Osborne
Lord William Osborne
Lady Emma Osborne
Lady Charlotte Osborne
Lady Blanche Morris
Parents:Francis Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin
Hon. Elizabeth Eden

George Godolphin Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds (16 July 1802 – 8 August 1872) was a British peer. He was known as Baron Godolphin from 1850 until 1859, when he inherited the dukedom.

Early life and background

Lord Leeds was born at Gogmagog Hills, Cambridgeshire, the eldest son of Lord Francis Osborne and his wife, The Hon. Elizabeth Eden.[1] Lord Leeds's father, Lord Francis, was the second son and youngest child of Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds, and his wife, the former Lady Amelia Darcy.[2] Lord Leeds's mother was the daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland.

In 1832, his father was created Baron Godolphin,[3] upon which George became known as The Hon. George Osborne.[1] When the 1st Baron Godolphin died in 1850, George succeeded his father and became the 2nd Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal co. Buckingham.[1] [3] Nine years later, George's first cousin, the 7th Duke of Leeds, died without issue; George therefore inherited the Dukedom of Leeds,[4] thus becoming styled His Grace The Duke of Leeds. With the Dukedom of Leeds, George also inherited the titles Earl of Danby co. York, Viscount Osborne of Dunblane, 4 May 1859, Baron Osborne of Kiveton co. York, Marquess of Carmarthen, Viscount Latimer of Danby co. York, and Baronet Osborne of Kiveton co. York.Although the dukedom had passed to George, the Baronies of Conyers and Darcy de Knayth and the Portuguese countship of Mértola were passed to his cousin Sackville Lane-Fox. Lane-Fox was the son of George's father's elder sister, Mary Pelham, Countess of Chichester; and as those peerages allowed for succession in the female line, they passed to Lane-Fox.[3] [5] [6] The Godolphin barony and the dukedom remained united until the death of the last Duke of Leeds in 1964, when both titles became extinct.[3] [4]

Marriage and issue

On 21 October 1824, he married Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart at the British Embassy in Paris.[1] She was an illegitimate daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville, by Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer, wife of the 3rd Earl of Bessborough. Harriet Stewart was thus a maternal half-sister of Lady Caroline Lamb.

With Harriet Stewart, he had eight children:[1] [7]

Later life and death

The 8th Duke of Leeds died on 8 August 1872 at the age of 70 at Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] [7] He was buried in the Osborne family chapel at All Hallows Church, Harthill, South Yorkshire.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Dukes of Leeds and their connections to Kiveton, Harthill, Todwick, Thorpe Salvin, Wales and Woodall: - Sir George Godolphin Osborne (1802 – 1872) 8th Duke of Leeds. harthillwoodallhs.uk. 20 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Destiny Profile. osborne.house. 2020-04-20.
  3. Web site: European Heraldry :: House of Osborne. www.europeanheraldry.org. 2020-04-20.
  4. Web site: Leeds, Duke of (E, 1694 - 1964) . www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk . Heraldic Media Limited . 16 November 2019 . 11 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180811194719/http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/leeds1694.htm . live .
  5. Web site: Conyers, Baron (E, 1509) . www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk . Heraldic Media Limited . 16 November 2019.
  6. Web site: Darcy de Knayth, Baron (E, 1332) . cracroftspeerage.co.uk . Heraldic Media Limited . 16 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Person Page: George Godolphin Osborne, 8th Duke of Leeds. www.thepeerage.com. 2020-04-20.
  8. Web site: The Dukes of Leeds and their connections to Kiveton, Harthill, Todwick, Thorpe Salvin, Wales and Woodall: Sir George Godolphin Osborne (1828 – 1895) 9th Duke of Leeds. www.harthillwoodallhs.uk. 2020-04-20.
  9. Web site: The Dukes of Leeds and their connections to Kiveton, Harthill, Todwick, Thorpe Salvin, Wales and Woodall: Sir George Godolphin Osborne (1862 – 1927) 10th Duke of Leeds. www.harthillwoodallhs.uk. 2020-04-20.
  10. Web site: Person Page: Rev. Lord Francis George Godolphin Osborne. www.thepeerage.com. 2020-04-20.
  11. Web site: Person Page: Lady Susan Georgina Godolphin Osborne. www.thepeerage.com. 2020-04-20.
  12. Web site: Person Page: Major Lord D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne. www.thepeerage.com. 2020-04-20.
  13. Web site: Person Page: Lord William Godolphin Osborne. www.thepeerage.com. 2020-04-20.
  14. Web site: Person Page: Emma Charlotte Godolphin Osborne. www.thepeerage.com. 2020-04-20.
  15. Web site: Person Page: Charlotte Godolphin Osborne. www.thepeerage.com. 2020-04-20.
  16. Web site: Person Page: Lady Blanche Godolphin Osborne. www.thepeerage.com. 2020-04-20.

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