As before, the entries come from the Fitzmaurice biography of the Earl of Shelburne. Died. The following year, he fought a duel over an imagined slight suffered by Lieutenant-Colonel Fullarton; Shelburne was wounded in the groin. Married to an ambitious politician who opposed the government's coercive actions leading up to that rebellion, she was an articulate, self-confident, and intellgent witness to the major events and lesser incidents of her time. Date of death: 5 Jan 1771. Lady Sophia Carteret+1 b. Shelburne was a rising Whig politician and the family homes were important arenas of social and political life in those days. ...rn Carteret), Louisa Carteret, George Carteret, Georgina Carolina Spencer (born Carteret), John Decarteret, Robert Carteret, Unknown Cart... John 2nd Earl Granville Carteret, KG PC, Sophia Carteret, William 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, 2nd Earl of Shelburne Petty, John Henry 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne Petty, William Petty, John Carteret, Sophia Carteret (born Fermoy), Robert Carteret, Georgina Caroline Spencer (born Carteret). Born. Sophia Carteret, Countess of Shelburne Partner(s) Other Children. Female . Gender. She married John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, son of George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret of Hawnes and Grace Granville, Countess Granville. "I am delighted," Walpole wrote on the 16th of June [1779] to Lady Ossory, the sister-in-law of the future Lady Shelburne, "with the confirmation of Lady Louisa Fitzpatrick's match. Thursday 26 Aug 1745. The author was an aristocrat in England writing just before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. This is the third set of entries from the diary of Lady Shelburne, written in 1766-69. Half sister of Lady Grace Tollemache, Countess of Dysart; Louisa Carteret; Georgiana Caroline Cowper, Countess Cowper; Frances Carteret and Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville. Thursday 26 Aug 1745. 1 She was the daughter of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville and Lady Sophia Fermor. Born. The Shelburne title was created for the first time in the Peerage of Ireland in 1688 when Elizabeth, Lady Petty, was made Baroness Shelburne.She was the wife of the noted economist Sir William Petty.The title was for life only and became extinct on her death in circa 1708. Age. Other posts in this series are listed in the panel at the right. They had at least one child: ", Diary of Lady Shelburne -- The Life of Sophie and William, Diary of Lady Shelburne -- Une belle Ladi Sensée, Diary of Lady Shelburne - Thomas Coulican Phoenix, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Start a FameChain Add to my FameChain. eleventh. Wife of Gen. William Petty-Fitzmaurice, M.P., 1st Marquis of Lansdowne Geni requires JavaScript! She was now 20 years old. They span 10 days during the first half of January, 1766, and were written just 11 months after Sophia's wedding. Lady Sophia Carteret. This is the sixth set of entries from the diary of Lady Shelburne, written in 1766-69. Date of birth. Sophia Petty (Carteret) Also Known As: "Lady Sophia Carteret" Birthdate: August 26, 1745: Death: January 05, 1771 (25) Immediate Family: After the sad death of Lady Sophia (1745-1771), he married again. She was the daughter of Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl Pomfret. I suppose it was necessary to have a hostess to preside over these fine rooms! Countess Sophia Carteret Age. Thursday 26 Aug 1745. Mother of William Petty and John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne Sophia Carteret, Countess of Shelburne Children. 40. This is the second blog post summing up the life of Sophia Carteret, Lady Shelburne, from what little can be found out about it in the parts of her diary that have been published and from the very few other sources available for her. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. 5 Jan 1771. Sophia Carteret, Countess of Shelburne's children: Sophia Carteret, Countess of Shelburne's son was John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne Sophia Carteret, Countess of Shelburne's step-son was Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne Sophia Carteret, Countess of Shelburne's step-daughter was Louisa FitzMaurice Some are frustrating in their brevity: of her death Shelburne's biographer says simply "In the midst of the [political] contests just described Lady Shelburne died and Shelburne himself, whose health had since been suffering severely, resolved to leave England as soon as his duties allowed him to do so." Sophia Carteret, Countess of Shelburne's children: Sophia Carteret, Countess of Shelburne's son was John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne Sophia Carteret, Countess of Shelburne's step-son was Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne Sophia Carteret, Countess of Shelburne's step-daughter was Louisa FitzMaurice Lady Sophia Fermor was born in 1724. Pensees et Fragments Inedits de Montesquieu. Here are links the posts: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and Lady Sophia Carteret was born on 26 August 1745. Daughter of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville and Lady Sophia Carteret, Countess Granville She died on January 5th, 1771 ; and on July 19th, … As the third and youngest brother, Lord Edward Norman Petty-Fitzmaurice, had been killed in action only a week before, the Scottish lordship of Nairne was passed on to their eldest sister Katherine (see Lord Nairne for later history of … Earl of Shelburne is a title that has been created two times while the title of Baron Shelburne has been created three times. First to Sophia Petty, Countess of Shelburne (26 August 1745 – 5 January 1771), daughter of the 1st Earl Granville, through whom he obtained the Lansdowne estates near Bath. The following year, Shelburne married Lady Sophia Carteret and was appointed a Major-General. One of his sons by the first marriage succeeded him as 2nd Marquis of Lansdowne, and another by the second became 3rd Marquis. Gender. Died. I've also done the following posts giving what little I can surmise about her from reading the diary, the biography in which it's reproduced, and the few other sources that refer to her: Diary of Lady Shelburne -- Une belle Ladi Sensée, Diary of Lady Shelburne -- The Life of Sophie and William, and Diary of Lady Shelburne - Thomas Coulican Phoenix. "You have to study a great deal to know a little." Child of Lady Sophia Fermor and John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville. My acquaintance with Lord Shelburne is very slight; but two essential points are Gospel, that he is a man of sense, and that he made an excellent husband to a wife far inferior to Lady Louisa in beauty. On his death in 1936 he was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the seventh Marquess, who was killed in action in 1944 during the Second World War, unmarried. Carteret, Sophia Lady of Pomfret Fermor, Lady Grace Carteret, Lady Frances Carteret, Louisa Carteret, Louisa Carteret, George Carteret, Robert Carteret, Georgina Caroline Carteret. May 2nd, 1737, and married first, on February 3rd, 1765, Lady Sophia Carteret, daughter of John, Earl Grenville. ... Of Weymouth (born Carteret Viscountess Of Weymouth), George Carteret, Georgina Carolina Carteret, Frances Carteret, Marchioness of Tweed... Gen. William Petty-Fitzmaurice, M.P., 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, Lady Grace Tollemache, Countess of Dysart, Georgiana Caroline Cowper, Countess Cowper, FAMILLES AEBY.MURDOCH.HERMAN.FRANCK Web Site, Sophia Countess of Shelburne Petty (born Carteret), Birth of Sophia Petty (Carteret), Countess of Shelburne, Birth of John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne, Death of Sophia Petty (Carteret), Countess of Shelburne. 25. He was twice married — in 1765 to Lady Sophia Carteret, and after her death, to Lady Louisa FitzPatrick in 1779. I've done a set of posts reproducing parts of this diary and giving notes on people, places, and events that it names. In 1779 Shelburne remarried, taking as his wife Lady Louisa FitzPatrick, the second daughter of the Earl of Upper Ossory. Date of death: 5 Jan 1771. Lady Sophia Carteret. Sources. He refused ... On Chatham's death in May 1778, Shelburne took over the leadership of the Chathamites. Having served with Bute, Shelburne did not have the trust of his colleagues, who referred to him as "the Jesuit of Berkeley Square" and "Malagrida". 5 Jan 1771. 25. Start a FameChain Add to my FameChain. Grace Tollemache (born Carteret), Louisa Carteret, Georgiana Cowper (born Carteret), Robert Carteret, Frances Carteret, John Henry Petty, William Petty-fitzmaurice. As before, my main source is the Fitzmaurice biography: "You have to study a great deal to know a little. John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne. Countess Sophia Carteret Age. 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