Emily Petty-FitzMaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne
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Emily Jane Mercer Elphinstone Petty-FitzMaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne and 8th Lady Nairne (16 May 1819–25 June 1895) was a British peeress.
Born Comtesse Emily de Flahaut, she was the eldest daughter of the French statesman, Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut and his wife, Margaret. On 1 November 1843, she married Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Shelburne (becoming Countess of Shelburne) and they had three children:
- Hon. Henry Charles Keith, later Earl of Shelburne, later still 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845-1927)
- Hon. Edmond George, later 1st Baron FitzMaurice (1846-1935)
- Lady Emily Louisa Anne (d. 1939), married Hon. Everard Digby (a son of the 9th Baron Digby) and had issue.
In 1863, her husband inherited his father's marquessate and she became Marchioness of Lansdowne. In 1874, the House of Lords recognised her as Lady Nairne and her mother having inherited the title from the latter's cousin in 1837. On her death in 1895, the title passed to her eldest son.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
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| Preceded by Margaret Keith (not recognised) |
Lady Nairne 1867–1895 (recognised in 1874) |
Succeeded by Henry Petty-FitzMaurice |
