Emily Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne

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

Emily Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne
Born
Emily Jane de Flahaut

(1819-05-16)16 May 1819
Died26 June 1895(1895-06-26) (aged 76)
Meikleour, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Other namesMarchioness of Lansdowne, 8th Lady Nairne
Spouse(s)Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (m. 1 November 1843)
ChildrenHenry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice, Emily Louisa Anne
De Flahaut family arms

Born in Edinburgh, Emily Jane de Flahaut was the eldest daughter of the French Army general and statesman, Count Charles de Flahaut by his wife, Countess Margaret, Baroness Keith (in her own right).

On 1 November 1843, at the British embassy in Vienna, she married Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Shelburne (becoming styled Countess of Shelburne).[1] 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 title "Baroness Keith" 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 from the latter's cousin in 1837 (although Margaret, Baroness Keith did not attempt to claim this title during her lifetime).[2]

On her death at Meikleour House in 1895, her family title of Nairne devolved upon her eldest son.[3]

In 1834, when she was aged only 15, Frédéric Chopin published his Boléro, Op. 19, with a dedication to her.[4]

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

References

  1. Scarisbrick, p. 236. At the time her father was French ambassador, living at the Palais Starhemberg.
  2. Chisholm 1911, p. 155.
  3. www.burkespeerage.com
  4. Scarisbrick, p. 127.

Notes

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Margaret Keith
(not recognised)
Lady Nairne
18671895
(recognised in 1874)
Succeeded by
Henry Petty-FitzMaurice

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