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
Ancestral arms of the Osborne family, Dukes of Leeds
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.
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]
Hornby Castle, seats of the Duke of Leeds
Nine years later, George's first cousin, the 7th Duke of Leeds, died without issue; George therefore inherited the Dukedom of Leeds,[1][3] 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.[1]
Hornby Castle
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] 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]
Rev. Lord Francis George Godolphin Osborne (6 April 1830 – 6 March 1907), twin brother; married on 4 July 1854 Matilda Katharine Rich (d. 19 January 1914), and had one daughter.
Lady Susan Georgina Godolphin Osborne (6 April 1830 – 14 November 1903), twin sister; married on 22 June 1864 Henry John Milbank (1824-1872), son of Mark Milbank and Lady Augusta Henrietta Vane (daughter of William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland); had issue
Major Lord D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne (14 June 1834 – 20 March 1895), married on 6 December 1887 Annie Allhusen, daughter of Christian Allhusen
Lord William Godolphin Osborne (28 August 1835 – 28 December 1888), married on 8 September 1859 Mary Catherine Headley and had issue.
Lady Charlotte Godolphin Osborne (21 March 1838 – 25 March 1914)
Lady Blanche Godolphin Osborne (15 March 1842 – 13 February 1917); married on 16 September 1869 General Charles Henry Morris, son of Sir John Morris, 2nd Bt. and Hon. Lucy Juliana Byng; had two daughters.
