Emily Jane de Flahaut de la Billarderie suo jure Lady Nairne

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About Emily Jane de Flahaut de la Billarderie suo jure Lady Nairne

Hon. Emily Jane Mercer-Elphinstone-de Flahault, Lady Nairne

  • Born on 16 May 1819.1
  • Daughter of Auguste Charles Joseph de Flahault, Comte de Flahault de la Billardrie and Margaret Mercer Elphinstone, Baroness Keith.
  • Married Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne, son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne and Lady Louisa Emma Fox-Strangways, on 1 November 1843 at British Embassy, Vienna, Austria.
  • Died on 26 June 1895 at age 76 at Meikleour House, Perthshire, Scotland.

Her married name became Petty-FitzMaurice.

As a result of her marriage, Hon. Emily Jane Mercer-Elphinstone-de Flahault, Lady Nairne was styled as Marchioness of Lansdowne on 31 January 1863. She succeeded to the title of 8th Lady Nairne [S., 1681] on 4 August 1874, suo jure.

On 4 August 1874 she was recognised as Baroness Nairne by the House of Lords.

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Emily Jane de Flahaut de la Billarderie suo jure Lady Nairne's Timeline

1819
May 16, 1819
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1845
January 14, 1845
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1846
June 19, 1846
Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, London
1855
March 4, 1855
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1895
June 25, 1895
Age 76
Meiklour House, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland., Perthshire, Scotland UK