Known before 1747 as Lady Emily Lennox, from 1747 to 1761 as The Countess of Kildare and from 1761 to 1766 as The Marchioness of Kildare. Despite her second marriage, she remained known as the Duchess of Leinster.
Daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (who was illegitimately descended from King Charles II of England and one of his mistresses), and Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond.
She was presented at court at the age 13, and in 1745 aged 14, became engaged to James FitzGerald.
Married:
1 James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare, on 7 Feb 1747, died 1773
2 William Ogilvie (her children's tutor, and with whom she had begun an affair some years earlier, and who was the natural father of her youngest son from her first marriage) on 26 Aug 1774
Children:
George FitzGerald, Earl of Offaly 1748 – 1765
William FitzGerald 1749 – 1804
Lady Caroline FitzGerald 1750 – 1754
Lady Emily Mary FitzGerald 1751 – 1818
Lady Henrietta FitzGerald 1753 – 1763
Lady Caroline FitzGerald born and died April 1755
Charles FitzGerald 1756 – 1810
Lady Charlotte Mary Gertrude FitzGerald 1758 – 1836
Lady Louisa Bridget FitzGerald 1760 – 1765 Lord Henry FitzGerald 1761 – 1829
Lady Sophia Sarah Mary FitzGerald 1762 – 1845
Lord Edward FitzGerald 1763 – 1798
Lord Robert Stephen FitzGerald 1765 – 1833
Lord Gerald FitzGerald 1766 – 1789
Lord Augustus FitzGerald 1767 – 1771
Lady Fanny FitzGerald 1770 – 1775
Lady Lucy Anne FitzGerald 1771 – 1851
Lady Louisa FitzGerald 1772 – 1776
Lord George Simon FitzGerald 1773 – 1783
Cecilia Margaret Ogilvie 1775 – 1824
Charlotte Ogilvie born and died 1777
Emily Charlotte "Mimi" Ogilvie 1778 – 1832
Most of her 19 children with Kildare were born at their Dublin home, Leinster House. Her later years were spent in London and a summer home in Wimbledon. She died on 27 Mar 1814 at her home in Grosvenor Place, London, and was buried in the family vault at Chichester cathedral.
In 1999, Aristocrats, a six-part limited television series, was based on the lives of Emily Lennox and her sisters.
Bio by LB
Known before 1747 as Lady Emily Lennox, from 1747 to 1761 as The Countess of Kildare and from 1761 to 1766 as The Marchioness of Kildare. Despite her second marriage, she remained known as the Duchess of Leinster.
Daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (who was illegitimately descended from King Charles II of England and one of his mistresses), and Sarah Lennox, Duchess of Richmond.
She was presented at court at the age 13, and in 1745 aged 14, became engaged to James FitzGerald.
Married:
1 James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare, on 7 Feb 1747, died 1773
2 William Ogilvie (her children's tutor, and with whom she had begun an affair some years earlier, and who was the natural father of her youngest son from her first marriage) on 26 Aug 1774
Children:
George FitzGerald, Earl of Offaly 1748 – 1765
William FitzGerald 1749 – 1804
Lady Caroline FitzGerald 1750 – 1754
Lady Emily Mary FitzGerald 1751 – 1818
Lady Henrietta FitzGerald 1753 – 1763
Lady Caroline FitzGerald born and died April 1755
Charles FitzGerald 1756 – 1810
Lady Charlotte Mary Gertrude FitzGerald 1758 – 1836
Lady Louisa Bridget FitzGerald 1760 – 1765 Lord Henry FitzGerald 1761 – 1829
Lady Sophia Sarah Mary FitzGerald 1762 – 1845
Lord Edward FitzGerald 1763 – 1798
Lord Robert Stephen FitzGerald 1765 – 1833
Lord Gerald FitzGerald 1766 – 1789
Lord Augustus FitzGerald 1767 – 1771
Lady Fanny FitzGerald 1770 – 1775
Lady Lucy Anne FitzGerald 1771 – 1851
Lady Louisa FitzGerald 1772 – 1776
Lord George Simon FitzGerald 1773 – 1783
Cecilia Margaret Ogilvie 1775 – 1824
Charlotte Ogilvie born and died 1777
Emily Charlotte "Mimi" Ogilvie 1778 – 1832
Most of her 19 children with Kildare were born at their Dublin home, Leinster House. Her later years were spent in London and a summer home in Wimbledon. She died on 27 Mar 1814 at her home in Grosvenor Place, London, and was buried in the family vault at Chichester cathedral.
In 1999, Aristocrats, a six-part limited television series, was based on the lives of Emily Lennox and her sisters.
Bio by LB
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