Lady Augusta Murray

Lady Augusta Murray ( born January 27, 1768 in London, † March 5, 1830 in East Cliff, Ramsgate, Kent ) was the daughter of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore and Lady Charlotte Stewart.

She married on April 4, 1793 in Rome, Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, the sixth son of King George III. , Without the consent of the king or the Parliament. The religious ceremony took place on December 5, 1793 in St. George's, Hanover Square, London. Both marriages were not recognized under the Royal Marriages Act of 1772. In August 1794, the marriage was annulled, but the couple continued to live together. They parted only 1801. Augusta received a pension of £ 4,000 a year.

From this marriage the following children were born:

  • Augustus Frederick d' Este (1794-1848)
  • Auguste Emma d' Este (1801-1866, later Lady Truro ) ∞ Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro ( 1782-1858 ), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain

Source

London Gazette. No. 15966, HMSO, London, October 18, 1806 ISSN 0374-3721, pp. 1364 (PDF, accessed on October 2, 2013, English ).

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  • Died in 1830
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