John Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds

John Francis Godolphin Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds (* March 12, 1901; † July 26, 1963 ) was a British aristocrat (peer ).

John Osborne was the second son of George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds and Lady Katherine Frances Lambton, a daughter of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton. Osborne had four older sisters: Gwendolen Fanny (1885-1933), Olga Katherine (1886-1929), Dorothy Beatrix (1888-1946) and Moira ( 1892-1976 ). Osborne introduced as heir to the ducal title to the courtesy title of Marquess of Carmarthen. After the death of his father in 1927 he inherited the title of Duke of Leeds. In 1929 he sold Godolphin House, which had been in the possession of the Duke of Leeds since 1766.

Osborne married in 1933 Irma Amelia de Malkhozouny. The marriage was childless in 1948. Osborne married in the same year, Audrey Young. In 1950, Osborne's only child, Camilla Dorothy, was born. In 1955, the parents divorced again. In the same year married Osborne a third time, this time Caroline Fleur Vatcher. He died in 1963 at the age of 62 years in France. Since Osborne had no male descendants, his uncle 3rd degree Francis D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne succeeded him as the 12th and last Duke of Leeds. The common ancestor of Francis Godolphin Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin ( 1777-1850 ) was great-grandfather of John Osborne and great-grandfather of Francis Osborne.