Duchess of Montrose is the title given to the wife of the Duke of Montrose, an extant title in the Peerage of Scotland and created in 1707 by Queen Anne. The last Duchess, Catherine Graham, who married to the 8th Duke, died in 2014, therefore no one currently holds this title.
Duchesses of Montrose NameBirthMarriageBecame Duchess of MontroseSpouseDeathCeased being Duchess of MontroseReason ceased being DuchessChristian Carnegie31 March 170224 April 1707James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose25 May 1744 7 January 1742Husband's deathLucy Manners171728 October 1742William Graham, 2nd Duke of Montrose18 June 1788DiedCaroline Montagu10 August 177024 July 179023 September 1790James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose24 March 184730 December 1836Husband's deathCaroline Beresford21 August 18185 October 183630 December 1836 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.2176James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose16 November 189430 December 1874Husband's deathViolet Graham10 September 185424 July 1876Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose21 November 194010 December 1925Husband's deathLady Mary Louise Hamilton1 November 188414 June 190610 December 1925James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose21 February 195720 January 1954Husband's deathSusan Semple15 November 192817 April 195220 January 1954Angus Graham, 7th Duke of Montrose13 March 201410 February 1992Husband's deathCatherine Young5 September 193531 January 197010 February 1992James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose7 November 2014Died
Wives that did not become Duchess of Montrose
Lady Jemima Ashburnham, who married James Graham (later the 3rd Duke), died in 1786, and therefore never became Duchess, as her husband only became the Duke in 1790. Isabel Sellar, who married Angus Graham (later the 7th duke), divorced him in 1950, and therefore never became Duchess, as her husband only became the Duke in 1954.
See also
Duke of Montrose Buchanan Castle Peerage of Scotland
References