Caroline Townshend, 1st Baroness Greenwich
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, a daughter of the John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
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On 2 October 1742, she married Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
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(a son of the 2nd Duke of Buccleuch
Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch
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) and took the courtesy title of Countess of Dalkeith. They were parents of the 3rd Duke
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch
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. Francis died in 1750 and on 15 August 1755, she married Charles Townshend
Charles Townshend
Charles Townshend was a British politician. He was born at his family's seat of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, the second son of Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend, and Audrey , daughter and heiress of Edward Harrison of Ball's Park, near Hertford, a lady who rivalled her son in...
(a son of the 3rd Viscount Townshend
Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend
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On 28 August 1767, she was created Baroness Greenwich (a nod to her deceased father's title, Duke of Greenwich) in her own right, with a special remainder to her male issue by Townshend. As these two sons predeceased her, her title became extinct upon her death in 1794, aged 76.