Louisa Pitt
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Hon. Louisa Pitt was born in 1754 (or 1756) in Stratfield-Say, Southampton, Hampshire, England, the daughter of the British diplomat and politician George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers
(1721 –1803) and Penelope Atkins. She married English peerage Sir Peter Beckford
(1740 - 1811) on 22 March 1773 in Dorset. Sir Peter Beckford was a writer, a huntsman, and the cousin of the English novelist William Thomas Beckford
(1760-1844) who is the author of the famous Gothic novel Vathek
. From 22 March 1773, her married name became Louisa Beckford (Mrs. Peter Beckford). Louisa Beckford had an affair with her husband’s cousin William Beckford after her marriage. She died in 1791.
Child of Hon. Louisa Pitt and Sir Peter Beckford:
Horace William Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle
(b. 2 December 1777)
George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers
George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers was a British diplomat and politician.-Background and education:He born in Geneva, the eldest son of George Pitt of Stratfieldsaye, Hampshire and his wife Mary Louise Bernier from Strasbourg. General Sir William Augustus Pitt was his younger brother...
(1721 –1803) and Penelope Atkins. She married English peerage Sir Peter Beckford
Peter Beckford (hunter)
Sir Peter Beckford , was one of 18th-century English peerage; he was a huntsman, a writer and the patron of the well-known Classical composer, pianist Muzio Clementi...
(1740 - 1811) on 22 March 1773 in Dorset. Sir Peter Beckford was a writer, a huntsman, and the cousin of the English novelist William Thomas Beckford
William Thomas Beckford
William Thomas Beckford , usually known as William Beckford, was an English novelist, a profligate and consummately knowledgeable art collector and patron of works of decorative art, a critic, travel writer and sometime politician, reputed to be the richest commoner in England...
(1760-1844) who is the author of the famous Gothic novel Vathek
Vathek
Vathek is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford...
. From 22 March 1773, her married name became Louisa Beckford (Mrs. Peter Beckford). Louisa Beckford had an affair with her husband’s cousin William Beckford after her marriage. She died in 1791.
Child of Hon. Louisa Pitt and Sir Peter Beckford:
Horace William Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle
Sudeley Castle
Sudeley Castle is a castle located near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. It dates from the 10th century, but the inhabited portion is chiefly Elizabethan. The castle has a notable garden, which is designed and maintained to a very high standard. The chapel, St. Mary's Sudeley, is the burial...
(b. 2 December 1777)