Louisa Acheson, Countess of Gosford
Louisa Augusta Beatrice Acheson, Countess of Gosford, was the wife of the 4th Earl of Gosford.
Early life
Lady Gosford was the third of five children born to Countess Louisa van Alten by her first husband, William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester. Her older brother, George, became the 8th Duke of Manchester and married Cuban-American heiress Consuelo Yznaga. Her elder sister, Lady Mary Louisa Elizabeth Montagu, married William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, and her younger siblings were Lord Charles William Augustus Montagu, and Lady Alice Maude Olivia Montagu.After her father's death in 1890, her mother remarried to Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, becoming the Duchess of Devonshire, and was known in society as the "Double Duchess".
Personal life
On 10 August 1876, Lady Louisa was married to Archibald Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford in Market Hill, County Armagh, Ireland. Lord Gosford was the son of the 3rd Earl of Gosford and Lady Theodosia Brabazon. Together, they were the parents of:- Archibald Charles Montagu Brabazon Acheson, 5th Earl of Gosford, who married Mildred Caroline Carter, the only daughter of American diplomat John Ridgeley Carter and Alice Carter.
- Lady Alexandra Louise Elizabeth Acheson, who married Lt.-Col. Hon. William Frederick Stanley.
- Lady Mary Acheson, who married Hon. Robert Arthur Ward.
- Lady Theodosia Louisa Augusta Acheson, who married Alexander Cadogan.
- Captain the Honourable Patrick George Edward Cavendish Acheson
During the First World War Lady Gosford was president of the Central Workrooms of the British Red Cross Society, and for this work she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1920 civilian war honours.
Lord Gosford died on 11 April 1922. Lady Gosford lived another twenty two years until her death on 3 March 1944.