Annotation:Dutchess of Manchester’s Favorite (The)
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The Duchess of Manchester was Lady Susan (1774-1828), third daughter of Alexander Gordon, the 4th Duke (1743-1827), and his first wife, Jane (née Maxwell), Duchess of Gordon. Susan departed the family estate in 1793 to marry William Montague, 5th Duke of Manchester. The Duke was notoriously unfaithful, and, when he left to become Governor of Jamaica in 1808 she remained in Britain. She took the bold step of falling in love with a footman, causing a notorious scandal and a separation from the Duke. She received a settlement, but was ostracized from polite society afterwards.
