Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleuch

Elizabeth Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch (29 May 1743 – 21 November 1827), formerly Lady Elizabeth Montagu, was the wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch.

Biography Lady Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, and his wife, Mary. She was baptised at St George's, Hanover Square. Her maternal great-grandparents were John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah. The death of her brother, John Montagu, Marquess of Monthermer, unmarried and without heirs, in 1770, resulted in the barony of Montagu passing to her children. George Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1768–1768), who died in infancy Lady Mary Scott (1769–1823), who married James Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown and had children

Her husband died in 1812 and her son became the Duke. He had the Duchess Bridge at Langholme rebuilt in iron the following year. The bridge was named for the Duchess of Buccleagh. In 2021 it was considered to be Scotland's oldest iron bridge.

The duchess died, aged 84, in Richmond, Surrey, and was buried at Warkton, Northamptonshire.