Lady Emmeline Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie
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Lady Emmeline Stuart-Wortley née Manners (1806 – 20 October 1855) was an English poet, best known for her Travels in the United States, etc. During 1849 and 1850. She was a daughter of the 5th Duke of Rutland
and on 17 February 1831, she married Hon. Charles Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie
, a son of the 1st Baron Wharncliffe
. They had a daughter, Lady Victoria Welby.
After the death of her husband in 1844, she led a peripatetic life. She died of dysentery
while travelling from Antioch
to Beirut
in 1855.
John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland
John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, KG , styled Lord Roos from 1778 until 1779 and Marquess of Granby from 1779 until 1787, was a British peer....
and on 17 February 1831, she married Hon. Charles Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie
Charles Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie
Charles James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie was a British politician, the second son of James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe.He was an observer at the French siege of Antwerp in 1832, and wrote an account of the affair....
, a son of the 1st Baron Wharncliffe
James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe
Colonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe PC , was a British soldier and politician...
. They had a daughter, Lady Victoria Welby.
After the death of her husband in 1844, she led a peripatetic life. She died of dysentery
Dysentery
Dysentery is an inflammatory disorder of the intestine, especially of the colon, that results in severe diarrhea containing mucus and/or blood in the faeces with fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, dysentery can be fatal.There are differences between dysentery and normal bloody diarrhoea...
while travelling from Antioch
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
to Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
in 1855.