Louisa Petty, Countess of Shelburne

Louisa Petty, Marchioness of Lansdowne (née FitzPatrick; 1755 – 7 August 1789), known as the Countess of Shelburne from 1779 until 1784, was the youngest daughter of John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory, and his wife Lady Evelyn (née Leveson-Gower; daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower).

Portrait of Lady Lansdowne

Petty's eldest brother was John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory. She had a younger brother Richard, who also became a noted statesman and soldier, and an elder sister, Mary. She married, as his second wife, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, who served as Prime Minister for 10 months in 1782–83, and was afterwards created Marquess of Lansdowne. The couple were married on 8 July 1779 and had a son, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, and a daughter, Lady Louisa Fitzmaurice.

She died on 7 August 1789.

References

• A catalogue of the pictures and drawings in the National loan exhibition, London: W. Heinemann, 1909, OL 23284886M
• Lundy, Darryl (21 November 2016), "Lady Louisa FitzPatrick", thepeerage.com, Wellington, New Zealand, retrieved 2 May 2018