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Eliza Courtney

Eliza Courtney, French daughter of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (died 1859)

Born
February 20, 1792
Died
May 2, 1859
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1792

About Eliza Courtney

Elizabeth Courtney (20 February 1792 – 2 May 1859) was the illegitimate daughter of the Whig politician and future Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, and socialite Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire, while Georgiana was married to William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. The Duchess was forced by her husband to relinquish Eliza shortly after her birth, to be raised by Charles Grey's parents, Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, and Elizabeth Grey. The Duchess came to visit Eliza in secret. Eliza named her firstborn daughter Georgiana. The name Courtney, extinct since the death of Charles Kelland Courtney in 1761, was derived from her great-uncle, her maternal grandmother's brother, William Poyntz (d. 1809), having married Isabella (d. 1805), sister and co-heiress of the aforementioned Charles Courtney, the last of the west country family of Courtney of Trethurfe and Courtney of Tremeer. Eliza's first daughter, Georgiana, was born on 12 October 1817. Her brother was Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Viceroy of India, and was created 1st Marquess of Willingdon.

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The world when Eliza Courtney was born

Eliza Courtney was born in 1792. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineFrench Republic proclaimed — monarchy abolished
  • Technology milestoneFirst ambulance service created in France
  • World population~820M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge Washington
  • U.S. population4.1M

1792 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Eliza Courtney's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure17922026
Population4.1M341 million

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