Francis Osborne, fifth duke of Leeds

(1751-1799)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Leeds, Francis Godolphin Osborne, Duke of, 1751-1799 NRA: Osborne Francis Godolphin (1751-1799) 5th Duke of Leeds statesman DNB: Osborne, Francis, fifth duke of Leeds (1751-1799), politician LBT ID: DuLeeds5 VIAF ID: 22010611 LOC ID: nr92044527	B/BAP: 1751-01-29 DIED: 1799-01-31
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He was the son of the fourth duke and was foreign secretary under Pitt (1783-91). His first wife, Lady Amelia Darcy, eloped with Captain John Byron, the poet's father.