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Sophia, Countess of Shelburne

Also known as: Sophia, Countess of Shelburne; primary name: Carteret, Sophia; other name: (Countess of) Shelburne; other name: Petty, Sophia
Details: individual; British; Female
Life dates: 1745-1771
Biography: Married in 1765 as his first wife, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburn (later Marquess of Lansdowne); died in childbirth in 1771.