Caroline Graham, Duchess of Montrose Hastings. The duke died in 1836. The duchess died, aged 76, at Petersham, Surrey. In the 2009 film "The Young Victoria", the duchess is played by Alice Glover. Caroline Graham, Duchess of Montrose Caroline Graham, Duchess of Montrose (10 August 1770 – 24 March 1847), formerly Lady Caroline Maria Montagu, was the second wife of James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose. She was the daughter of George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester, and his wife, the former Elizabeth Dashwood. She married Montrose on 24 July 1790, at Kensington Palace. He was fifteen years her senior, and had previously been married
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge had been an actress since 1827, performing at Drury Lane, the Lyceum, and Covent Garden Theatre. As the marriage was contrary to the Royal Marriages Act, the Duke's wife was not titled Duchess of Cambridge or accorded the style "Her Royal Highness", nor was their son born after the marriage eligible to succeed to the Duke's titles. Indeed, Sarah's very existence was ignored by the Queen. Instead, Sarah called herself "Mrs. Fairbrother" and later "Mrs. FitzGeorge". The Duke was a very weak man where women were concerned, and it seems likely that he had been cajoled into marriage by Sarah