Louisa Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn

Her Grace The Duchess of Abercorn VA
Painting of Louisa Hamilton, by Edwin Henry Landseer
Born	Lady Louisa Jane Russell (1812-07-08)8 July 1812 London, England
Died	31 March 1905(1905-03-31) (aged 92) Coates Castle, Coates, West Sussex, England
Burial place	Chenies, Buckinghamshire
Spouse	James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn ​ ​ (m. 1832; died 1885)​
Children	Harriett Anson, Countess of Lichfield Beatrix Lambton, Countess of Durham Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch Katherine Edgcumbe, Countess of Mount Edgcumbe James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn Georgiana Turnour, Countess Winterton Lord Claud Hamilton Lord George Hamilton Albertha Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough Lord Ronald Hamilton Maud Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne Lord Cosmo Hamilton Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton Lord Ernest Hamilton
Parents	John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford Lady Georgina Gordon

Louisa Jane Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn VA (née Lady Louisa Jane Russell; 8 July 1812 – 31 March 1905) was a member of the British aristocracy. She and her husband, James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, had 13 children, and were "long remembered as the most handsome and most distinguished young couple of their generation."^[1]