Noble Nuptials

ladysmag250May 17: By special license, the Honorable Mr. Lambe, son of Lord Viscount Melbourne, was married to Miss Le Jeune, a ward of the Duke of Devonshire. Preparations for the ceremony were in the most superb style of elegance. The Reverend Mr. Predy, chaplain to the Countess Dowager Spencer, performed the ceremony in the grand back drawing room. His Grace the Duke of Devonshire gave the bride away, and Viscount Melbourne attended his son on the occasion. The two Miss Howards were bridesmaids. An elegant and select company were assembled in the evening, including his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Earl and Countess Cowper, Viscount and Viscountess Morpeth, Lord and Lady G. Cavendish, Lady E. Foster, and several other distinguished personages. The new-married couple will go to Brocket Hall to pass their honeymoon.”

The Lady’s Magazine, May 1809

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