recovered. Death The duchess died in Nice, France on 23 February 1853, aged 71. Georgina chose to be buried in the cemetery of the English church in Nice rather than in the traditional Bedford burial place at Chenies. References 1781 births 1853 deaths 18th-century Scottish people 19th-century Scottish people 18th-century Scottish women 19th-century Scottish women 19th-century English nobility English duchesses by marriage Daughters of British dukes Duchesses of Bedford Wives of knights House of Gordon