Frances Douglas, Lady Douglas

[2] Born three months after her father's death, she was reportedly shown little affection by her mother, who appeared "insensible to her merits", according to her own sister, Lady Mary Coke.

[3] A portrait of Lady Frances with her brothers was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in about 1758, and is thought to be the same work held by the National Gallery of Scotland.

[6] Her aunt Lady Jane Scott died in 1779 and left her a manor (now called Douglas House) in Petersham, London and a considerable financial inheritance.

[6] The couple had six children: Their family home was Bothwell Castle, where she entertained poets and authors in an atmosphere of 'ease, comfort and gaiety'.

Guest also included M. G. Lewis, Mary Berry, and Sir Walter Scott,[6][9] who met Lady Louisa Stuart there in 1799.