Charles Petty-FitzMaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne
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Charles Maurice Petty-FitzMaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne LVO (born February 21, 1941) is a British peer, the son of George Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne and Barbara Chase.
He married, firstly, Lady Frances Helen Mary Eliot (6 March 1943–6 January 2004), daughter of Nicholas Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans, on 9 October 1965 and they were divorced in 1987. They had four children:
- Lady Arabella Helen Mary Petty-FitzMaurice (b. 30 August 1966), married Rupert Unwin and had issue.
- Lady Rachel Barbara Violet Petty-FitzMaurice (b. 30 January 1968), married James Spickernell and had issue.
- Simon Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Shelburne (b. 1970)
- Lord William Nicholas Charles Petty-FitzMaurice (b. 25 September 1973)
He married, secondly, Fiona Mary Merritt, in 1987. He was page of honour to the Queen in 1956. The family home is Bowood House.
| Court offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hon. Simon Scott |
Page of Honour 1956–1957 |
Succeeded by Oliver Russell |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by George Petty-FitzMaurice |
Marquess of Lansdowne 1999–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Winchester · Huntly · Queensberry · Tweeddale · Lothian · Lansdowne · Townshend · Salisbury · Bath · Hertford · Bute · Waterford · Downshire · Donegall · Headfort · Sligo · Ely · Exeter · Northampton · Camden · Anglesey · Cholmondeley · Londonderry · Conyngham · Ailesbury · Bristol · Ailsa · Normanby · Abergavenny · Zetland · Linlithgow · Aberdeen & Temair · Milford Haven · Reading
*Current substantive marquesses, listed by precedence, from highest to lowest
