Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor

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Colin Robert Vaughan Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor (b. 30 June 1962),[1] is a Scottish earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and an architect by profession, best known for his public feuding with his stepmother Countess Cawdor. He is the elder son and third child[2] of Hugh John Vaughan Campbell, 6th Earl Cawdor and his first wife Cathryn Hinde. He married Lady Isabella Rachel Stanhope (b. 1 October 1966), youngest daughter of William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington and (his only daughter by) his third wife Priscilla Margaret Cubitt, herself granddaughter of the 2nd Baron Ashcombe, on 21 October 1994.

Lady Cawdor is a former Vogue fashion editor and stylist who has now turned to interior decorating.[3] Lord and Lady Cawdor have four children, including a son and heir James Chester Campbell, Viscount Emlyn (b. 8 July 1998).[4]. They also have three daughters.

Children

  1. . Lady Jean Campbell (b ca. 1997)[5]
  2. . James Chester Campbell, Viscount Emlyn (b. 8 July 1998), the only child listed in Who's Who and in Burke's Peerage.
  3. . Lady Eleanor Campbell (b. 2000)[6]
  4. . Lady Beatrice Campbell (b. 2004)[7]

The Earl and Countess Cawdor are considered one of the best-dressed couples by Vogue in 2007[8]

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Hugh John Campbell		 Earl Cawdor
1993–Actual		 Succeeded by
Current incumbent

[edit] References

  1. ^ Liza Campbell. " I'm not just a chromosomal faux pas" in The Daily Telegraph published 19 January 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2007. According to his sister Liza, he was born in a Carmarthen hospital.
  2. ^ Ibid. Also see The Peerage: Colin Robert Vaughan Campbell of Cawdor, 7th Earl Cawdor of Castlemartin.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Darryl Landy. The Peerage: Colin Robert Vaughan Campbell of Cawdor, 7th Earl Cawdor of Castlemartin, last edited 2 December 2006. Accessed 13 August 2007.
  5. ^ Rhiannon Batten. " From city lights to country life" article, published 31 January 2004 in The Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2007. The article, published 31 January 2004, says "But after having three children in quick succession - Jean, now six, James, five, and Eleanor, almost four ...", but it is known that Viscount Emlyn was born in July 1998. Also see Nicola Jeal, "The woman who put the Highlands in Vogue" article in The Observer, Sunday 13 April 2003. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
  6. ^ Ibid.
  7. ^ Janet Christie, "Shooting from the hip" in The Scotsman, published Saturday 8 January 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2007. "Originally a hunting bothy, Drynachan Lodge was built in the 1820s by the then Lord Cawdor and has been extended several times by succeeding generations. Located beside the River Findhorn, it now has eight double bedrooms, six singles, two sitting rooms, a dining room, plus the bathrooms, all of which are enjoyed by Lord and Lady Cawdor, 42 and 38, and their four children, Jean, seven, James, six, Eleanor, four, and Beatrice, four months, plus friends and various paying guests."
  8. ^ They were listed on the 68yh list. See [2] and [3]

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