Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury
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Michael Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (born 31 March 1926). The son of Chandos Brudenell-Bruce, 7th Marquess of Ailesbury and Joan Houlton Salter, he succeeded his father as 8th Marquess on the latter's death on 15 July 1974. The Heir apparent to the marquessate, and the other titles, is his eldest son.
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[edit] Education
He attended Eton College.
[edit] Career
He served in the Royal Horse Guards, and was a member of the London Stock Exchange in 1954.
[edit] Family
He married firstly, Edwina Sylvia de Winton-Wills, daughter of Lt.-Col. Sir Ernest Edward de Winton-Wills, 4th Baronet Wills of Hazelwood and Sylvia Margaret Ogden, on 17 March 1952, and has issue:
- David Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan (b.1952)
- Lady Sylvia Davina Brudenell-Bruce (b.1954), married Peter M. Gould, (1987)
- Lady Carina Doune Brudenell-Bruce (b.1956), married Anthony Le Brun, (26 June 1982)
The couple were divorced in 1961.
He married secondly, Juliet Adrienne Lethbridge Kingsford, daughter of Edward Hilary Lethbridge Kingsford, on 10 July 1963, and has issue:
The couple were divorced in 1974.
He married thirdly, Caroline Elizabeth Wethered, daughter of Commander Owen Francis MacTier Wethered, on 18 September 1974. The couple were divorced in 1992.
[edit] References
- thePeerage.com
- ‘AILESBURY’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
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| Preceded by Chandos Brudenell-Bruce |
Marquess of Ailesbury 1974– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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