Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto

Gilbert Edward George Leonard Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto (19 June 1928 — 7 September 2005), styled Viscount Melgund until 1975, was a Scottish peer.

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Background

Lord Minto was the son of Victor Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto and Marion Cook.

Family

Lord Minto married Lady Caroline Child-Villiers (born 9 April 1934), daughter of George Child Villiers, 9th Earl of Jersey and Patricia Kenneth Richards, on 26 November 1952. They had two children:

Lord and Lady Minto were divorced in 1965. In 1965 Lord Minto married, secondly, Mary Elizabeth Ballantine (29 December 1936 — 24 January 1983), daughter of Peter Ballantine, of Stonehouse Farm, Gladstone, New Jersey, United States. The marriage lasted until her death in 1983. He married, thirdly, in 1991 (divorced 2004)[1] to Mrs Caroline Larlham, née Godfrey (b. 1952), a model, who now styles herself as the Dowager Countess of Minto.[2] Lord Minto died of an unspecified illness at the age of 77 in a nursing home. His funeral took place on Monday, 12 September 2005 at Minto Parish Church, near Hawick, Scottish Borders.

References

  1. ^ The divorce was not known to compilers of reference books. See alt.talk.royalty for the 6th Earl's obits which describe him as still married to his third wife
  2. ^ Richard Kay. "Mintos are not entirely sweet" Daily Mail, 27 May 2008. See also Martin Hannan. "Lady Minto lifts lid on bitter legacy" The Scotsman, 25 May 2008. See this archived message for the third Countess's maiden name

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Victor Gilbert Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound		 Earl of Minto
1975–2005		 Succeeded by
(Gilbert) Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound