Michael Bowes-Lyon, 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Fergus Michael Claude Bowes-Lyon, 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (31 December 1928-1987),^[1][2] was a nephew of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. He was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.

He was the son of Captain (the) Honourable Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon and Elizabeth Margaret Cator.^[2] His paternal grandparents were Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck.

He married Mary Pamela McCorquodale on 10 April 1956.^[2] They had three children:^[2]

• Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, - born 7 June 1957 (m. 1984 Isobel Weatherall (div. 2005), m. 2005 Damaris Stuart-William; has issue)^[3]
• Lady Elizabeth Mary Cecilia Bowes-Lyon - born 23 December 1959, married Antony Richard Leeming in 1990.^[3]
• Lady Diana Evelyn Bowes-Lyon - born 29 December 1966, married Christopher Godfrey Faussett on 8 April 1995.^[3]

He inherited the earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne upon the death of his first cousin Timothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. He was succeeded by his son.

References

1. ^ "Earl of Strathmore Is Dead; A Cousin of Queen Elizabeth". New York Times. 19 August 1987. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDB1E30F93AA2575BC0A961948260&sec=&spon=. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} The Peerage. Page 232, number 2316.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Strathmore & Kinghorne