Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne KG , KT , GCVO (born March 14, 1855 in Chelsea , † November 7, 1944 at Glamis Castle ) was a Scottish nobleman and grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II.
Life
Claude George Bowes-Lyon was a son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne , and his wife Frances Dora Smith. Since 1865 he carried the courtesy title of Lord Glamis , in 1904 he succeeded his father as Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne , this title belongs to the Peerage of Scotland . From 1869 to 1872 he was educated at Eton College . He then became an officer in the Life Guards .
From 1904 Bowes-Lyon was Lord Lieutenant of Angus , but he resigned in 1936 when his daughter became queen. During the Second World War he made the ancestral castle Glamis Castle (allegedly the oldest inhabited residence in Great Britain) available as a hospital. As the manager of his estate, he was very interested in the wealth of his tenants. In terms of forestry, he made great contributions to the cultivation of larch . He was a member of the Territorial Army and Colonel of Honor in a Black Watch battalion .
In 1937 he was awarded the title of Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne again, but now in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . He has therefore since held the title of 14th and 1st Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
The earl , who was very close to his family, is described as reserved and warm-hearted. On July 16, 1881, he married Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck (1862–1938), a daughter of Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck, with whom he had the following children:
- Violet Hyacinth (April 17, 1882 - October 17, 1893)
- Mary Frances (August 30, 1883 - February 8, 1961) ⚭ 1910 Sidney Herbert Elphinstone, 16th Baron Elphinstone
- Patrick (September 22, 1884 - May 25, 1949), 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne ⚭ 1908 Lady Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne
- John Herbert (April 1, 1886 - February 7, 1930) ⚭ 1914 Hon. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis
- Alexander Francis (April 14, 1887 - October 19, 1911)
- Fergus (April 18, 1889 - September 27, 1915), fallen ⚭ 1914 Lady Christina Norah Dawson-Damer
- Rose Constance (May 6, 1890 - November 17, 1967) ⚭ 1916 William Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville
- Michael Claude Hamilton (October 1, 1893 - May 1, 1953) ⚭ 1928 Elizabeth Margaret Cator
- Elizabeth Angela Marguerite (August 4, 1900 - March 30, 2002) ⚭ 1923 Albert, Duke of York , later King George VI.
- David (May 2, 1902 - September 13, 1961) ⚭ 1929 Rachel Pauline Clay
literature
- Hugo Vickers: Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Hutchinson, London 2005, ISBN 0-09-180010-2
Web links
- Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore, on thepeerage.com , accessed October 4, 2015.
- Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne on thepeerage.com , accessed October 4, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Bowes-Lyon |
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (Peerage of Scotland) 1904-1944 |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon |
| New title created |
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (Peerage of the United Kingdom) 1937-1944 |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bowes-Lyon, Claude, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bowes-Lyon, Claude George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman and grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chelsea , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1944 |
| Place of death | Glamis Castle , Scotland |