John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute

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Portrait photo of John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, circa 1915

John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute KT (born June 20, 1881 in Chiswick House , London , † April 25, 1947 ), was a British nobleman and politician.

Family and youth

Crichton-Stuart came from an old branch of the House of Stuart . He was born the eldest son of John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute and his wife Gwendolen Fitzalan-Howard , the eldest daughter of Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop . He attended Harrow School and Christ Church College , Oxford.

Life

After his father's death in 1900, Crichton-Stuart inherited the title of Marquess of Bute and his father's extensive holdings of several castles, including Cardiff Castle , Castell Coch and Mount Stuart House . Like his father, he was very interested in art and architecture. In 1903 he acquired by Robert Adam designed houses on the north side of Charlotte Square in the New Town of Edinburgh and had them restored. The middle house has served as his Edinburgh townhouse since 1930 and is still referred to as the Bute House today. To this end, he had the Roman walls of Cardiff Castle and the medieval Caerphilly Castle in Wales restored. In addition, he expanded the Bute Collection , his family's art collection.

He expanded his extensive property by buying land abroad. He became the largest foreign landowner in Morocco, and he also acquired properties in Spain and South America. In 1938 he sold a large part of his possessions in and around Cardiff , which is why he was referred to as The man who sold a City .

From 1905 until his death he was Lord Lieutenant of Bute . In 1922 he was accepted into the thistle order .

Others

Part of his wedding at Castle Bellingham in Ireland in 1905 was filmed and is considered the oldest film of a wedding in the United Kingdom .

Family and offspring

He married Augusta Bellingham on July 6, 1905 , the second daughter of Sir Alan Bellingham, 4th Baronet (of Castle Bellingham ) and his first wife Constance Noel. He had the following children:

  • Lady Mary Crichton-Stuart (* 1906) ⚭ Edward Alan Walker;
  • John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute (1907–1956) ⚭ Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes, daughter of Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard ;
  • Lady Jean Crichton-Stuart (1908–1995) ⚭ Hon. James Willoughby Bertie, son of Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon ;
  • Lord Robert Crichton-Stuart (1909–1976) ⚭ Lady Janet Egidia Montgomerie, daughter of Archibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton ;
  • Lord David Crichton-Stuart (1911–1970) ⚭ Ursula Sybil Packe, widow of Peter Thomas Clifton;
  • Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart (1913–1956), ⚭ (1) Jane von Bahr, ⚭ (2) Linda Irene Evans;
  • Lord Rhidian Crichton-Stuart (1917–1969) ⚭ Selina van Wijk.

When he died in 1947, his eldest son, John, inherited his title of nobility.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bute House: Guidebook. (pdf, 1.27 MB) Retrieved September 13, 2014 .
  2. ^ Cardiff Castle History: The Butes. Retrieved September 13, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Bute Family Timeline. Retrieved September 13, 2014 .
  4. ^ John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of the County of Bute on thepeerage.com , accessed August 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ Scotland on Screen: Wedding of the 4th Marquis of Bute in 1905 - Scotland's first wedding film. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 14, 2014 ; accessed on September 13, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / scotlandonscreen.org.uk
predecessor Office successor
John Crichton-Stuart Marquess of Bute
1900-1947 		John Crichton-Stuart
personal data
SURNAME Crichton-Stuart, John, 4th Marquess of Bute
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Chiswick House , London
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 1947