Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury
January 07, 2023
Michael Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (born 31 March 1926), styled Viscount Savernake until 1961 and Earl of Cardigan between 1961 and 1974, is a Scottish peer.
The Marquess was born the son of Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 7th Marquess of Ailesbury by his wife, Joan Houlton Salter, the daughter of the architect Stephen Salter. He attended Eton College before serving in the Royal Horse Guards. He received an emergency commission as a second lieutenant on 12 August 1945, only three weeks prior to the end of the Second World War.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 September 1946,[2] and entered the reserves with the same rank on 1 September 1949, with the honorary rank of captain.[3] He relinquished his reserve commission on 1 July 1959, retaining the honorary rank of captain.[4]
He became a member of the London Stock Exchange in 1954. He joined the stockbrokers Bragg, Stockdale, Hall & Co, founded in 1819, in the City of London, which merged with Fiske & Co in 1975 and he became a partner of Fiske.[5] He became a director of Fiske & Co when it became a limited company, and remained so when it went public as Fiske plc.[6]
He succeeded his father as 8th Marquess on the latter's death on 15 July 1974.
The Marquess has married three times. His first wife, Edwina Sylvia de Winton-Wills, was the daughter of Lt. Col. Sir Ernest Edward de Winton-Wills, 4th Baronet Wills of Hazelwood, of the W.D. & H.O. Wills tobacco company, by his wife Sylvia Margaret Ogden. They were married on 17 March 1952 and were divorced in 1961. They had three children:
Lady Sylvia Davina Brudenell-Bruce (born 1954) who married Peter M. Gould in 1987.
Lady Carina Doune Brudenell-Bruce (born 1956) who married Anthony Le Brun on 26 June 1982.
On 10 July 1963, he married a second time, and the bride was Juliet Adrienne Lethbridge Kingsford, daughter of Edward Hilary Lethbridge Kingsford. The couple divorced in 1974 after having two children:
Lady Louise Brudenell-Bruce (born 1964), and
Lady Kathryn Juliet Brudenell-Bruce (born 1965).
On 18 September 1974, shortly after his second divorce, he married for the third time. The bride, Caroline Elizabeth Wethered, was the daughter of Commander Owen Francis MacTier Wethered. They had no children, and although this was the longest-lasting of his marriages, the couple were divorced in 1992.
^'Stockbroking merger', The Times. 17 October 1975
^Baggs, A. P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1983). "Parishes: Avebury". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 12. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 86–105. Retrieved 8 August 2021 – via British History Online.
^"Avebury Manor Timeline". Avebury Manor and Gardens. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
thePeerage.com
'AILESBURY', Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
External links
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury
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Michael Sydney Cedric Brudenell Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury born 31 March 1926 styled Viscount Savernake until 1961 and Earl of Cardigan between 1961 and 1974 is a Scottish peer The Most HonourableThe Marquess of AilesburyBorn 1926 03 31 31 March 1926 age 96 NationalityBritishEducationEton CollegeOccupationsOfficerstockbrokerSpousesEdwina Sylvia de Winton Wills m 1952 div 1961 wbr Juliet Adrienne Lethbridge Kingsford m 1963 div 1974 wbr Caroline Elizabeth Wethered m 1974 div 1992 wbr Children5 including DavidParentsCedric Brudenell BruceJoan Houlton SalterMilitary careerAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branch British ArmyYears of service1945 1959RankCaptainUnitRoyal Horse Guards Contents 1 Biography 2 Marriages and issue 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditThe Marquess was born the son of Cedric Brudenell Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury by his wife Joan Houlton Salter the daughter of the architect Stephen Salter He attended Eton College before serving in the Royal Horse Guards He received an emergency commission as a second lieutenant on 12 August 1945 only three weeks prior to the end of the Second World War 1 He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 September 1946 2 and entered the reserves with the same rank on 1 September 1949 with the honorary rank of captain 3 He relinquished his reserve commission on 1 July 1959 retaining the honorary rank of captain 4 He became a member of the London Stock Exchange in 1954 He joined the stockbrokers Bragg Stockdale Hall amp Co founded in 1819 in the City of London which merged with Fiske amp Co in 1975 and he became a partner of Fiske 5 He became a director of Fiske amp Co when it became a limited company and remained so when it went public as Fiske plc 6 He succeeded his father as 8th Marquess on the latter s death on 15 July 1974 The family seat is Tottenham House in Savernake Forest Wiltshire but they ceased to live there in 1946 when it became Hawtreys school The Marquess owned Avebury Manor also in Wiltshire from 1976 7 to 1981 8 Marriages and issue EditThe Marquess has married three times His first wife Edwina Sylvia de Winton Wills was the daughter of Lt Col Sir Ernest Edward de Winton Wills 4th Baronet Wills of Hazelwood of the W D amp H O Wills tobacco company by his wife Sylvia Margaret Ogden They were married on 17 March 1952 and were divorced in 1961 They had three children David Brudenell Bruce Earl of Cardigan born 1952 heir apparent to the marquessate and the other titles Lady Sylvia Davina Brudenell Bruce born 1954 who married Peter M Gould in 1987 Lady Carina Doune Brudenell Bruce born 1956 who married Anthony Le Brun on 26 June 1982 On 10 July 1963 he married a second time and the bride was Juliet Adrienne Lethbridge Kingsford daughter of Edward Hilary Lethbridge Kingsford The couple divorced in 1974 after having two children Lady Louise Brudenell Bruce born 1964 and Lady Kathryn Juliet Brudenell Bruce born 1965 On 18 September 1974 shortly after his second divorce he married for the third time The bride Caroline Elizabeth Wethered was the daughter of Commander Owen Francis MacTier Wethered They had no children and although this was the longest lasting of his marriages the couple were divorced in 1992 References Edit No 37288 The London Gazette Supplement 28 September 1945 p 4844 No 37788 The London Gazette Supplement 12 November 1946 p 5611 No 38710 The London Gazette Supplement 13 September 1949 p 4385 No 42643 The London Gazette Supplement 6 April 1962 p 2921 http www burkespeerage com record to view php book Burke s Peerage 107th Edition amp ref 107th amp totalPages 4689 amp page 187 Stockbroking merger The Times 17 October 1975 Baggs A P Freeman Jane Stevenson Janet H 1983 Parishes Avebury In Crowley D A ed A History of the County of Wiltshire Volume 12 Victoria County History University of London pp 86 105 Retrieved 8 August 2021 via British History Online Avebury Manor Timeline Avebury Manor and Gardens 28 July 2013 Retrieved 8 August 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link thePeerage com AILESBURY Who Was Who A amp C Black 1920 2007 online edn Oxford University Press Dec 2007External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Michael Brudenell Bruce 8th Marquess of AilesburyPeerage of the United KingdomPreceded byChandos Sydney Cedric Brudenell Bruce Marquess of Ailesbury1974 present Succeeded byIncumbentOrders of precedence in the United KingdomPreceded byThe Most Hon The MarquessConyngham GentlemenThe Most Hon The Marquess of Ailesbury Succeeded byThe Most Hon The Marquessof Bristol This biography of a marquess in the peerage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Brudenell Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury amp oldid 1126610388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
