The Marquess of Bute | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1907 |
| Died | 14 August 1956 (aged 49) |
| Spouse |
Lady Eileen Forbes (
m. 1932) |
| Children |
John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute Lord David Crichton-Stuart Lord James Crichton-Stuart Lady Caroline Crichton-Stuart |
| Parent(s) |
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute Augusta Bellingham |
John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute (4 August 1907 – 14 August 1956 [1]), was the son of John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, and Augusta Bellingham.
Marriage and children
On 26 April 1932, he married Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes (1912–1993), a daughter of Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, by his wife Beatrice Mills, an American socialite who was the daughter of Ogden Mills. They had four children:
- John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute (27 February 1933 – 22 July 1993)
- Lord David Crichton-Stuart (27 February 1933 – 1977)
- Lord James Crichton-Stuart (17 September 1935 – 5 December 1982). He married and divorced the fashion model Sarah Frances Croker-Poole, who later married the Muslim religious leader Aga Khan IV, converted to Islam, took the name ' Salimah Aga Khan' and became the mother of three children by the Aga Khan, including his probable heir, Rahim Aga Khan.
- Lady Caroline Moira Fiona Crichton-Stuart (born 7 January 1941)
Interests
The Marquess was an expert ornithologist; in 1931 he bought the islands of St Kilda to preserve them as a bird sanctuary, leaving them to the National Trust for Scotland in 1956. [2]
In 1953, the Marchioness of Bute and Lady St David's Fund was set up to encourage and support women to train as nurses and midwives in south Wales. [3]
See also
References
- ^ "John Crichton-Stuart (1907–1956), 5th Marquess of Bute". Art UK.
- ^ "5th Marquess of Bute, John Crichton-Stuart (1907–1956)". Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "THE MARCHIONESS OF BUTE AND LADY ST DAVID'S FUND". Charities Commission website.