Alexander Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone
Alexander Mountstuart Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone and 5th Baron Elphinstone (born 15 April 1980), is a British peer in both the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The Lord Elphinstone | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1980 |
| Spouse(s) | Nicola Hall (m. 2007) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
|
| Relatives |
|
| Education | |
Early life and family
Lord Elphinstone is the son of James Elphinstone, 18th Lord Elphinstone, and Willa Mary Gabrielle Chetwode.[1] His mother is the daughter of Major George David Chetwode and Lady Willa Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, daughter of Victor Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto.
He is a great-great-grandson of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and a great-grandnephew of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Lord Elphinstone's paternal grandfather, Rev. Hon. Andrew Elphinstone, was a first cousin of Elizabeth II, through his mother, the former Lady Mary Bowes-Lyon, who was an elder sister of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
He was educated at Belhaven Hill School, Eton College, Newcastle University (B.Sc.), and the SOAS, University of London.[2]
Personal life
He married Nicola J. Hall on 7 July 2007 at Holy Trinity Church, Penn, in Buckinghamshire.[3] The couple have three children:
- Hon. Isla Elizabeth Elphinstone (b. 2008)
- Jago Alexander Elphinstone, Master of Elphinstone (b. 2011)
- The Hon. Rafe Mountstuart Elphinstone (b. 2015).[4]
References
- "Elphinstone, 19th Lord". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- Burkes Peerage and Baronetage (2003), s.v. Elphinstone, Lord, Chief of Elphinstone
- "Burke's Peerage - Alexander Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Hon Rafe Mountstuart Elphinstone (born 2015)". Peerage News.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Elphinstone |
Lord Elphinstone 1994 – present |
Incumbent Heir: Jago Elphinstone |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by James Elphinstone |
Baron Elphinstone 1994 – present |
Incumbent Heir: Jago Elphinstone |
Sorted by (historical) entity at time of grant | ||
| King James II |
|  |
| King James III | ||
| King James IV |
| |
| Queen Mary I |
| |
| King James VI |
| |
| King Charles I |
| |
| King Charles II |
| |
| King William II & Queen Mary II |
| |
* Current title holders, listed by date of creation, from earliest to most recent Italics in entries mean the titleholder also holds a previously listed lordship of greater precedence ^* Also a Baron in the Peerage of England ^• Also a Baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Sorted by (historical) entity at time of grant | ||
| King George III |
| |
| The Prince Regent |
| |
| King George IV |
| |
| King William IV |
| |
| Queen Victoria |
| |
| King Edward VII |
| |
| King George V |
| |
| King Edward VIII |
| |
| King George VI |
| |
| Queen Elizabeth II |
| |
* Current title holders, listed by date of creation, from earliest to most recent Italics in entries mean the titleholder also holds a previously listed earldom of greater precedence §Disclaimed ^* Also a Lord in the Peerage of Scotland ^• Also a Baron in the Peerage of Ireland ^† Currently without an heir | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.