Ian Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes

Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes (10 May 1932 – 15 April 2005) was a Scottish nobleman.


The Earl of Rothes

Born
Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie

(1932-05-10)10 May 1932
Chelsea, London, England
Died15 April 2005(2005-04-15) (aged 72)
EducationEton College
Spouse(s)
Marigold Evans-Bevan
(m. 1955)
ChildrenJames Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes
The Hon. Alexander Leslie
Parent(s)Malcolm Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes
Beryl Dugdale

The eldest son of the 20th Earl and Beryl Dugdale, he was educated at Eton and was a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1953. In 1955 he married Marigold Evans-Bevan of Wales, daughter of Sir David Evans-Bevan. They had two sons: James (b. 1958) and Alexander (b. 1962).

Birth

The earl was born Hon. Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie on 10 May 1932, the son of Malcolm Leslie and Beryl Violet Dulgdale.[1] Upon birth he became the master of Rothes, a title given to the heir of the earldom upon birth.

Earl of Rothes

Upon his father's death in 1974 he became Earl of Rothes. He was popular within Leslie and Glenrothes. In 2003, however he moved to England.

Death

Lord Rothes died on 15 April 2005, aged 72, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, James.[2] His son has currently had no children which means the earldom will be passed to his second eldest son Hon. Alexander Leslie.

References

  1. "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. "No. 57680". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 June 2005. p. 8109.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Malcolm Leslie
Earl of Rothes
1975 – 2005
Succeeded by
James Leslie


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