Sidney Montagu, 11th Duke of Manchester

The Duke of Manchester
His Grace; The Duke of Manchester
	The Duke of Manchester, by Allan Warren.
Duke of Manchester
	In office; 23 November 1977 – 3 June 1985
Preceded by	Alexander Montagu
Succeeded by	Angus Montagu
Personal details
Born	Sidney Arthur Robin George Drogo Montagu, Lord Kimbolton; 5 February 1929; Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, England
Died	3 June 1985 (aged 56); Robin Hood Ranch, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place	Kimbolton Parish Church, Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire
Spouse(s)	Adrienne Christie ; (m. 1955; div. 1977/78); Andrea Joss (m. 1978)
Parents	Alexander Montagu, 10th Duke of Manchester; Nell Vere Stead;

Sidney Arthur Robin George Drogo "Kim" Montagu, 11th Duke of Manchester (5 February 1929 in Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire – 3 June 1985), was a British hereditary peer, the son of the 10th Duke of Manchester and the elder brother of the 12th Duke.

Personal life

He married firstly on 5 February 1955 Adrienne Valerie Christie (divorced 1977/1978) (d. 1988), daughter of Commander John Kenneth Christie; at that time the South African Ambassador in Kenya, later of Karawater farm, Ruigtevlei, Cap, South Africa. He married secondly on 25 August 1978 Andrea Joss, daughter of Cecil Alexander Joss of Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 21 January 1996), who had previously been married twice, to Major S. Whitehead and to G. J. W. Kent. He had no children from either marriage.

In 1983, the Duke sued his stepmother, Elizabeth, who he believed had possession of several family heirlooms that he felt were rightfully his.[1]

The Duke died suddenly at Robin Hood Ranch, Tennessee, on 3 June 1985.[2] His funeral took place on 13 June and he is buried at Kimbolton Parish Church.[3]

Gallery

The Duke in 1981, by Allan Warren
His second wife Andrea in 1982, by Allan Warren

References

"Duke sues stepmother over family heirlooms". The Times. London. 5 October 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
"Deaths". The Times. London. 5 June 1985. p. 32. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
"Deaths". The Times. 7 June 1985. p. 32. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Alexander Montagu	Duke of Manchester 1977–1985	Succeeded by Angus Montagu

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[1] "Duke sues stepmother over family heirlooms". The Times. London. 5 October 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

[2] "Deaths". The Times. London. 5 June 1985. p. 32. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

[3] "Deaths". The Times. 7 June 1985. p. 32. Retrieved 21 September 2016.