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The Earl of Rosslyn | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 11 August 1939 –22 November 1977 Hereditary Peerage | |
Preceded by | The 5th Earl of Rosslyn |
Succeeded by | The 7th Earl of Rosslyn |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Hugh Francis Harry St Clair-Erskine 22 November 1917 London,England |
Died | 22 November 1977 60) Midlothian,Scotland | (aged
Spouse | |
Children | Lady Caroline Marten Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn |
Parent(s) | Francis St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough Sheila Chisholm |
Relatives | Serena Dunn Rothschild (cousin) Nell Dunn (cousin) Alice St Clair (granddaughter) |
Anthony Hugh Francis Harry St Clair-Erskine (18 May 1917 – 22 November 1977), styled Lord Loughborough from 1929 to 1939, was a British peer. The Earl's lands included the noted Rosslyn Chapel.
Lord Rosslyn was born in London on 18 May 1917 and was known as "Tony". [1] He was the eldest son of the former Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm (1898–1969) and Hon. Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, styled Lord Loughborough (1892–1929), who was known as "the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo" [2] His younger brother was Peter George Alex St Clair-Erskine, who served in the Royal Air Force until his death in 1939. His parents divorced in 1926 and his mother married Sir John Milbanke, 11th Baronet in 1928. They also divorced and she married Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia in 1954. [3]
His maternal grandfather was Harry Chisholm of Sydney. [4] His paternal grandparents were James St Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl of Rosslyn and the former Violet Aline Vyner (the second daughter and co-heiress of Robert Charles de Grey Vyner of Gautby Hall and Newby Hall). His grandparents divorced in 1902, [5] and in 1903 his grandmother married the English race car driver Charles Jarrott (father of director Charles Jarrott). [6] Through his half-aunt, Lady Mary, he was a cousin of Serena Mary Dunn, who married Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild; and Nell Mary Dunn, who married Jeremy Sandford and became a playwright and author. [7]
Upon his grandfather's death on 10 August 1939, as his father predeceased his grandfather, Anthony succeeded at the 6th Earl of Rosslyn. [3] [8] Lord Rosslyn was a friend of future American President John F. Kennedy, and wrote to him in 1940, stating: [1]
"I read your book and I thought it very good indeed. It was beautifully written, though most American do not write beautifully." [1]
In 1950, Lord Rosslyn added a stained glass memorial window in the baptistery Rosslyn Chapel, designed by William Wilson, dedicated to his late brother, a pilot who died in active service in 1939, and to his stepfather, Wg Cdr Sir John Milbanke, 11th Baronet, who died in 1947 from injuries also received during World War II. [9] Later in the 1950s, he also led a programme of work to repair the roof and clean the interior carvings of the Chapel. [10] In 1970, Lord Rosslyn added a second stained glass window, designed in a St Francis of Assisi theme by Carrick Whalen, and dedicated to his mother, Princess Dimitri of Russia who died in 1969. [9]
On 3 August 1955, Lord Rosslyn was married to French citizen Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, the only daughter of Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Duc de Vivonne, and Mme. Michaël Valéry Ollivier (née Solange Marie Paule d'Harcourt). Before their divorce in 1962, they were the parents of two children: [3]
Lord Rosslyn died on 22 November 1977 at Midlothian and was buried at Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland.
Through his son, he was posthumously a grandfather of James William St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (b. 1986), actress Lady Alice St Clair-Erskine (b. 1988), The Hon. Harry St Clair-Erskine, and Lady Lucia St Clair-Erskine.
The Rosslyn Chapel, formerly known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Scottish Episcopal Church chapel located in the village of Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn,, known as Sir James Erskine, Bt, between 1765 and 1789 and as Sir James St Clair-Erskine, Bt, between 1789 and 1805, was a Scottish soldier, politician, slave holder, and Acting Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, on behalf of King George IV.
Earl of Rosslyn is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough, Lord Chancellor from 1793 to 1801, with special remainder to his nephew Sir James St Clair-Erskine, as Wedderburn had no surviving issue of his own. Wedderburn had already been created Baron Loughborough, of Loughborough in the County of Leicester, in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1780, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body, and Baron Loughborough, of Loughborough in the County of Surrey, in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1795, with the same remainder as the earldom. The 1780 barony became extinct upon his death, but the 1795 barony and the earldom passed, by the special remainder, to his nephew, who thus became the second Earl of Rosslyn. The second Earl was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and also held political office as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council.
There have been three creations of baronetcies for people with the surname Dunn; all three were in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn,, known professionally as Peter Loughborough, is a Scottish peer and police officer. He is Lord Steward of the Royal Household and Personal Secretary to Their Majesties, as well as a former Metropolitan Police Commander. The Earl's lands include Rosslyn Chapel.
General James Alexander St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn PC, DL, styled Lord Loughborough from 1805 to 1837, was a Scottish soldier and Tory politician. A General in the British Army, he also held political office as Master of the Buckhounds between 1841 and 1846 and again in 1852 and as Under-Secretary of State for War in 1859.
Robert Francis St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn, styled Lord Loughborough from 1851 until 1866, was a British Conservative politician. He served as Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms under Lord Salisbury between 1886 and 1890.
James Francis Harry St Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl of Rosslyn, styled Lord Loughborough until 1890, was a Scottish soldier, author and aristocrat.
Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia was the fourth son and fifth child of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia. He was a nephew of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
Serena Mary Rothschild, Baroness Rothschild was a British Thoroughbred racehorse owner and the wife of Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild.
Lieutenant-Commander Vere Anthony Francis Fane, 14th Earl of Westmorland, styled Lord Burghersh until 1922, was a British peer.
Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Mildmay Julian Fane, 13th Earl of Westmorland, CBE, JP, styled Lord Burghersh between October 1859 and 1891, was a British peer.
Sybil Mary Fane, Countess of Westmorland, born Lady Sybil Mary St Clair-Erskine, was a British aristocrat and socialite.
James Wemyss was a Scottish naval officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1763 to 1784.
Charles Jarrott was an English racing car driver and businessman. Jarrott raced from 1900 to 1904, winning the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes race and competing in the 1903 and 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup races. He was the chair of the Motor Cycling Club's Annual Dinner at the Trocadero on Saturday 12 December 1913. He co-founded a car import firm in 1902 and was a founder member of the Automobile Association, serving as chairman in 1922.
Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm was an Australian socialite and "it girl" in British high society during and after World War I. She married three times: Francis St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough ; Sir John Charles Peniston Milbanke, 11th Bt; and Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia. Chisholm also had close relationships with brothers Edward, Prince of Wales and Prince Albert of York, both future Kings of the United Kingdom. Chisholm's romantic liaison with Albert ended when his father, George V, told him to leave "the already-married Australian" and find someone more suitable.
James Alexander Wedderburn "Hamish" St. Clair-Erskine was an English aristocrat aesthete. He was engaged to Nancy Mitford.
Lady Angela Selina Bianca Forbes was a British socialite and novelist who was known as a forces sweetheart for organising soldiers' canteens in France during the First World War. She reverted to her maiden name in 1929.
Vera Mary St Clair-Erskine, Countess of Rosslyn was a British aristocrat, socialite and war-worker.
Commander Francis Lawrance William Venables-Vernon, 9th Baron Vernon DL, styled The Honourable Francis Venables-Vernon from 1889 to 1915, was a British soldier.