Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper
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Algernon Henry Strutt was 3rd Baron Belper
from 1914 to 1956.
He entered the British Army in August 1908 and gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 2nd Life Guards. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Belper, of Belper, on 26 July 1914.
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.
and Lady Margaret Coke.
He married Eva Primrose, Countess of Rosebery
daughter of Major Henry Campbell Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare of Duffryn
and Constance Mary Beckett on 26 April 1911 in St. Margaret's, Westminster
. The couple were divorced in 1922 after having three children:
Secondly he married Angela Mariota Tollemache, daughter of Hon. Alfred Douglas Tollemache and Alice Mary Head, on 12 July 1923. There were two children from this marriage:
Baron Belper
Baron Belper, of Belper in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1856 for the Liberal politician Edward Strutt, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1853 to 1854. He was son of William Strutt and the grandson of the inventor Jedediah Strutt...
from 1914 to 1956.
He entered the British Army in August 1908 and gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 2nd Life Guards. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Belper, of Belper, on 26 July 1914.
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.
Family
He was the son of Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron BelperHenry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper
Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper PC, JP, DL , styled The Honourable Henry Strutt between 1856 and 1880, was a British businessman, courtier and politician...
and Lady Margaret Coke.
He married Eva Primrose, Countess of Rosebery
Eva Primrose, Countess of Rosebery
Dame Eva Isabel Marion Primrose, Countess of Rosebery was the daughter of Henry Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare and his wife, Constance.-First marriage:...
daughter of Major Henry Campbell Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare of Duffryn
Henry Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare
Henry Campbell Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare VD, DL, JP , styled The Honourable from 1873 to 1895, was a British soldier and peer.-Background:...
and Constance Mary Beckett on 26 April 1911 in St. Margaret's, Westminster
St. Margaret's, Westminster
The Anglican church of St. Margaret, Westminster Abbey is situated in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, and is the parish church of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in London...
. The couple were divorced in 1922 after having three children:
- Alexander Ronald George Strutt, 4th Baron Belper (1912-1999) married Zara Sophie Kathleen Mary Mainwaring, daughter of Sir Henry Stapleton Mainwaring, 5th Baronet and Generis Alma Windham Williams-Bulkeley, on 15 November 1940. Divorced 1949.
- Hon. Michael Strutt (1914 - 25 August 1942) married Arielle Frazer, daughter of Joseph Washington FrazerJoseph W. FrazerJoseph Washington Frazer was a 20th-century American automobile company executive employed in succession by Chrysler, Willys-Overland, Graham-Paige and Kaiser-Frazer Corporation...
, on 15 July 1939. Died on 25 August 1942, killed with Prince George, Duke of KentPrince George, Duke of KentPrince George, Duke of Kent was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son of George V and Mary of Teck, and younger brother of Edward VIII and George VI...
in a flying accident on active service. - Hon. Lavinia Mary StruttLavinia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of NorfolkLavinia Mary Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk LG CBE was a British peeress....
(1916-1995) married Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of NorfolkBernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of NorfolkBernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, who died when Bernard was only 9 years old...
, son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of NorfolkHenry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of NorfolkHenry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Baron Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist...
and Gwendoline Mary Herries, Baroness Herries of TerreglesGwendolen Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of NorfolkGwendolen Mary Fitzalan-Howard , Duchess of Norfolk was a daughter of the 11th Lord Herries of Terregles and his wife, Angela ....
, on 27 January 1937.
Secondly he married Angela Mariota Tollemache, daughter of Hon. Alfred Douglas Tollemache and Alice Mary Head, on 12 July 1923. There were two children from this marriage:
- Peter Algernon Strutt (18 Jun 1924 - 27 Oct 2007) married Gay Mary Fison, daughter of Sir Frank Guy Clavering Fison and Evelyn Alice Mary Bland, on 10 January 1953
- Desmond Rupert Strutt (17 Jun 1926 - 27 Feb 1993) married Jean Felicity Erskine, daughter of Captain Hon. Francis Walter Erskine and Phyllis Burstall, on 10 July 1951. Divorced 1961. Married secondly Lucy Gwendolen Stirling-Home-Drummond-Moray, daughter of Major James William Stirling-Home-Drummond-Moray, 21st of Abercairny and Jeanetta Ruth Montagu Douglas Scott, on 11 July 1964