Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss
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Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March (14 August 1796 – 1 January 1883), was a Scottish peer.
Wemyss-Charteris was the son of Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss
, and succeeded in 1853. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Peeblesshire from 1853 to 1880.
On 22 August 1817, he married Lady Louisa Bingham, daughter of Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan
, at Paris
, France
. They had six children:
Wemyss-Charteris was the son of Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss
Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss
Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March , known as the Earl of March from 1810 to 1826 and as the Earl of Wemyss and March from 1826 to 1853, was a Scottish peer....
, and succeeded in 1853. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Peeblesshire from 1853 to 1880.
On 22 August 1817, he married Lady Louisa Bingham, daughter of Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan
Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan
Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan , styled The Honourable from 1776 to 1795 and subsequently Lord Bingham until 1799, was an Irish peer and Tory politician.- Background :...
, at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. They had six children:
- Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of WemyssFrancis Charteris, 10th Earl of WemyssFrancis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss GCVO , styled as Lord Elcho between 1853 and 1883, was a British Whig politician...
(1818–1914) - Lt.-Col. Hon. Richard Charteris (1822–1874)
- Lady Anne Charteris (1829–1903)
- Louisa Wemyss-Charteris (1830–1920)
- Captain Hon. Frederick William Charteris (1833–1887)
- Captain Walter Charteris (d. 1854)