Lady Juliet Tadgell
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Lady Juliet Tadgell previously the Marchioness of Bristol
, is a British heiress, race horse breeder and landowner. She is consistently on the Times Rich List, with an estimated net worth inherited in 1945 of £45 million.
, the only son of the 7th Earl Fitzwilliam
, and his wife Olive "Obby" Plunket. Through her mother, Juliet is a granddaughter of Benjamin Plunket, Bishop of Osborne, and a great-granddaughter of the 4th Baron Plunket, Archbishop of Dublin
.
At age thirteen, her father inherited the title Earl Fitzwilliam
; and she became Lady Juliet Wentworth-Fitzwilliam. By this time, her parents' marriage was strained and there was talk of divorce. Lord Fitzwilliam died in a plane crash in France in 1948 with his lover, Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington
, the widow of the heir to the Dukedom of Devonshire
and a sister of future U. S. President
John F. Kennedy
. As her parents' only child, Lady Juliet, at 13 years of age, inherited her father's estate and vast art collection. The following year, she and her mother left the house and sold much of its contents.
, 20 years her senior, 18 days after he inherited his title upon his father
's death. He had been divorced the previous year and in his 20s was adjudicated a bankrupt, declared the "No.1 Playboy of Mayfair," and jailed for jewel robbery. The couple had two children:
The couple divorced in 1972 as a result of her adulterous affair with her husband's friend, also in his sixties, Somerset de Chair
, whom she married in 1974. De Chair was former Conservative
MP
for South West Norfolk and Paddington South
. De Chair had been married three times before and had five children as a result; his political career was ended due to his public admissions of adultery and using prostitutes. The couple had one child:
After de Chair's death Lady Juliet married for a third time in 1997 to architectural historian Christopher Tadgell. The couple live at Lady Juliet's estate of Bourne Park, near Canterbury
.
On 26 January 1998, two days after her 63rd birthday, her son Nicholas committed suicide. In 1992 he had been forced to declare bankruptcy as Lady Juliet refused to fund through his trust or otherwise the court judgment of legal fees he owed his father's third wife and prior personal secretary, Yvonne Sutton, for his suit seeking a share of his late father's estate; Lady Juliet had her son subsequently committed to an asylum for treatment of schizophrenia from 1992 to 1994. Her second husband also had a son who committed suicide.
Lady Juliet attended Oxford University for a Master of Fine Arts, her daughter Helena attended the University of Bristol and her son Nicholas attended Eton College
and Yale University
.
Lady Juliet and her first husband were distantly related, causing their son Nicholas to have a consanguinity index of .01 percent.
and six by Anthony van Dyck
and properties in England, Ireland and the United States. She consistently makes the Sunday Times Rich List
, rising in 2009
to 1550th in the ranking with £35 million, although she suffered a £10 million drop that year because of the recession. She ran a stud farm
and continues to own some racehorses.
Marquess of Bristol
Marquess of Bristol is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by the Hervey family since 1826. The Marquess's subsidiary titles are: Earl of Bristol , Earl Jermyn, of Horningsheath in the County of Suffolk , and Baron Hervey, of Ickworth in the County of Suffolk...
, is a British heiress, race horse breeder and landowner. She is consistently on the Times Rich List, with an estimated net worth inherited in 1945 of £45 million.
Early life
Lady Juliet was born Ann Juliet Dorothea Maud Wentworth-Fitzwilliam to Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, Viscount MiltonPeter Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 8th Earl FitzWilliam
William Henry Lawrence Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam, DSO , styled Viscount Milton before 1943, was a British soldier and aristocrat.-Biography:...
, the only son of the 7th Earl Fitzwilliam
William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 7th Earl FitzWilliam
William Charles de Meuron Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 7th Earl FitzWilliam was a British aristocrat. He was born in Pointe de Meuron, Canada and died at the family's seat...
, and his wife Olive "Obby" Plunket. Through her mother, Juliet is a granddaughter of Benjamin Plunket, Bishop of Osborne, and a great-granddaughter of the 4th Baron Plunket, Archbishop of Dublin
Archbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin may refer to:* Archbishop of Dublin – an article which lists of pre- and post-Reformation archbishops.* Archbishop of Dublin – the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin....
.
At age thirteen, her father inherited the title Earl Fitzwilliam
Earl FitzWilliam
Earl Fitzwilliam was a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Fitzwilliam family. This family claim descent from William the Conqueror. The Fitzwilliams acquired extensive holdings in South Yorkshire, largely through strategic alliances through...
; and she became Lady Juliet Wentworth-Fitzwilliam. By this time, her parents' marriage was strained and there was talk of divorce. Lord Fitzwilliam died in a plane crash in France in 1948 with his lover, Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington
Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington
Kathleen Agnes "Kick" Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington , born Kathleen Agnes Kennedy, was the fourth child and second daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy. She was a sister of future U.S. President John F. Kennedy and widow of the heir to the Dukedom of Devonshire.-Biography:When...
, the widow of the heir to the Dukedom of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire is a title in the peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only...
and a sister of future U. S. President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
. As her parents' only child, Lady Juliet, at 13 years of age, inherited her father's estate and vast art collection. The following year, she and her mother left the house and sold much of its contents.
Marriages and family life
In 1960 Lady Juliet married Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of BristolVictor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol
Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol , was a British aristocrat and businessman. He is notable for having served a jail term for jewel theft...
, 20 years her senior, 18 days after he inherited his title upon his father
Herbert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol
Herbert Arthur Robert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol , styled Lord Herbert Hervey from 1907 to 1951, was a British peer...
's death. He had been divorced the previous year and in his 20s was adjudicated a bankrupt, declared the "No.1 Playboy of Mayfair," and jailed for jewel robbery. The couple had two children:
- Lord Nicholas HerveyLord Nicholas HerveyLord Frederick William Charles Nicholas Wentworth Hervey was the only child born to the 6th Marquess of Bristol by his second wife Lord Frederick William Charles Nicholas Wentworth Hervey (26 November 1961–26 January 1998) was the only child born to the 6th Marquess of Bristol by his second...
(26 November 1961–26 January 1998) - Lady Ann Hervey (26 February 1966), stillborn
The couple divorced in 1972 as a result of her adulterous affair with her husband's friend, also in his sixties, Somerset de Chair
Somerset de Chair
Somerset Struben de Chair DSC was a British author, politician and poet.-Early and personal life:Younger son of Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair, KCB, KCMG, MVO...
, whom she married in 1974. De Chair was former Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for South West Norfolk and Paddington South
Paddington South (UK Parliament constituency)
Paddington South was a Parliamentary constituency in London which returned one Member of Parliament. It was a compact urban area, but predominantly wealthy, and was most famously represented by Lord Randolph Churchill during the latter part of his career....
. De Chair had been married three times before and had five children as a result; his political career was ended due to his public admissions of adultery and using prostitutes. The couple had one child:
- Helena de Chair (b. 1977), a writer on a trade magazine for the oil industry. She married the Hon. Jacob Rees-MoggJacob Rees-MoggThe Hon. Jacob William Rees-Mogg is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for North East Somerset since the 2010 general election....
, son of former TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
editor William Rees-MoggWilliam Rees-MoggWilliam Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg is an English journalist and life peer.-Education:Rees-Mogg was educated at Clifton College Preparatory School in Bristol and Charterhouse School in Godalming, followed by Balliol College, Oxford...
, on 13 January 2007 at Canterbury CathedralCanterbury CathedralCanterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site....
They have one son, Peter Theodore Alphoge (b. 14 October 2007) and one daughter, with a third child expected May 2010.
After de Chair's death Lady Juliet married for a third time in 1997 to architectural historian Christopher Tadgell. The couple live at Lady Juliet's estate of Bourne Park, near Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
.
On 26 January 1998, two days after her 63rd birthday, her son Nicholas committed suicide. In 1992 he had been forced to declare bankruptcy as Lady Juliet refused to fund through his trust or otherwise the court judgment of legal fees he owed his father's third wife and prior personal secretary, Yvonne Sutton, for his suit seeking a share of his late father's estate; Lady Juliet had her son subsequently committed to an asylum for treatment of schizophrenia from 1992 to 1994. Her second husband also had a son who committed suicide.
Lady Juliet attended Oxford University for a Master of Fine Arts, her daughter Helena attended the University of Bristol and her son Nicholas attended Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.
Lady Juliet and her first husband were distantly related, causing their son Nicholas to have a consanguinity index of .01 percent.
Wealth and inheritance
As the only child of the 8th Earl Fitzwilliam, Lady Juliet inherited his estates, which have since passed into a trust for her benefit, and include his vast art collection, including seven paintings by George StubbsGeorge Stubbs
George Stubbs was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses.-Biography:Stubbs was born in Liverpool, the son of a currier and leather merchant. Information on his life up to age thirty-five is sparse, relying almost entirely on notes made by fellow artist Ozias Humphry towards the...
and six by Anthony van Dyck
Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...
and properties in England, Ireland and the United States. She consistently makes the Sunday Times Rich List
Sunday Times Rich List
The Sunday Times Rich List is a list of the 1,000 wealthiest people or families in the United Kingdom, updated annually in April and published as a magazine supplement by British national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times since 1989...
, rising in 2009
Sunday Times Rich List 2009
The Sunday Times Rich List 2009 was published on 26 April 2009.Since 1989 the UK national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times has published an annual magazine supplement to the newspaper called the Sunday Times Rich List...
to 1550th in the ranking with £35 million, although she suffered a £10 million drop that year because of the recession. She ran a stud farm
Stud farm
A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry, is an establishment for selective breeding of livestock. The word "stud" comes from the Old English stod meaning "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding" Historically, documentation of the breedings that occur on a stud farm leads to the...
and continues to own some racehorses.
Styles from birth
- 24 January 1935 – 15 February 1943: The Hon. Juliet Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
- 15 February 1943 – 23 April 1960: The Lady Juliet Wentworth-Fitzwilliam
- 23 April 1960 – 1972: The Most Hon. The Marchioness of Bristol
- 1972 – 1974: Juliet, Marchioness of Bristol
- 1974 – 1997: The Lady Juliet de Chair
- 1997 – present: The Lady Juliet Tadgell