Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (22 September 1884 – 25 May 1949) was an uncle of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
, Hertfordshire
to Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. He was an older brother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
(later The Queen Mother), and therefore an uncle of Elizabeth II
and Princess Margaret. At the outbreak of World War I
, he went in to service with the Black Watch
. He died on 25 May 1949 in Angus
, Scotland
.
, on 21 November 1908 in London
. The couple had four children:
Biography
Bowes-Lyon was born on 22 September 1884 in HitchinHitchin
Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 30,360.-History:Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people mentioned in a 7th century document, the Tribal Hidage. The tribal name is Brittonic rather than Old English and derives from *siccā, meaning...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
to Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, KG, KT, GCVO, TD, was a landowner and the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II....
and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. He was an older brother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
(later The Queen Mother), and therefore an uncle of Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
and Princess Margaret. At the outbreak of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he went in to service with the Black Watch
Black Watch
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The unit's traditional colours were retired in 2011 in a ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II....
. He died on 25 May 1949 in Angus
Angus
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Marriage and issue
The Earl married Lady Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin-Osborne (3 December 1888 – 18 June 1946), daughter of George Osborne, 10th Duke of LeedsGeorge Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds
George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds JP , styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1872 and subsequently Marquess of Carmarthen until 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician.-Background:...
, on 21 November 1908 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The couple had four children:
- Hon. John Patrick Bowes-Lyon, Master of Glamis (1 January 1910 – 19 September 1941), died in action, unmarried
- Lady Cecilia Bowes-Lyon (28 February 1912 – 20 March 1947), married Major Kenneth Harington, no issue
- Timothy Patrick Bowes-LyonTimothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and KinghorneTimothy Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was a British nobleman, the second son of Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the nephew of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, wife of King George VI...
(18 March 1918 – 13 September 1972), styled Master of Glamis from 1941, Lord Glamis from 1944, and later 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne; married Bridget Brennan, had one daughter who died in infancy - Lady Nancy Moira Bowes-Lyon (18 March 1918 – 11 February 1959), married firstly Lance Percy Burra-Robinson; secondly John Blair; had two sons from her first marriage:
- Christopher Patrick Burra-Robinson (born 6 August 1941)
- Simon Lance Burra-Robinson (born 5 August 1945)