Rhidian Crichton-Stuart
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Lord Rhidian Crichton-Stuart (4 June 1917 – 25 June 1969) was a son of John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute
and Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute
.
Rhidian Crichton-Stuart was educated at Ampleforth College
and at Magdalene College, Cambridge
. He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Artillery
(RARO). He was admitted to Royal Company of Archers
in 1948. He was British Delegate to the International Legislative Assembly, Tangier between 1953 and 1957. He was a Knight of Obedience, of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
He died on 25 June 1969, aged 52.
His eldest son, Frederick, also known as Fra' Fredrik Crichton-Stuart, headed Una Voce (Scotland)
, part of the international body of Una Voce
, of which he was president (2005–2006). Una Voce actively promotes and encourages the use of and petitions for wider indult
s in facilitating the traditional Tridentine Mass
in the Catholic liturgy.
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute KT was a Scottish peer, the son of John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute....
and Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute
Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute
Augusta Mary Monica Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, DBE was a daughter of Sir Alan Henry Bellingham, 4th Baronet and Lady Constance Julia Eleanor Georgiana Noel, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Gainsborough.-Marriage:...
.
Rhidian Crichton-Stuart was educated at Ampleforth College
Ampleforth College
Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, England, is the largest Roman Catholic co-educational boarding independent school in the United Kingdom. It opened in 1802, as a boys' school, and is run by the Benedictine monks and lay staff of Ampleforth Abbey...
and at Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene...
. He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
(RARO). He was admitted to Royal Company of Archers
Royal Company of Archers
The Royal Company of Archers is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland, a role it has performed since 1822 and the reign of King George IV, when the company provided a personal bodyguard to the King on his visit to Scotland. It is currently known as the Queen's...
in 1948. He was British Delegate to the International Legislative Assembly, Tangier between 1953 and 1957. He was a Knight of Obedience, of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
He died on 25 June 1969, aged 52.
Marriage/Children
He married Selina van Wijk on 20 July 1939. They had the following children.- Frederick John Patrick Crichton-Stuart (born 6 September 1940, died 14 June 2011)
- Mary Margot Patricia Crichton-Stuart (born 18 March 1942)
- Major Jerome Niall Anthony Crichton-Stuart (born 1 January 1948)
His eldest son, Frederick, also known as Fra' Fredrik Crichton-Stuart, headed Una Voce (Scotland)
Una Voce
Una Voce is an international federation of Catholic lay organizations attached to the Tridentine Mass....
, part of the international body of Una Voce
Una Voce
Una Voce is an international federation of Catholic lay organizations attached to the Tridentine Mass....
, of which he was president (2005–2006). Una Voce actively promotes and encourages the use of and petitions for wider indult
Indult
An indult in Catholic canon law is a permission, or privilege, granted by the competent church authority – the Holy See or the diocesan bishop, as the case may be – for an exception from a particular norm of church law in an individual case, for example, members of the consecrated life seeking to...
s in facilitating the traditional Tridentine Mass
Tridentine Mass
The Tridentine Mass is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published from 1570 to 1962. It was the most widely celebrated Mass liturgy in the world until the introduction of the Mass of Paul VI in December 1969...
in the Catholic liturgy.
Citations
- Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, DelawareWilmington, DelawareWilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., 2003), volume 1, p. 610.