CHARLES PETTY-FITZMAURICE, 9TH MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNE

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'Charles Maurice Petty-FitzMaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne' LVO (born February 21 1941) is a British peer, the son of George Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne and Barbara Chase.
He married, firstly, Lady Frances Helen Mary Eliot (6 March 1943–6 January 2004), daughter of Nicholas Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans, on 9 October 1965 and they were divorced in 1987. They had four children:

★ Lady Arabella Helen Mary Petty-Fitzmaurice (b. 30 August 1966), married Rupert Unwin and had issue.

★ Lady Rachel Barbara Violet Petty-Fitzmaurice (b. 30 January 1968), married James Spickernell and had issue.

★ Simon Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Shelburne (b. 1970)

★ Lord William Nicholas Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice (b. 25 September 1973)
He married, secondly, Fiona Mary Merritt, in 1987. He was page of honour to the Queen in 1956. The family home is Bowood House.