Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland

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His Grace

The Duke of Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland
Earl of Ellesmere
Full name
Francis Ronald Egerton
Born (1940-02-18) 18 February 1940 (age 84)
London, Middlesex
Net worthSteady £585 million (Sunday Times Rich List 2020)
Spouse(s)Victoria Mary Williams
IssueJames Egerton, Marquess of Stafford
Lord Henry Egerton
ParentsCyril Reginald Egerton
Mary Campbell

Francis Ronald Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland (born 18 February 1940), known as Francis Ronald Egerton until 2000, is a British peer from the Egerton family.

Family

Sutherland is the son of Cyril Reginald Egerton, the grandson of

Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester (Gloucestershire)
.

Career

On 21 July 2000, Sutherland succeeded his

National Gallery in London for £50 million.[1]

He ranked 107th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2009, with an estimated wealth of £480m in art and land, including Mertoun House and Stetchworth House.[2] In the 2020 edition of the list, his net worth was estimated to be £585 million.[3]

Marriage and issue

Sutherland married Victoria Mary Williams, born in

Major-General Alexander Williams and wife Sybilla Margaret Archdale, in Winterborne Monkton, Dorset
, on 11 May 1974.> They have two sons:

  • James Granville Egerton, Marquess of Stafford
  • Lord Henry Alexander Egerton

Arms

Coat of arms of Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland
Coronet
The coronet of a Duke
Crest
On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Lion rampant of the first supporting an Arrow Or feathered and headed Argent
Escutcheon
Argent a Lion rampant Gules between three Pheons Sable
Supporters
Dexter: a Horse Argent ducally gorged Or
Sinister: a Griffin Or ducally gorged Azure
Motto
Sic Donec (Latin for "Thus until")

References

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Duke of Sutherland
2000–present
Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gentlemen
The Duke of Sutherland
Succeeded by