Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
His Grace The Duke of Argyll | |
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![]() The Duke in 1953 | |
Predecessor | Niall Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll |
Successor | Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll |
Known for | 1963 divorce |
Born | Ian Douglas Campbell 18 June 1903 Paris, France |
Died | 7 April 1973 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 69)
Spouse(s) | |
Issue | Lady Jeanne Campbell Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll Lord Colin Ivar Campbell Lady Elspeth Campbell |
Parents | Douglas Campbell Aimee Lawrence |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 31 July 1963 – 7 April 1973 Hereditary Peerage | |
Succeeded by | Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1939–1945 |
Rank | ![]() |
Service number | 547098 |
Unit | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders |
Battles/wars |
Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th and 4th Duke of Argyll (18 June 1903 – 7 April 1973), was a Scottish
Early life
Ian Douglas Campbell was born in Paris, France.[1] He was the son of Douglas Walter Campbell and his wife, Aimee Marie Suzanne Lawrence. His paternal grandfather, Lord Walter Campbell, was the third son of the 8th Duke of Argyll. Through his father, he was the nephew of Queen Victoria's daughter Louise, who married John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, the fourth Governor General of Canada. He was educated at Milton Academy in the United States and Christ Church, Oxford.
He served during the
He inherited the titles
Personal life
Argyll was married four times.
Ian and Janet divorced in 1934. Argyll's second marriage was to Louise Hollingsworth Morris Vanneck, née Clews (d. 10 February 1970), daughter of Henry Clews Jr. by his wife Louise Hollingsworth Morris (ex-wife 1894–1901 of Frederick Gebhard) of Baltimore, Maryland, and former wife of Hon. Andrew Vanneck (md 1930–1933) on 23 November 1935. This marriage produced two sons:[5]
- Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll (1937–2001), who married Iona Colquhoun on 4 July 1964. They had two children:[5]
- Eleanor Cadbury, a member of the Cadbury chocolate family. The Duke and Duchess have three children:[citation needed]
- Archibald Friedrich Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (born London, 9 March 2004), known as Archie Lorne.
- Rory James Campbell (born London, 3 February 2006)
- Charlotte Mary Campbell (born London, 29 October 2008).
- Louise Iona Campbell (b. 1972), who married Anthony Burrell on 18 April 1998. They have two children.[5]
- Colin Ivar Campbell (b. 1946), who married Georgia Arianna Ziadie on 23 March 1974; they were divorced in 1975.[5]
This marriage also ended in divorce, in 1951.[5]
Argyll's third marriage was to
Argyll's fourth and final marriage was to
From this marriage he had a daughter:- Lady Elspeth Campbell (1967–1967), who lived only five days.[5]
They remained married until the duke's death on 7 April 1973. He died in a nursing home in Edinburgh.[1] He was succeeded by his son Ian.[5]
While most dukes and duchesses of Argyll are buried at Kilmun Parish Church, Ian Campbell and his son, the 12th duke, both chose to be buried on the island of Inishail in Loch Awe.
Ancestry
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In popular culture
- Ian and Margaret's marriage and scandalous divorce was dramatised in the Amazon/BBC's A Very British Scandal, written by Sarah Phelps and broadcast in 2021, starring Paul Bettany as the Duke, Claire Foy as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, and Sophia Myles as the Duke's previous wife, Louise Timpson.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ The Glasgow Herald. 9 April 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ The Times, 18 April 1973
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 153 § 1525".[unreliable source]
- ^ Gristwood, Sarah (26 December 2021). "The Argyll divorce: the society scandal that rocked 1960s Britain". BBC History. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Argyll, Duke of (S, 1701)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Hugh Davies (10 August 2000). "Duchess's 'headless man' was Fairbanks Jnr". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ a b "Mathilda, Dowager Duchess of Argyll, Dies at 70". The New York Times. 8 June 1997. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Currie, William (17 January 1993). "Mother's Search". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ a b Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (Volume 40 ed.). Burke's Peerage Limited. 1878. p. 39. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (11 March 2020). "'The ABC Murders' Writer Sarah Phelps Signs Up For 'A Very English Scandal' Season 2".
- ^ "A Very English Scandal series 2 will focus on the 'Dirty Duchess' divorce case". The Telegraph. Press Association. 31 January 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Williams, Zoe (17 December 2021). "'I like sex and am extremely good at it' – the real crime of the 'fellatio duchess' in A Very British Scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2021.