Leopold Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick
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Born | Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville 10 September 1882 |
Died | 31 January 1928 Hove, East Sussex, England | (aged 45)
Spouse |
Elfrida Marjorie Eden
(m. 1909) |
Children | First World War |
Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick,
Early life
Greville was born on 10 September 1882, the son of Francis Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick and his wife, the former Daisy Maynard.[1][2]
He was educated at Eton,[1] he eventually ran away from the school, supposedly selling his fur coat and gun to travel to join the Second Boer War.[3]
He succeeded his father in the earldom in January 1924.[2]
Military service
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Death
He died at a nursing home in Hove on 31 January 1928.[2]
Personal life
On 29 April 1909, Lord Warwick married Elfrida Marjorie Eden (1887–1943). She was the only daughter of Sir William Eden, 7th Baronet and Sybil Frances Grey (a daughter Sir William Grey KCSI by his second wife). Together, Lord Warwick and Elfrida were the parents of three children:[7]
- Charles Guy Fulke Greville, 7th Earl of Warwick (1911–1984).[8]
- Richard Francis Maynard Greville (1913–1968),[9] who served as a Governor of University College Hospital from 1952 to 1968.[7]
- John Ambrose Henry Greville (1918–1942), who was killed in action.[7]
After his death, his widow, the Countess of Warwick served as Mayor of Warwick in 1929, 1930 and 1931 before her death on 10 February 1943.[7]
Selected works
- An Eye-witness in Manchuria (1905). London: E. Nash.
References
- ^ a b c d Hesilrige, Arthur G. M., ed. (1921). Debrett's Peerage, and Titles of Courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 907. Retrieved 13 November 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: The Earl of Warwick". The Daily Telegraph. 1 February 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 13 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 9780947893354. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "No. 27171". The London Gazette. 6 March 1900. p. 1533.
- ^ "No. 27351". The London Gazette. 3 September 1901. p. 5812.
- ^ Canadian Expeditionary Force Service File RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1097 - 43
- ^ a b c d e "Warwick, Earl of (GB, 1759)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-4738-6571-6.
- ISBN 978-0-9711966-8-1.