Lord Charles Fitzmaurice
Lord Charles Mercer Nairne | |
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| Born | Charles George Francis Fitzmaurice 12 February 1874 |
| Died | 30 October 1914 (aged 40) |
| Spouse |
Lady Violet Elliot-Murray-Kynymound (m. 1909) |
| Children | Mary Margaret Elizabeth Mercer Nairne George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Parent(s) | Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Relatives | Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (grandfather) James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn (grandfather) |
Lord Charles George Francis Fitzmaurice MVO (12 February 1874 – 30 October 1914) was an English soldier and courtier. For the last few months of his life he was known as Lord Charles Mercer Nairne.
Early life
Fitzmaurice was the younger son of the former
His paternal grandparents were
Career
He joined the 1st King's Dragoon Guards in 1895, and served as an aide-de-camp to Frederick Roberts during the Boer War 1899–1900. He stayed as a lieutenant of the 1st Dragoon Guards until January 1901,[3] when he was seconded for service on the army staff as Aide-de-camp to Lord Roberts, who had been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Lord Roberts resigned when this post was abolished in early 1904, and Petty-Fitzmaurice was promoted to captain of his former regiment the 1st Dragoons in October 1904.[4]
In May 1902, he was part of a delegation led by the
From 1909, he was an
Personal life
On 20 January 1909, he married
- Mary Margaret Elizabeth Mercer Nairne (1910–2003), who married Lt. Col. granted the rank of a marquess's daughter in 1946.[7]
- George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne (1912–1999)[2]
Lord Charles was killed in action on 30 October 1914. He is buried in Ypres Town Cemetery.[8] The inscription on his gravestone reads: NOT IN VAIN NOT UNHONOURED NOT FORGOTTEN THEY GAVE UP THEIR LIVES.[8]
After his death, his widow Violet remarried to John Jacob Astor V on 28 August 1916.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Lansdowne, Marquess of (GB, 1784)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b Doughty, Eleanor (14 August 2017). "Breathing fresh life into Bowood House, where Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "No. 27315". The London Gazette. 21 May 1901. p. 3461.
- ^ "No. 27735". The London Gazette. 15 November 1904. p. 7367.
- ^ "The King of Spain´s enthronement". The Times. No. 36769. London. 16 May 1902. p. 5.
- Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 1915 edition, p. 1190.
- ^ "No. 37502". The London Gazette. 15 March 1946. p. 1387.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Mercer-Nairne, Lord Charles George Francis". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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