Sir Peter Petrie, 5th Baronet
Sir Peter Charles Petrie, 5th Baronet, CMG (7 March 1932 – 28 October 2021) was a British diplomat.
Career
Peter Petrie (whose father was the historian
British Ambassador to Belgium
1985–89.
Petrie succeeded to the
City University London
1997–2002.
Petrie was appointed CMG in 1980 and Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 2006.
Personal life
On 8 November 1958 Petrie married Liduina Maria Fortunata von Oberndorff (born 1933), daughter of Charles-Alphonse von Oberndorff and a grand-daughter of the German diplomat Alfred von Oberndorff. They had two sons and a daughter, including Charles James (born 1959), later the 6th baronet.[1]
Petrie died on 28 October 2021, at the age of 89, and was succeeded by his elder son.[2][3]
Arms
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References
- PETRIE, Sir Peter (Charles), Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011, accessed 25 March 2012
- Sir Peter Petrie, Bt, CMG Authorised Biography – Debrett’s People of Today
- ^ Burke's Peerage, volume 3, 2003, p. 3124
- ^ Petrie
- ^ "Sir Peter Petrie, Bt, successful Ambassador to Belgium who then moved smoothly into the world of international banking – obituary". The Telegraph. 3 November 2021. (subscription required)
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1956.