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Anglo-Australian aristocrat and academic
The Earl of Wilton
Assumed office 1999Preceded by Seymour Egerton Assumed office 5 May 1957Preceded by Robert Grosvenor
Born Francis Egerton Grosvenor
(1934-02-08 ) 8 February 1934 (age 90) Spouses
Gilian Soames
(
m. 1957;
div. 1962)
Kyra Aslin
(
m. 1963;
div. 1973)
Suzanne Suckling
(
m. 1974; died 2018)
Children
Julian, Viscount Grey de Wilton
Lady Georgina Mitev
Parents Alma mater Melbourne University
Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton (born 8 February 1934), also known as Lord Francis Ebury ,[ 1] is an Anglo-Australian aristocrat , and academic .
Lord Wilton is the eldest son of Robert Egerton Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury , DSO , and his first wife, Anne Acland-Troyte . Lord Wilton succeeded his father as 6th Baron Ebury in 1957 and his fourth cousin, Seymour Egerton , as 8th Earl of Wilton in 1999.
As the great-great-great-grandson of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster , Lord Wilton is also heir presumptive to the title Marquess of Westminster currently held by Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster , Lord Wilton's fourth cousin-once-removed. Lord Wilton's stepfather from 1941-1947 was Henry Peregrine Hoare (1901-1981), son of Lady Geraldine Mariana Hoare (née Hervey, 1869-1955) and great great-uncle of Olivia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster .[ 2] [ 3]
Educated at Eton College , he pursued a career in the financial services industry in London , Melbourne and Hong Kong , before taking a doctorate in Philosophy-Arts at Melbourne University (2001), where he taught as Dr Francis Ebury.[ 4]
Lord Wilton served on the Board of Directors of Victorian Opera (Melbourne) 2012–17.[ 5]
Marriages and children [ edit ]
Lord Wilton has married three times. He was married firstly on 10 December 1957 to Gillian Elfrida Astley Soames (marriage dissolved 1962). They had one son:
Secondly, he married Kyra Aslin on 8 March 1963 (marriage dissolved 1973) without issue.
Thirdly, he married Suzanne Jean Suckling in 1974. They remained married until her death 44 years later and had one daughter:
Lady Georgina Lucy Grosvenor (29 March 1973 – 16 August 2003), a noted violist , married in 2000 to Dr Peter Mitev.[ 6]
His third wife was a biographer who wrote under the name "Sue Ebury": The Many Lives of Kenneth Myer ; Weary the Life of Sir Edward Dunlop , Weary: King Of The River . An editor and publisher, Lady Wilton was also a member of the Development Council of the National Library of Australia and patron of the Australian Garden History Society .
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