Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland

Francis Ronald Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland (born 18 February 1940), known as Francis Egerton until 2000, is a British peer from the Egerton family.

His Grace The Duke of Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland Earl of Ellesmere
Born	Francis Ronald Egerton Egerton 18 February 1940
Net worth	£585 million (Sunday Times Rich List 2020)
Spouse(s)	Mary Williams
Issue James Egerton, Marquess of Stafford Lord Henry Egerton
Parents	Cyril Reginald Egerton Mary Campbell

Family

Sutherland is the son of Cyril Reginald Egerton, the grandson of Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere. His mother was Mary, daughter of Sir Ronald Campbell.[1] Sutherland was educated at Eton and Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester (Gloucestershire).

Career

In 2000, Sutherland succeeded his first cousin once-removed as Duke of Sutherland and Earl of Ellesmere. Most of Sutherland's wealth is in the form of the art collection put together by the first Duke's uncle, Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, which had been inherited by the Ellesmere line of the family. In 2008 he sold Titian's Diana and Actaeon to the National Gallery of Scotland and National Gallery in London for £50m.[2]

He ranked 107th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2009, with an estimated wealth of £480m in art and land, including Mertoun House and Stetchworth House.[3] In the 2020 edition of the list, his net worth was estimated to be £585 million.[4]

Marriage and issue

Sutherland married Victoria Mary, daughter of Major-General Edward Alexander Wilmot Williams and his wife, Sybilla Margaret Archdale, on 11 May 1971.[1] They have two sons:

• James Granville Egerton, Marquess of Stafford (born 12 August 1975), who is married to Barbara Schneider (from Austria/Vienna). They have four daughters:
  • Lady Isabelle Victoria Egerton (born 10 December 2007)
  • Lady Louisa Anna Egerton (born 7 January 2010)
  • Lady Violet Mary Egerton (born 11 November 2011)
  • Lady Charlotte Mabel Ellesmere Egerton (born 26 March 2015)
• Lord Henry Alexander Egerton (born 28 February 1977), who is married to Harriet Carter. They have three daughters:
  • Beatrice Georgina Egerton (born 7 June 2005)
  • Fenella Sybilla Egerton (born 18 January 2008)
  • Rose Evelyn Egerton (born 20 March 2011)

Arms

Coat of arms of Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland

Coronet The coronet of a Duke Crest On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Lion rampant of the first supporting an Arrow Or feathered and headed Argent Escutcheon Argent a Lion rampant Gules between three Pheons Sable Supporters Dexter: a Horse Argent ducally gorged Or Sinister: a Griffin Or ducally gorged Azure Motto Sic Donec (Latin for "Thus until")

References

1. thepeerage.com Francis Ronald Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland
2. nationalgallery.org.uk 'Diana and Actaeon' is secured for the nation Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
3. Sunday Times Rich List 2009 The Duke of Sutherland
4. Times, The Sunday (2020-05-16). "Rich List 2020: profiles 201‑300=". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

External links

• Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland