Peerage Record – 1670

     Maj.-Gen. Robert Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount Arbuthnott was born on 21 August 1897.¹ He was the son of John Campbell Arbuthnott and Jeannie Sinclair Hamilton.¹ He married Ursula Collingwood, daughter of Sir William Collingwood, on 10 January 1924.¹ He died on 15 December 1966 at age 69.¹
     He was educated at Fettes School, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War.³ He gained the rank of General Staff Officer (2) in 1938 in the Staff College.³ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1938.³ He fought in the Palestine Campaign between 1938 and 1939, where he was mentioned in despatches.³ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.³ He was commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade between 1942 and 1944 at Italy^G.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1944.³ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1944.³ He was commander of the 78th Infantry Division between 1944 and 1946.³ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1945 in the Black Watch.³ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)³ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1945.³ He was awarded the Commander, U.S. Legion of Merit.³ He held the office of Chairman of the British Military Commission to the Egyptian Army in 1946.³ He was Chief of Staff of the Scottish Command between 1948 and 1949.³ He was Commander of the Highland District between 1949 and 1952.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kincardineshire in 1959.³ He was Colonel of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) between 1960 and 1964.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire between 1960 and 1966.³ He succeeded as the 15th Lord Inverbervie, of co. Kincardine [S., 1641] on 17 October 1960.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, of co. Kincardine [S., 1641] on 17 October 1960.¹

     Ursula Collingwood was the daughter of Sir William Collingwood.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Robert Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount Arbuthnott, son of John Campbell Arbuthnott and Jeannie Sinclair Hamilton, on 10 January 1924.¹ She died in 1989.¹
     From 10 January 1924, her married name became Arbuthnott.¹ After her marriage, Ursula Collingwood was styled as Viscountess of Arbuthnott on 17 October 1960.

     Sir William Collingwood was born on 18 August 1855 at London, England^G.² He married Maria Elizabeth Lermit, daughter of Reverend Gerald Thompson Lermit, in 1887. He died on 2 November 1928 at age 73.²
     He was managing director of the Vulcan Foundary in 1892.² He was registered as a Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (M.I.C.E.)² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1917.³ He lived at Dedham Grove, Colchester, Essex, England^G.¹

     John Campbell Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount Arbuthnott was born on 26 October 1924.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Robert Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount Arbuthnott and Ursula Collingwood.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth Darley Oxley, daughter of Commander Christopher Bernard Oxley and Kathleen Maude Eginton Grant, on 3 September 1949.¹ He died on 14 July 2012 at age 87.²
     He was educated at Fettes School, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Fleet Air Arm.)³ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1945.³ He graduated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1949 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He was in the Agriculture Land Service, Ministry of Agriculture between 1949 and 1955.³ He was a senior land agent for the Nature Conservancy in Scotland between 1955 and 1967.³ He succeeded as the 16th Lord Inverbervie, of co. Kincardine [S., 1641] on 15 December 1966.¹ He succeeded as the 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, of co. Kincardine [S., 1641] on 15 December 1966.¹ He graduated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1967 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He was appointed Officer, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (O.St.J.) in 1972.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the Grampian Region (Kincardineshire) in 1977.³ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1986.³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh (F.R.S.E.)³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (F.R.I.C.S.) He was appointed Fellow, Chartered Land Agents’ Society (F.L.A.S.)³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1996.³ He lived in 1999 at Arbuthnott House, Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland^G.³

     Marie Amalie Friederike Auguste Prinzessin von Sachsen was born on 10 August 1794. She was the daughter of Maximilian Prinz von Sachsen and Carolina Maria di Borbone, Principessa di Parma. She died on 18 September 1870 at age 76 at Pillnitz, Germany^G.
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Sachsen.

     Mary Elizabeth Darley Oxley was born circa 1924.² She was the daughter of Commander Christopher Bernard Oxley and Kathleen Maude Eginton Grant.^1,3 She married John Campbell Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount Arbuthnott, son of Maj.-Gen. Robert Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount Arbuthnott and Ursula Collingwood, on 3 September 1949.¹ She died on 16 January 2010.²
     From 3 September 1949, her married name became Arbuthnott.¹ After her marriage, Mary Elizabeth Darley Oxley was styled as Viscountess of Arbuthnott on 15 December 1966.

     John Baring, 5th Baron Revelstoke of Membland was born on 2 December 1934.¹ He was the son of Rupert Baring, 4th Baron Revelstoke of Membland and Hon. Flora Breckinridge Fermor-Hesketh.¹ He died on 5 June 2003 at age 68 at Kenya^G, unmarried.^1,2
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Revelstoke of Membland, co. Devon [U.K., 1885] on 18 July 1994.³

     James Cecil Baring, 6th Baron Revelstoke of Membland was born on 16 August 1938 at Bryanston Square, London, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Rupert Baring, 4th Baron Revelstoke of Membland and Hon. Flora Breckinridge Fermor-Hesketh.¹ He married, firstly, Aneta Laline Dennis Fisher, daughter of Erskine Arthur Hamilton Fisher, on 16 August 1968 at London, England^G.^1,2 He married, secondly, Sarah Stubbs, daughter of William Edward Stubbs, in 1983 at Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France^G.^1,2 He died on 7 February 2012 at age 73.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baron Revelstoke of Membland, co. Devon [U.K., 1885] on 5 June 2003.⁴

     Aneta Laline Dennis Fisher was born circa 1945.² She was the daughter of Erskine Arthur Hamilton Fisher.¹ She married Philip Robinson.² She married James Cecil Baring, 6th Baron Revelstoke of Membland, son of Rupert Baring, 4th Baron Revelstoke of Membland and Hon. Flora Breckinridge Fermor-Hesketh, on 16 August 1968 at London, England^G.^1,3 She died on 28 June 2010 at Canterbury, Kent, England.²
     Her married name became Baring.

     Alexander Rupert Baring, 7th Baron Revelstoke of Membland was born on 9 April 1970 at London, England^G.^1,2 He is the son of James Cecil Baring, 6th Baron Revelstoke of Membland and Aneta Laline Dennis Fisher.¹
     He succeeded as the 7th Baron Revelstoke of Membland, co. Devon [U.K., 1885] on 7 February 2012.³