Peerage Record – 324

     Albert II de Hoya, Conde de Hoya was born circa 1526. He married Katherine von Oldenburg, daughter of Anton I Graf von Delmenhorst and Sophie von Sachsen-Lauenburg, on 1 June 1561. He died on 18 March 1563.
     He gained the title of Conde de Hoya.

     General Sir Torquhil George Matheson of Lochalsh, 5th Bt. was born on 4 February 1871.² He was the son of Sir Alexander Matheson of Lochalsh, 1st Bt. and Eleanor Irving Perceval.³ He married, firstly, Ella Louisa Linton, daughter of James Henry Linton and Marcella Araminta Victoria Ross, on 2 July 1900.² He and Ella Louisa Linton were divorced in 1923.² He married, secondly, Lady Elizabeth Mary Gertrude Keppel, daughter of Lt.-Col. Arnold Allen Cecil Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle and Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton, on 23 July 1923.¹ He died on 13 November 1963 at age 92.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of officer in 1890 in the 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment (Hertfordshire Militia.)² He was commissioned in 1894 with the rank of officer, in the service of the Coldstream Guards.² He was Adjutant of the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards between 1897 and 1902.² He fought in the Boer War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was Regimental Adjutant of the Coldstream Guards between 1903 and 1905.² He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches ten times.² He was commander of the 3rd Battalion, 46th Scottish Infantry Brigade.² He was commander of the 4th Division.² He was commander of the 10th (Light) Division.² He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel.² He was commander of the Guards Division.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1918.² He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.² He was commander of the Waziristan Field Force between 1920 and 1924.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1921.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1930.² He was GOC-in-C of the Western Command, India between 1931 and 1935.² He gained the rank of General in 1934.² He partipicated in an ordinance between 1938 and 1945; Member of the Ross and Cromarty County Council.² He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Matheson, of Lochalsh, co. Ross [U.K., 1882] on 24 July 1944.²

     Merlin Charles Sainthill Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley of Toddington was born on 17 June 1939.² He was the son of Michael David Charles Hanbury-Tracy and Colline Amabel St. Hill.³ He married, firstly, Hon. Elizabeth Mairi Keppel, daughter of Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury and Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart, on 18 January 1980.¹ He and Hon. Elizabeth Mairi Keppel were divorced in 1988.¹ He married, secondly, Margarita Kellett in 1999.² He married, thirdly, Tatiana Dudina in 2010.⁴ He died on 5 September 2022 at age 83.⁴
     He succeeded as the 7th Baron Sudeley of Toddington, co. Gloucester [U.K., 1838] on 26 August 1941.⁵ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He graduated from Worcester College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1963 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was President of the Montgomeryshire Society between 1972 and 1973.² He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)² He wrote the book The Sudeleys, Lords of Toddington, published 1987.² He lived in 2003 at 25 Melcombe Court, Dorset Square, London, England.²

     Johann V Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg was born on 18 July 1439. He was the son of Bernhard II Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg and Adelheid von Pommern. He married Dorothea von Brandenburg, daughter of Friedrich II Kurfürst von Brandenburg and Katherine von Sachsen, on 14 February 1464. He died on 15 August 1507 at age 68.
     He gained the title of Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg.

     Dorothea von Brandenburg was born circa 1447. She was the daughter of Friedrich II Kurfürst von Brandenburg and Katherine von Sachsen. She married Johann V Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg, son of Bernhard II Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg and Adelheid von Pommern, on 14 February 1464. She died in March 1519.

     Friedrich II Kurfürst von Brandenburg was born on 19 November 1413 at Tangermünde, Germany. He was the son of Friedrich I Kurfürst von Brandenburg and Elisabeth Prinzessin von Bayern-Landshut.¹ He married Katherine von Sachsen, daughter of Friedrich I Kurfürst von Sachsen and Catherine von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, on 11 June 1441. He died on 17 February 1471 at age 57 at Plassenburg^G.
     He succeeded as the Kurfürst von Brandenburg in 1440.¹ He abdicated as Kurfürst von Brandenburg in 1470.¹

     Katherine von Pommern-Wolgast was the daughter of Eric II Herzog von Pommern-Wolgast and Sophie von Ober-Pommern. She married Heinrich I Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, son of Wilhelm II Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Kalenberg and Elisabeth zu Stolberg-Wernigerode, in August 1486. She died circa 1526.

     Peter Lathrop Lauritzen is the son of George F. Lauritzen.¹ He married Rose Deirdre Margaret Keppel, daughter of Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury and Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart, on 3 April 1975.¹

     George F. Lauritzen lived at River Forest, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Magnus II Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 1 January 1441.¹ He was the son of Heinrich IV Herzog von Mecklenburg and Dorothea von Hohenzollern.¹ He married Sophie von Pommern-Wolgast, daughter of Eric II Herzog von Pommern-Wolgast and Sophie von Ober-Pommern, on 29 May 1478.¹ He died on 20 November 1503 at age 62.¹
     He gained the title of Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.¹