Peerage Record – 8051

     Doña María de La Piedad Iturbe y Scholtz-Hermensdorff, 2° Marquesa de Belvis de Las Navas was born on 31 August 1892 at Paris, France^G.¹ She was the daughter of Manuel de Iturbe y del Villar and María de La Trinidad von Scholtz-Hermensdorff y Behrz, Marquesa de Belvis de Las Navas.² She married Max Egon Maria Erwin Paul Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, son of Gottfried Karl Joseph Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Anna Gräfin von Schönborn-Buchheim, on 12 October 1921 at Madrid, Spain^G.¹ She died on 26 November 1990 at age 98 at Madrid, Spain^G.¹
     She gained the title of Marquesa de Belvis de las Navas.¹

     Alwyne Arthur Compton Farquharson, 16th of Invercauld and Omnalprie was born on 1 May 1919.² He was the son of Major Edward Robert Francis Compton and Sylvia Farquharson of Invercauld.² He married, firstly, Frances Strickland Lovell Oldham, daughter of Robert Pollard Oldham, on 3 February 1949.² He married, secondly, Patricia Gabrielle Estelle Simms-Adams, daughter of Henry Simms Norman Simms-Adams and Gabrielle (?), in 1993.² He died on 6 October 2021 at age 102.³
     He was given the name of Alwyne Arthur Compton at birth.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Scots Greys.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1945.² He held the office of Member of the Aberdeenshire County Council between 1949 and 1975.² He was recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Court on 30 November 1949.² On 30 November 1949 his name was legally changed to Alwyne Arthur Compton Farquharson.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Aberdeenshire in 1951.² He lived in 2003 at The Valley Farm, Brancaster Staithe, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England^G.²

     Frances Strickland Lovell Oldham was the daughter of Robert Pollard Oldham.² She married, firstly, Hon. James Henry Bertie Rodney, son of Lt.-Col. George Bridges Harley Dennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke and Hon. Corisande Evelyn Vere Guest, in 1928.² She married, secondly, Charles Gordon, son of Alexander Gordon of Pitlurg, on 5 July 1938.² She married, thirdly, Alwyne Arthur Compton Farquharson, 16th of Invercauld and Omnalprie, son of Major Edward Robert Francis Compton and Sylvia Farquharson of Invercauld, on 3 February 1949.¹ She and Charles Gordon were divorced in 1948.² She died in 1991.¹
     From 1928, her married name became Rodney. From 5 July 1938, her married name became Gordon.¹ From 3 February 1949, her married name became Farquharson.

     Charles Antony Sefi was born on 23 August 1974.¹ He is the son of Michael Richard Sefi and Harriet Mary Davidson.¹
     He was educated at Downside School, Bath, Somerset, England.¹

     Hon. Virginia Carington was born on 23 June 1946.³ She is the daughter of Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington of Upton and Iona Ellen McClean.¹ She married Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe, son of Roland Calvert Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe and Sonia Rosemary Keppel, on 1 January 1973 at Kensington Register Office, Kensington, London, England^G.^1,4 She and Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe were divorced in 1979.¹
     After her marriage, Hon. Virginia Carington was styled as Baroness Ashcombe on 1 January 1973. From 1 January 1973, her married name became Cubitt. In 1979 her name was legally changed to Carington.³ She was Assistant Master to the Household of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.⁵ She lived in 2003 at 5 Rutland Gate Mews, London, England^G.³ She was appointed Lieutenant, Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.) in 2012.⁵

     Mary Elizabeth Chipps is the daughter of Dr. Henry Davis Chipps.¹ She married, firstly, Geoffrey Mark Dent-Brocklehurst, son of Major John Henry Dent-Brocklehurst and Mary Morrison, before 1972.¹ She married, secondly, Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe, son of Roland Calvert Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe and Sonia Rosemary Keppel, on 29 March 1979.¹
     Mary Elizabeth Chipps usually went by her middle name of Elizabeth.³ From before 1979, her married name became Dent-Brocklehurst.¹ From 29 March 1979, her married name became Cubitt. After her marriage, Mary Elizabeth Chipps was styled as Baroness Ashcombe on 29 March 1979.

     Maria Francisca de Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Marquesa de Belvis de las Navas was born on 26 August 1922 at San Sebastián, Spain^G.¹ She was the daughter of Max Egon Maria Erwin Paul Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Doña María de La Piedad Iturbe y Scholtz-Hermensdorff, 2° Marquesa de Belvis de Las Navas.¹ She married Claudio Gamazo y Arnús, Marqués de Soto de Aller on 13 June 1945 at Madrid, Spain^G.¹ She died on 4 January 2007 at age 84.²
     She was given the name of Maria de la Piedad y de la Consolacion Francisca de Asis Maximiliana Manuela Godofreda Anna Mathilde Jesusa de Lexo Guadelupe de la Santisima Trinidad y todos los Santos at birth.¹ She gained the title of Marquesa de Belvis de las Navas.¹

     Duncan Henry Davidson was born on 29 March 1941.² He is the son of Lt.-Col. Colin Keppel Davidson and Lady Mary Rachel Fitzalan-Howard.^2,3 He married Sarah Filmer-Wilson, daughter of Major Robin Filmer-Wilson and Patricia Kenneth Richards, in 1965.²
     He was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England.² He held the office of Page of Honour to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1955 and 1957.² He gained the rank of officer between 1959 and 1963 in the Royal Scots Greys.² He lived in 2003 at Lilburn Tower, Northumberland, England^G.¹

     John Walter Maxwell Miller Richard was born on 19 April 1933 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² He was the son of Colonel John Ernest Miller Richard and Gaynor Woosnam.² He married, firstly, Mary Angela Scott, daughter of Thomas Ian Scott.³ He married, secondly, Christine (?)² He died on 15 August 2003 at age 70.²
     He was educated at Cargillfield School, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He was partner with Bell Lawrie.² He was chairman of the Scottish Stock Exchange in 1978.² He lived at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.³

     John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill was born on 4 October 1896.¹ He was the son of Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill and Lady Margaret Lygon.¹ He married, firstly, Christabel Hulme Hart, daughter of Lt.-Col. John Hart and Blanche Anstruther Erskine, on 18 October 1918 at St. Jude’s, Kensington, London, England^G.³ He and Christabel Hulme Hart were divorced in 1931.⁴ He married, secondly, Sibell Faithfull Lumley, daughter of Thomas Wilkinson Lumley, on 22 February 1937.³ He married, thirdly, Adeline Mary Constance Hone, daughter of Reverend Henry Evelyn Hone and Adeline Mabel Ellen Lane, on 24 July 1948.³ He died on 3 June 1973 at age 76.³
     He fought in the First World War.⁴ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.⁴ In April 1922 he petitioned for divorce on account of his wife’s adultery, with misconduct alleged as early as November 1918.³ In 1923 he again petitioned for a divorce, and disclaimed paternity of his son, Geoffrey. The petition was overturned on appeal in 1924.³ In 1925 his wife was granted a declaration that his son was legitmate (although this seems doubtful given the various claims.)³ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Ampthill, of Ampthill, co. Bedford [U.K., 1881] on 7 July 1935.³ He fought in the Second World War.⁴ He was awarded the Officer, U.S. Legion of Merit.⁴ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1945 avec palmes.⁴ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1945.⁴