Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh

Arthur Edward Rory Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh, DL (born 25 August 1969), styled Viscount Elveden until 1992, is an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and businessman. He is a member of the Guinness family.

Biography[]

An Anglo-Irish aristocrat, Iveagh is the son of Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh, and Miranda Guinness (née Smiley). He is usually known to his family and friends as Edward, or Ned, Iveagh.^[1]

Becoming Earl of Iveagh from his father's death, he sat regularly as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords from 18 June 1992.^[2] He was one of the youngest peers, and did not join a political party but sat as a crossbencher.^[1] On 11 November 1999, he was among the bulk of hereditary peers who were removed from the Lords by the House of Lords Act 1999.^[2]

On 27 October 2001, the nobleman married interior designer Clare Hazell, at St Andrew's and St Patrick's, Elveden, Suffolk.^[3] The couple have two sons:

• Arthur, Viscount Elveden (b. 2002)

Lord Iveagh lives on the 22,486-acre (91 km²) Elveden Estate in Suffolk, England (2.6% of the county).^[1] The land is productive in the modern global economy as a one-unit arable farm for root vegetables most seasons, growing cereals as a break crop. Approximately 4,000 acres (16 km²) is forest.^{[citation needed]}

Iveagh sold Farmleigh, the family's Irish home, and its park, adjacent to the Phoenix Park in Dublin, to the Irish Government in 1999 for the market price of €29.2m (£18.9m).^{[citation needed]}

Arms[]

Coat of arms of Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh hide

Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest 1st: A Boar passant quarterly Or and Gules (Magennis); 2nd: On a Pillar Argent encircled by a Ducal Coronet Or an Eagle preying on a Bird's Leg erased proper Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Per saltire Gules and Azure a Lion rampant Or on a Chief Ermine a Dexter Hand couped at the wrist of the first (McCartan); 2nd and 3rd, Argent on a Fess between three Crescents Sable a Trefoil slipped Or (Guinness) Supporters On either side a Stag Gules collared gemel and attired Or each resting a hind hoof upon an Escutcheon Vert charged with a Lion rampant Or Motto Spes Mea In Deo (My hope is in God)

References[]

External links[]

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Iveagh
• A Year in the Life of a Country Estate – A series of 12 articles about Elveden from the BBC, dating from 2003.