FitzRoy Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan
FitzRoy Somerset | |
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Baron Raglan | |
Born | 8 November 1927 |
Died | 24 January 2010 |
Noble family | House of Beaufort |
Spouse(s) | Alice Baily |
Father | FitzRoy Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan |
Mother | Julia Hamilton |
FitzRoy John Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan (6 November 1927 – 24 January 2010) was a British peer, the son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and the .[1] He married Alice Baily, daughter of Peter Baily, in 1973. He and Alice were divorced in 1981. They had no children.
Charity work[]
Raglan was the president of the equality charity Parity.[2]
He was the Patron of the Bugatti Owners' Club, owners and operators of the renowned Prescott Speed Hill Climb, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Death and will[]
The 5th Baron died in the early hours of 24 January 2010 at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire aged 82.[1]
The title passed to his younger brother, Geoffrey, 6th Baron Raglan, but he willed the family seat, Cefntilla Court, to a nephew, Henry van Moyland of Los Angeles, not to the baron or his heirs.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b BBC News - Lord Raglan dies in hospital near his Usk home
- ^ Parity - Campaigning for equal rights for UK men and women
- ^ Walesonline, "The disinheritance of Lord Raglan's nephew and future title holder causes split in family", "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), 8 February 2011
- 1927 births
- 2010 deaths
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Eldest sons of British hereditary barons
- Somerset family
- Welsh Guards officers