Edward FitzClarence, 6th Earl of Munster explained

Honorific Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Earl of Munster
Birth Name:Edward Charles FitzClarence
Birth Date:1899 10, df=y
Birth Place:Kensington, London, England
Death Place:Surrey, England
Spouse:Monica Grayson
Vivian Scholfield
Issue:Anthony FitzClarence, 7th Earl of Munster
Lady Jill Mary FitzClarence
Father:Charles FitzClarence
Mother:Violet Spencer-Churchill

Edward Charles FitzClarence, 6th Earl of Munster (3 October 1899 – 1983)[1] was a British peer. He became Earl of Munster in 1975 on the death of his cousin.[2]

Life

He was the son of Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence from his marriage to Violet Spencer-Churchill. He attended Eton College and the Royal Military College and then served as a captain in the Irish Guards.[3] On 26 August 1975 he succeeded his childless second cousin, Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster, as 6th Earl of Munster and sat in the House of Lords.

Marriages and offspring

On 30 July 1925, he married Monica Grayson, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Grayson, 1st Baronet. They divorced in 1930. They had two children:

On 28 September 1939, he married his second wife, Vivian Scholfield. They had no children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr Edward Fitz-Clarence . 2024-01-05 . Hansard.
  2. Web site: Obituaries: The Earl of Munster . telegraph.co.uk . 11 January 2001 . Anthony Charles FitzClarence was born on March 21 1926, the only son of Edward FitzClarence, who succeeded as 6th Earl in 1975 on the death of his kinsman.
  3. News: 1983-11-17 . EARL OF MUNSTER . 2024-01-05 . The Daily Telegraph . 16.