Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland

Lawrence Aldred Mervyn Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland (12 November 1908 – 5 October 1989), was a British hereditary peer, known before 1961 as the Earl of Ronaldshay. He was also a lawn tennis player of some note in the 1940s.[citation needed]

Early life and education

Lord Zetland was born in 1908, the elder son of Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland, and his wife Cicely Archdale. Like his father and grandfather before him, he was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He succeeded to the marquessate and other titles upon the death of his father in 1961.

Later life

Zetland competed at the All England Championships, Wimbledon. He was chairman of Catterick Bridge Racecourse and Redcar Racecourse for many years. He lived at Aske Hall, near Richmond, North Yorkshire. He had been chosen as the Conservative candidate for the seat of Bath had an election been held in 1939/1940.

Marriage and children

On 2 December 1936, Zetland married Katherine Mary Penelope Pike, daughter of Colonel Ebenezer John Lecky Pike and his wife, the artist Olive Snell. They had four children:[1]

  • Lawrence Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland (born 28 December 1937)
  • Lady Serena Jane Dundas (10 September 1940 – 22 November 2012), married Captain Nigel Ion Charles Kettlewell.
  • Lord David Paul Nicholas Dundas (born 2 June 1945) married, firstly, on 17 December 1971 to Corinna Maeve Wolfe Scott and secondly on 21 November 1997 to Taina Bettina Breuckmann.
  • Lord Richard Bruce Dundas (born 6 January 1951), married firstly on 15 June 1974 to Jane Melanie Wright, secondly on 9 April 1983 to Sophie Caroline Lascelles, and thirdly on 30 June 1995 to Ruth Anne Kennedy.

Lord Zetland's niece, Carolyne Christie, was married to Rock Scully, manager of The Grateful Dead, and later, in 1976, to Roger Waters of Pink Floyd.[2] His nephew, Carolyne's younger brother Willie Christie, is a photographer and film director.[3]

Death

Lord Zetland died in 1989 at the age of 80 and was succeeded in the marquessate and other titles by his eldest son, Mark.

Arms

Coat of arms of Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland
Coronet
A Coronet of a Marquess
Crest
A Lion's Head affrontée struggling through an Oak Bush all proper fructed Or crowned with an Antique Crown of the last
Escutcheon
Argent a Lion rampant within a Double Tressure flory counter-flory all within a Bordure Azure
Supporters
On either side a Lion proper crowned with an Antique Crown Or and gorged with a Chaplet of Oak leaves Vert fructed Gold with a Shield pendent from each, the dexter being charged with Argent a Saltire and Chief Gules on a Canton of the field a Lion rampant Azure for Bruce, and the sinister being charged with lozengy Argent and Gules for Fitzwilliam
Motto
Essayez (Try)[4]

References

  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  2. ^ Mabbett, Andy (2010). Pink Floyd - The Music and the Mystery. London: Omnibus. ISBN 978-1-84938-370-7.
  3. ^ Dehn, Georgia (25 January 2012). "Willie Christie recalls his life with the fashion editor Grace Coddington, 1975 - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ^ Debrett's peerage, and titles of courtesy, in which is included full information respecting the collateral branches of Peers, Privy Councillors, Lords of Session, etc. London: Dean. 1921. p. 946.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marquess of Zetland
1961–1989 		Succeeded by


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