Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland

The Most Honourable The Marquess of Zetland DL
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer 5 October 1989 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 3rd Marquess of Zetland
Succeeded by	Seat abolished [a]
Personal details
Born	Lawrence Mark Dundas (1937-12-28) 28 December 1937 (age 87)
Political party	Conservative

Lawrence Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland, DL (born 28 December 1937), less formally known as Mark Zetland, is a British hereditary peer, known before 1989 as Earl of Ronaldshay.

Early life and education

Lord Zetland is the eldest son of Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland, and Penelope Pike. He was educated at Harrow School and Christ's College, Cambridge, and then joined the Grenadier Guards. He succeeded to the marquessate and other titles upon the death of his father in 1989.

He is the elder brother of rock musician Lord David Dundas.

Later life

Lord Zetland was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of the County of North Yorkshire on 6 May 1994.[1] On 28 December 2012 he was moved to the retired list upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Lord Zetland appeared as a contestant on the 4 August 1959 episode of To Tell the Truth. He currently resides at Aske Hall.[2]

Marriage and children

Lord Zetland married Susan Chamberlin on 4 April 1964. They have four children:[3]

• Robin Lawrence Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay (born 5 March 1965), heir apparent to the marquessate and other titles.
• Lord James Edward Dundas (born 2 May 1967)
• Lady Henrietta Kate Dundas (born 9 February 1970)
• Lady Victoria Clare Dundas (born 2 January 1973)

Arms

Coat of arms of Mark Dundas, 4th 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]

Notes

1. Under the House of Lords Act 1999.

References

1. "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions LIEUTENANCY OF THE COUNTY OF YORKSHIRE". The London Gazette. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
2. "Zetland Estates > Aske Hall > Some History". Aske.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
3. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
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 Lawrence Dundas	Marquess of Zetland 1989–present Member of the House of Lords (1989–1999)	Incumbent Heir apparent: Robin Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Most Hon. The Marquess of Abergavenny	Gentlemen The Most Hon. The Marquess of Zetland	Followed by The Most Hon. The Marquess of Linlithgow