Francis Napier, 15th Lord Napier

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The Right Honourable
Francis, Lord Napier
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Born (1962-11-03) 3 November 1962 (age 61)
Title Lord Napier, Baron Ettrick, and baronet of Nova Scotia
Spouse(s) Zara Jane McCalmont
Children William Alexander Hugh Napier  • Sophie Eleanor Rose Napier
Parent(s) Nigel, Lord Napier  • Delia Mary Pearson

Francis David Charles Napier, Lord Napier and Ettrick (born 3 November 1962) is a Scottish nobleman, the hereditary chief of the Napiers. He is the son of Nigel, 14th Lord Napier and Delia Mary Pearson, daughter of Major Archibald David Barclay Pearson.

Lord Napier was educated at Stanbridge Earls School and at the Otley College of Agriculture and Horticulture.[1] On the death of his father in 2012 he succeeded as him Lord Napier, Lord Ettrick, and Baronet of Nova Scotia; however, he has not formally proven his succession to the latter title.

In 1993 he married Zara Jane McCalmont, only daughter of Hugh Dermot McCalmont. They have two children:[2]

  • The Honourable William Alexander Hugh Napier, Master of Napier (born 10 June 1996)
  • The Honourable Sophie Eleanor Rose Napier (born 24 May 1999)

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Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Lord Napier
2012–present
Succeeded by
incumbent
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Ettrick
2012–present
Succeeded by
incumbent