Ralph Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Beaulieu

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The Baron Montagu of Beaulieu
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Lord Montagu in 2010, by Allan Warren
Born Ralph Douglas-Scott-Montagu
(1961-03-13) 13 March 1961 (age 63)
Residence Beaulieu Palace House
Predecessor Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Heir Hon. Jonathan Deane Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Spouse(s) Ailsa Camm
Parents Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Belinda Crossley
Occupation Graphic designer and Head of Heritage Radio

Ralph Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (born 13 March 1961) is an English aristocrat, owner of the Beaulieu Estate, home of the National Motor Museum, and the current Baron Montagu of Beaulieu.

Early life and family

Lord Montagu was born on 13 March 1961 and is the son of Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1926–2015), and his first wife, Belinda, Lady Montagu, née Crossley (b. 1932). Montagu is the grandson of John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1866–1929) and his second wife, Alice Crake (1895–1996).[1] Together Montagu's parents had:

  • Ralph Douglas-Scott-Montagu
  • Hon. Mary Rachel Douglas-Scott-Montagu (born 1964), married with issue to Rupert Montagu Scott[2]

His parents divorced in 1974 and later that year, his father married his second wife, Fiona Margaret Herbert, with whom he had another son:

  • Hon. Jonathan Deane Douglas-Scott-Montagu (born 11 October 1975).[3][4]

Career

Lord Montagu is a graphic designer and Head of Heritage Radio at Radio Times.[5] He produced Lord Montagu a documentary about his father, and a series of short films about the stars of the TV comedy series Dad's Army.[6]

He is also President of the Solent Protection Society, a Governor of Walhampton School, a Director of Beaulieu Enterprises Ltd, and trustee of the National Motor Museum Trust, the Countryside Education Trust and the Hampshire Archives Trust.[7]

Concerned that local residents were being priced out, Lord Montagu was instrumental in securing social housing in the village of Beaulieu.[8]

Personal life

Lord Montagu is married to Ailsa, Lady Montagu, née Camm.[9] The couple have no children.

The heir presumptive to the barony is Lord Montagu's half-brother, the Hon. Jonathan Deane Douglas-Scott-Montagu, a biochemist who is married to photographer Nathalie Daoust.[10]

References

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  2. ↑ Mary Rachel Douglas marriage
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  5. ↑ http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2013/08/back-in-the-frame.cfm
  6. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0598750
  7. ↑ http://www.walhampton.com/information/governors
  8. ↑ http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13637714.MONTAGU__Meet_the_new_Lord_of_the_Manor/
  9. ↑ http://www.nqsouthern.com/digitalpublication/digitalpublications/index.cfm?dpid=171&section_id=1408
  10. ↑ http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11515113.Lord_Montagu_s_son_snaps_up_photographer_bride/

External links

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Montagu of Beaulieu
31 August 2015–present		 Incumbent
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