Angus Charles Drogo Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester, etc. (9 October 1938, Kimbolton Castle

Kimbolton Castle

Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, is best known as the final home of King Henry VIII's first queen, Catherine of Aragon. Originally a medieval castle but converted into a stately palace, it was the family seat of the Dukes of Manchester from 1615 until 1950...

, Huntingdonshire

Huntingdonshire

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 – 25 July 2002), was a British hereditary peer

Peerage of Great Britain

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, the son of the 10th Duke of Manchester

Alexander Montagu, 10th Duke of Manchester

Alexander George Francis Drogo Montagu, 10th Duke of Manchester OBE was a Royal Navy officer and British hereditary peer...

, and the younger brother of the 11th Duke

Sidney Montagu, 11th Duke of Manchester

thumb|right|The Duke in 1981, by [[Allan Warren]]Sidney Arthur Robin George Drogo Montagu, 11th Duke of Manchester, etc. was a British hereditary peer, the son of the 10th Duke of Manchester and the elder brother of the 12th Duke.He married firstly on 5 February 1955 Adrienne Valerie Christie...

.

Education and occupation

After preparatory school in Wales

Wales

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, he was educated at Gordonstoun School. Thereafter followed three years in the Royal Marines

Royal Marines

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. He had occupations in the oil industry and in tourist-related activities, and was variously engaged as a clothes salesman, a barman, and a “crocodile wrestler”.

Family

First marriage
On 22 November 1961 at Geelong, Australia

Australia

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, Lord Angus Montagu married Mary Eveleen McClure, daughter of Walter Gillespie McClure of Geelong. The couple was separated in 1965 and divorced in 1970. She is now Mary, Lady Angus Montagu.

They had three children:

• Alexander Charles David Drogo Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester
  Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester
  Alexander Charles David Drogo Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester is an Australian-born hereditary peer of the Peerage of Great Britain.-Parents:...
  
  
• Lord Kimble William Drogo Montagu (b. October 1964), married in 1997 to Sally Elizabeth Nurse; children:
  • Emily Elizabeth Beatrix Montagu (b. 1999)
  • William Anthony Drogo Montagu (b. 2000)
• Lady Emma Montagu (b. September 1965), married in 2001 to Lance Hodgkinson

Second marriage
In 1971, Lord Angus Montagu married Diane Pauline Plimsaul of Wimborne, Dorset

Dorset

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, daughter of Arthur Plimsaul of Corfe Mullen

Corfe Mullen

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 in the same county. The couple was divorced in 1985. She is now Diane, Duchess of Manchester.

Third marriage
In 1989, the Duke of Manchester married Anne-Louise Taylor, formerly Mrs. Bird, daughter of Dr. Alfred Butler Taylor of Cawthorne

Cawthorne

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, Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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. The couple was divorced in 1998. She is now Anne-Louise, Duchess of Manchester.

Fourth marriage
On 22 April 2000 at Swedish Church, Mayfair

Mayfair

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 in London

London

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, the Duke of Manchester married former fashion model Biba Hiller (born Jennians on 3 February 1942). The couple were divorced in 2001. Biba, Duchess of Manchester, died of cancer aged 61 on 11 October 2003.

Titles and styles

• 1938–1947: —
• 1947–1985: Lord Angus Montagu
• 1985–2002: His Grace the Duke of Manchester

Various

The Duke was described by The Guardian newspaper as "a one-man argument against the hereditary rights of peers".

The Duke was a convicted con-man and served time in prison in the United States of America for fraud.

The Duke established together with Allan Warren

Allan Warren

Michael Allan Warren is an English society-photographer, writer and former actor. His work encompasses works of many celebrities during the late 1960s, 70s and into the 80s, such as members of the British Royal Family, influential politicians and artists in both music and literature as well as...

the Duke's Trust, a charity for children in need.