Christopher Guy Heneage Finch-Hatton, 15th Earl of Winchilsea
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Christopher Guy Heneage Finch-Hatton (2 August 1911 - 7 March 1950) was the 15th Earl of Winchilsea
and 10th Earl of Nottingham. He acceded to the titles in 1939 on the death of his father, Guy Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea. His mother was Margaretta Armstrong Drexel, the daughter of banker Anthony Joseph Drexel of Philadelphia.
On July 10, 1935, he married Countess Gladys Széchényi Sárvár-Felsövidék, daughter of Count László Széchényi Sárvár-Felsövidék
and Gladys Moore Vanderbilt
. They divorced in 1946, after having two sons:
He married, secondly, Agnes Mary Conroy, daughter of Patrick Joseph Conroy, on 17 June 1946. He died on 7 March 1950 at age 38
The 15th Earl died March 7, 1950 and was succeeded by his eldest son.
Earl of Winchilsea
Earl of Winchilsea and Earl of Nottingham are two titles in the Peerage of England held by the Finch family that have been united under a single holder since 1729. The Finch family is believed to be descended from Henry FitzHerbert, Lord Chamberlain to King Henry I . The name change came in the...
and 10th Earl of Nottingham. He acceded to the titles in 1939 on the death of his father, Guy Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea. His mother was Margaretta Armstrong Drexel, the daughter of banker Anthony Joseph Drexel of Philadelphia.
On July 10, 1935, he married Countess Gladys Széchényi Sárvár-Felsövidék, daughter of Count László Széchényi Sárvár-Felsövidék
László Széchenyi
Count László Széchenyi de Sárvár-felsővidék , Austro Hungarian military officer, Imperial Chamberlain, diplomat, venture capitalist. He was son of count Imre Széchenyi de Sárvár-felsővidék and countess Alexandrina Sztáray-Szirmay de Sztára, Nagymihály, Csernek, Tarkeö, Szirma et Szirmabessenyő...
and Gladys Moore Vanderbilt
Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi was an American heiress from the prominent United States Vanderbilt family, and the wife of a Hungarian count.-Family background:...
. They divorced in 1946, after having two sons:
- Christopher Denys Stormont Finch-Hatton, 16th Earl of Winchilsea, b. 1936.
- Robin Heneage Finch-Hatton, b. 1939
He married, secondly, Agnes Mary Conroy, daughter of Patrick Joseph Conroy, on 17 June 1946. He died on 7 March 1950 at age 38
The 15th Earl died March 7, 1950 and was succeeded by his eldest son.