Adrian John Charles Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow (born 1 July 1946), styled Viscount Aithrie until 1952 and Earl of Hopetoun between 1952 and 1987, is a British

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. His family seat is

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, near

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, Scotland. He was educated at

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Family

Lord Linlithgow is the son of

Charles Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow Charles William Frederick Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow MC (7 April 1912 – 7 April 1987) was a British peer and businessman. Early years The son of Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow. He was the elder twin brother of John Hope, 1st Ba ...

, and Vivien Kenyon-Slaney (1918–1964). Lord Linlithgow has been married three times. He married, firstly, Anne Pamela Leveson, daughter of Arthur Edmund Leveson and Margaret Ruth Maude, on 9 January 1968. The couple had two children before divorcing in 1978. * Andrew Victor Arthur Charles Hope, Earl of Hopetoun (b. 22 May 1969); married Skye Laurette Bovill, daughter of Major Bristow Charles Bovill and Kerry Anne Reynolds, on 10 July 1993. The couple have four children. * Lord Alexander John Adrian Hope (b. 3 February 1971) He married, secondly, Peta Carol Binding, daughter of Charles Victor Ormond Binding, in 1980. They had two children. He and Peta Carol Binding were divorced in 1997. * Lady Louisa Vivienne Hope (b. 16 April 1981); married Michael Van den Berg in 2012Morris, Susan
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2019. Retrieved 2 June 2022. * Lord Robert Charles Robin Adrian Hope (b. 17 January 1984); married Tamarisk Zoe Morris in 2015 He married, thirdly, Auriol Veronica Mackeson-Sandbach, daughter of Captain Graham Lawrie Mackeson-Sandbach and Geraldine Pamela Violet Sandbach, on 1 November 1997. He and Auriol Veronica Mackeson-Sandbach were divorced in 2007. The current Marquess is expected to be succeeded by his eldest son, Andrew, Earl of Hopetoun. Lord Hopetoun is married to Skye Bovill, now Countess of Hopetoun. He is a former

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. Lord and Lady Hopetoun take part in

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's carriage procession at

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. Lord and Lady Hopetoun live in

and the 4th Marquess lives on the Estate.History of the Hope family

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linlithgow, Adrian Hope, 4th Marquess Of 1946 births Living people People educated at Eton College

Adrian Adrian is a form of the Latin language, Latin given name Adrianus (given name), Adrianus or Hadrianus (disambiguation), Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria (river), Adria from the Venetic language, Venetic and ...

Marquesses of Linlithgow Hereditary peers removed under the House of Lords Act 1999