Arthur Patrick Avondale Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart (born 18 August 1928), styled Viscount Stuart from 1944 to 1961, is a nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland. The third son of

Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart, MC (6 August 1889 – 5 November 1961), styled Viscount Stuart from 1915 to 1921, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Unionist politician. Background and education Stuart was the third son of Andrew John Stuart ...

and his wife Eleanor May Guggenheim, daughter of Solomon Guggenheim, he became his father's heir apparent after the death of his two elder brothers in World War II. He was educated at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

, taking a BA from the latter in 1950. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Scots Guards on 1 January 1949 and was promoted to lieutenant on 31 May. In 1952, he married Edna Fowler (d. 2003), daughter of William Edward Fowler, of Harborne, a

land agent Land agent may be used in at least three different contexts. Traditionally, a land agent was a managerial employee who conducted the business affairs of a large estate (house), landed estate for a member of the landed gentry, supervising the farmi ...

and surveyor, by whom he has one son and one daughter: *Andrew Richard Charles Stuart, Viscount Stuart (b. 1953), married Annie Yvette le Poulain in 1973, divorced in 2002, and has one daughter *Lady Bridget Ann Stuart (b. 1957), married Robert William Wadey in 1990 and has one daughter In 2004, he married Gillian Savill, Deputy Lieutenant of Tyrone. Stuart succeeded his father in the earldom in 1961. From 1967 to 1997, he was vice-president of the

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 89th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is the permanent home of a continuously exp ...

, and served on the advisory board of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection as vice-president from 1980 to 2011 and president from 2011 to 2013. Castle Stewart was a trustee of

The Christian Community The Christian Community (german: Die Christengemeinschaft) is an esoteric Christian denomination. It was founded in 1922 in Switzerland by a group of ecumenically oriented, mainly Lutheran theologians and ministers led by liberal theologian Frie ...

in the UK from 1973 to 2001. He is a fellow of the

Chartered Management Institute The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is a professional institution for management based in the United Kingdom. The major membership classes are ''Member'', ''Fellow'' - for those with significant expertise - and ''Companion'' - the most sen ...

. From 2000 until 2007, he was chairman of the Foundation for International Security. He is the senior living member of the royal

Stewart family Clan Stewart ( Gaelic: ''Stiùbhart'') is a Scottish Highland and Lowland clan. The clan is recognised by Court of the Lord Lyon; however, it does not have a Clan Chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Because the clan has no chief it ...

, descended in a legitimate male line from

Robert II of Scotland Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, he was the first monarch of the House of Stewa ...

. However, he has never made any claim to a royal throne.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Castle Stewart, Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl 1928 births Living people British people of German-Jewish descent Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Earls in the Peerage of Ireland People educated at Eton College Scots Guards officers Guggenheim family