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David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th and 6th Earl of Airlie (20 January 1856 – 11 June 1900) was a Scottish peer. He was born at

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, Italy. He was the third child and elder son of

David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie David Graham Drummond Ogilvy, 10th and 5th Earl of Airlie (4 May 1826 – 25 September 1881), styled Lord Ogilvy from birth until 1849, was a Scottish peer. Background and education He was the oldest son of David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie, an ...

, and The Hon. Henrietta Blanche Stanley.G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant'', new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 75. Hereinafter cited as ''The Complete Peerage''.

Marriage and family

On 19 January 1886 he married Lady Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore, daughter of Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, and Lady Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn at St George's,

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, England. They had six children: *Lady Kitty Edith Blanche Ogilvy (5 February 1887 – 17 October 1969) *Lady Helen Alice Wyllington Ogilvy (21 November 1890 – December 1973) *Lady Mabell Griselda Esther Sudley Ogilvy (22 January 1892 – 4 November 1918) * David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie (18 July 1893 – 28 December 1968) *Hon. Bruce Arthur Ashley Ogilvy (15 March 1895 – 29 September 1976) *Captain Hon. Patrick Julian Harry Stanley Ogilvy (26 June 1896 – 9 October 1917)

Career

David Ogilvy was educated at

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and

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, University of Oxford. Between 1874 and 1876 he gained the rank of lieutenant in the services of the 1st Regiment, in the

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and the 10th Royal Hussars. Between 1878 and 1879 he fought in the

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. Between 1884 and 1885 he fought in the Sudan and Nile Expedition. Between 1885 and 1900 he held the office of

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. In 1890 he held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of

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.Charles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage'', 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 45. Hereinafter cited as ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage'', 106th edition. In December 1897 he gained the rank of

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in the service of the

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. In 1899 his regiment was called upon for active service to fight in the

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. He took part in the

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on 10–11 December 1899, in which the defending Boer force defeated the advancing British forces amongst heavy casualties for the latter (mentioned in the despatch from Lord Methuen describing the battle). Taking part in the advance to relieve Kimberley, he was again mentioned in despatches by Lord Roberts (31 March 1900), and for gallantry at Modder River. He was again wounded near

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. He died aged 44 at the

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, South Africa, killed in action, after leading his regiment in a charge which saved the guns. At his death, the Earldom of Airlie was inherited by his six-year-old son

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. The Airlie Monument which stands on Tulloch Hill, was erected to commemorate his death.

References

External links

Grave of DAVID, EARL of AIRLIE, Lt. Col 12th Rl Lancers
Military Cemetery, Diamond Hill, Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa {{DEFAULTSORT:Airlie, David Ogilvy, 11th Earl of 1856 births 1900 deaths 10th Royal Hussars officers 12th Royal Lancers officers Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British Army personnel of the Mahdist War British Army personnel of the Second Boer War British military personnel killed in the Second Boer War British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War Deputy Lieutenants of Forfarshire Earls of Airlie People educated at Eton College Scottish representative peers Scots Guards officers British expatriates in Italy