Douglas John Moray Stuart, 20th Earl of Moray (13 February 1928 – 23 September 2011) was a Scottish
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, styled Lord Doune until 1974. The son of Archibald Stuart, 19th Earl of Moray, he succeeded to the
earldom of Moray on his father's death in 1974. He lost his seat in the
House of Lords after the reforms of the
House of Lords Act 1999.
In 1984, the Moray placed
Doune Castle, which had been held by the family since 1570, into the care of the nation. It is now looked after by
Historic Scotland.
He married Lady Malvina Dorothea Murray, daughter of
Mungo Murray, 7th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield, and Dorothea Carnegie, on 27 January 1964. They had two children:
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John Douglas Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray (born 29 August 1966); married Catherine Lawson, has issue including heir apparent James Stuart, Lord Doune (b. 2002)
* Lady Louisa Helena Stuart (born 18 August 1968); married David Howitt, has issue
The Dowager Countess and her daughter Lady Louisa Howitt (née Stuart) are Patronesses of the
Royal Caledonian Ball.
Car collection
Lord Doune's car collection began in 1953 and by 1970 it was decided to open the collection to the public as the Doune Motor Museum. This linked in turn to one of the world's steepest races: The Doune Hill Climb, a timed event. His collection included:
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Three Stroke Rolls-Royce (1905) the only remaining example in the world
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Sunbeam 3 litre (1913)
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Citroen 5CV (1923)
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Hispano-Suiza
Hispano-Suiza () is a Spanish automotive–engineering company. It was founded in 1904 by Marc Birkigt and Damian Mateu as an automobile manufacturer and eventually had several factories in Spain and France that produced luxury cars, aircraft en ...
37 hp (1924)
*Bentley Speed Six 6.5 litre (1929)
*Bentley 8 litre (1930)
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Lanchester Coupe (1932)
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Invicta 4.5 litre (1933)
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Hispano-Suiza Ballot (1934)
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Aston Martin Le Mans
The Aston Martin Le Mans was a two or four seat sports car made by Aston Martin between 1932 and 1934.
Aston Martin's single-overhead-cam engine with a Bore/Stroke of 69.3 mm x 99 mm, had first been seen in the 1927 models, was highly ...
(1934)
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Riley Nine
The Riley Nine was one of the most successful light sporting cars produced by the British motor industry in the inter war period. It was made by the Riley company of Coventry, England with a wide range of body styles between 1926 and 1938.
Desi ...
Lincock (1934)
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Bugatti 57C (1938)
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BMW 328
The BMW 328 was a sports car offered by BMW from 1936 to 1940, with the body design credited to Peter Szymanowski, who became BMW chief of design after World War II (although technically the car was designed by Fritz Fiedler).
Specifications
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(1938)
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Rolls-Royce Phantom Continental (1935)
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Jaguar SS 100 (1937)
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Lagonda V12 (1937)
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Nardi Danese (1947)
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Morgan Plus Four (1951)
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Jaguar XK120 (1951)
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Daimler Conquest Roadster (1956)
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Iso Grifo (1968)
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Ford GT40
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(1965)
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Volvo P1800S (1966)
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Ferrari Dino (1973)
The museum closed on 30 November 1998.
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1928 births
2011 deaths
Earls of Moray
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Moray
Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
Between 1975 ...