Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan, (born 24 March 1937), styled as Viscount Chelsea until 1997, is a British billionaire peer and landowner. He is a first cousin of the

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Biography

Early life

He was born the son of William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan and Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller, and was known as Viscount Chelsea before inheriting the title of

Earl Cadogan Earl Cadogan is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain for the Cadogan family. The second creation, in 1800, was for Charles Cadogan, 3rd Baron Cadogan. History Of Welsh origin, the family name was spelt ''Cadw ...

on the death of his father on 4 July 1997. He was educated at

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and

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, ...

Career

He was a Second Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Greater London in 1996. He chaired

Chelsea Football Club Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. ...

from 1981 until 1982 and is also a Governor of

Culford School Culford School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for pupils age 1-18 in the village of Culford, miles north of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. The headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Con ...

in Suffolk. He owned Bedfordshire-based high-end upholstered furniture manufacturer, Peter Guild Ltd, (now based in Long Eaton) for a period during the 1990s. In the '' Sunday Times Rich List 2009'' ranking of the wealthiest people in the United Kingdom, his family was placed 14th with an estimated fortune of £2 billion. He is the second richest UK-based peer behind the

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. The Cadogan family's wealth is based on

Cadogan Estates Cadogan Group Limited and its subsidiaries, including Cadogan Estates Limited, are British property investment and management companies that are owned by the Cadogan family, one of the richest families in the United Kingdom, which also holds ...

, which administers extensive landholdings in

Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...

, a wealthy part of London, including much of

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and Cadogan Hall. As of July 2021, he is worth over $6 billion according to Bloomberg.

Honours

* Salvation Army Cross of the Order of Distinguished Auxiliary Service - 1970 (for exceptional service rendered to the Army by non-Salvationists) * Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) -

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Queen's Birthday Honours (for charitable services)

Marriages and children

On 6 June 1963, he married Lady Philippa Wallop (1937-1984), daughter of Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth, and had two sons and one daughter: * Lady Anna-Karina Cadogan (b. 4 Feb 1964) * Edward Charles Cadogan, Viscount Chelsea (b. 10 May 1966) * William John Cadogan (b. 9 Nov 1973) He married secondly the etiquette expert Jennifer Rae (married 1989, divorced 1994). His third marriage is to Dorothy Ann Shipsey (married 1994), formerly the

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. Lord Cadogan's heir, Viscount Chelsea, lives at the family's Snaigow estate in Scotland. Lord Chelsea was educated at

St David's College, Llandudno St David's College is a private, boarding and day, middle and high school occupying Gloddaeth Hall in Llanrhos, Llandudno, north Wales. The school was founded by John Mayor in 1965 with the aim of offering a whole-person education based on Chri ...

, and then served with the RAF in the first Gulf war.

References

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Cadogan Estates
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