Charles Gerald John Cadogan, 8th Earl Cadogan, (24 March 1937 – 11 June 2023), styled as Viscount Chelsea until 1997, was a British

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peer and landowner.

Early life and education

Cadogan was 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

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on the death of his father on 4 July 1997. He was a first cousin of the

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, spiritual head of the

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sect of

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Muslims. He was educated at

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and

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Military service

On 14 April 1956, Cadogan was commissioned in the

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in the rank of second lieutenant to undertake his

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. On 26 September 1957, he was transferred to the Army Emergency Reserve of Officers, thereby ending his period of full-time service. He was promoted to

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on 23 December 1957. On 2 March 1961, he was transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers, thereby ending his military service.

Career

Cadogan chaired

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from 1981 until 1982 and was also a Governor of

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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. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Greater London in 1996. In the ''

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'' ranking of the wealthiest people in the United Kingdom, his family was placed 36th with an estimated fortune of £5.57 billion. He was the third richest UK-based peer behind

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and

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. The Cadogan family's wealth is based on

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, which administers extensive landholdings in Chelsea, a wealthy part of London, including much of

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and

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. In July 2021, he was worth over $6 billion according to Bloomberg.

Honours

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Cross of the Order of Distinguished Auxiliary Service - 1970 (for exceptional service rendered to the Army by non-Salvationists) *

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(KBE) -

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. They had two sons and one daughter: *

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Anna-Karina Cadogan (born 4 February 1964) * Edward Charles Cadogan, 9th Earl Cadogan (born 10 May 1966) *

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William John Cadogan (born 9 November 1973) Cadogan married secondly the etiquette expert Jennifer Rae (married 1989, divorced 1994). His third marriage was to Dorothy Ann Shipsey (married 1994), formerly the

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at King Edward VII Hospital for Officers.

Death

Cadogan died on 11 June 2023 at the age of 86. His titles passed to his elder son, Edward, who was educated at

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and served with the RAF in the first Gulf war.

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