Christopher George Charles Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny, (born 23 April 1955) is a British

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and current head of the

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Early life and education

Abergavenny was born at Uckfield House,

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, Sussex, the second son of Lord Rupert Nevill (1923–1982) and his wife, Lady Camilla Anne Evelyn Wallop (1925–2023), daughter of

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. His parents were close friends of the royal family. His grandfather Guy Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny had died the year before his birth and was succeeded by his uncle John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny (1914–2000). In 1965, his uncle's only son, Henry, Earl of Lewes, died of acute anemia at age 17, making Lord Rupert the heir presumptive to the marquessate. He was educated at Harrow.Susan Morris
"Abergavenny, Marquess of"
'' Debrett's Peerage 2019'' (Debrett's, 2020), p. 78

Later life

Abergavenny succeeded to the marquessate and its subsidiary titles upon the death of his uncle, John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, on 23 February 2000. Abergavenny was made Deputy Lieutenant of

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in 2011. Before moving into the Ecuadorean Embassy in London,

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was living in a cottage on Abergavenny's estate in Kent.

Marriage and issue

In 1985, Abergavenny married Venetia Jane Gerard. In 1990 they had twins: * George Rupert Gerard Nevill (27 June 1990 - 15 September 1990) *

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Sophie Alice Augusta Nevill (born 27 June 1990) Lady Sophie is a musician who goes by the stage name Sophie Trilby. There are no heirs to the marquessate. The

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to the Abergavenny earldom is the present marquess's fourth cousin, Guy Michael Rossmore Nevill.https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2025/04/david-michael-ralph-nevill-1941-2025.html

References

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