Edward Charles FitzClarence, 6th Earl of Munster (3 October 1899 – 1983) was a

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. He became Earl of Munster in 1975 on the death of his cousin.

Life

He was the son of Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence from his marriage to Violet Spencer-Churchill. He attended

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and the

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and then served as a captain in the

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. On 26 August 1975 he succeeded his childless second cousin,

Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster Geoffrey William Richard Hugh FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster, KBE, PC (17 February 1906 – 26 August 1975) was a British peer and Conservative politician. Background Munster was the son of Major the Honourable Harold Edward FitzClarence ( ...

, as 6th Earl of Munster and sat in the

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Marriages and offspring

On 30 July 1925, he married Monica Grayson, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Grayson, 1st Baronet. They divorced in 1930. They had two children: *

Anthony FitzClarence, 7th Earl of Munster Anthony Charles FitzClarence, 7th Earl of Munster, (21 March 1926 – 30 December 2000) was the last Earl of Munster, Viscount FitzClarence and Baron Tewkesbury. The Earl of Munster was the last of the male line of FitzClarences that began ...

(1926–2000) * Lady Jill Mary FitzClarence (b. 1928) On 28 September 1939, he married his second wife, Vivian Scholfield. They had no children.

References

Earls of Munster (1831 creation) 1899 births 1983 deaths 20th-century British Army personnel Military personnel from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Irish Guards officers {{UK-noble-stub