Michael Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury^[1]

1926 - 2024  (98 years)

• Birth	31 Mar 1926
  Education	Eton
  Occupation / Profession	Lieutenant (Honorary Captain) in the Royal Horse Guards (RHG)
  Occupation / Profession	1954 (27 years old)
  	Member of the London Stock Exchange
  Title	From 15 Jul 1974 to 12 May 2024 (48 years old)
  	- 8th Marquess of Ailesbury, Viscount Savernake (of Savernake Forest, Wiltshire), and Earl Bruce (of Whorlton, County of York) [UK. 1821] - 14th Earl of Cardigan [England. 1661] - 9th Earl of Ailesbury [Great Britain. 1776] - 14th Baron Brudenell (of Stonton, County of Leicester) [England. 1627/8] - 10th Baron Bruce (of Tottenham, Wiltshire) [Great Britain. 1746] - 14th Baronet (of Deene) [England. 1611]
  Death	12 May 2024
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William de Brudenell   (16 x Great Grandfather)  Joan Houlton Salter           b. Date unknown             d. 24 Jul 1937  (Mother)
  Siblings	1 brother
  	+ 01. Michael Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury           b. 31 Mar 1926             d. 12 May 2024  (Age 98 years) └─Edwina Sylvia de Winton Wills,  ,  m. 17 Mar 1952,  div. 1961   └─Juliet Adrienne Lethbridge Kingsford,  ,  m. 10 Jul 1963,  div. 1974   └─Caroline Elizabeth Wethered,  ,  m. 18 Sep 1974,  div. 1992   + 02. Chandos Gerald Piers Brudenell-Bruce           b. 9 Feb 1929             d. 8 Jul 1980  (Age 51 years) └─Annie Angelé           b. Date unknown  ,  m. 5 Apr 1951,  div. 1957   └─Nelida Villalba,  ,  m. 21 Jan 1958
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Chandos Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce and Jean Frances Margaret Wilson)
  	> 01. Charles Adam Brudenell-Bruce           b. 23 Mar 1951  (Age 74 years) └─Teresa Chris Simons,  ,  m. 14 Sep 1996
  Person ID	P6142	Europe
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Chandos Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 7th Marquess of Ailesbury           b. 26 Jan 1904             d. 15 Jul 1974 (Age 70 years) Other Partners: └─Joyce Frances Warwick-Evans  m. 11 Mar 1944    └─Jean Frances Margaret Wilson           b. Date unknown             d. 14 Feb 1999  m. 20 Feb 1950
  Mother	Joan Houlton Salter           b. Date unknown             d. 24 Jul 1937
  Marriage	5 Jul 1924
  Age at Marriage	Chandos was 20 years and 6 months old. Joan was ?? old. They were married for 13 years.
  Family ID	F2944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Edwina Sylvia de Winton Wills  [2]
  Marriage	17 Mar 1952
  Age at Marriage	Michael was 26 years old. Edwina was ?? old. They were married for ~ 8 years and 9 months.
  Divorce	1961
  Children	+   1. David Michael James Brudenell-Bruce, 9th Marquess of Ailesbury           b. 12 Nov 1952 (Age 72 years) └─ Rosamond Jane Winkley  m. 1980     2. Sylvia Davina Brudenell-Bruce           b. 19 Jun 1954 (Age 70 years) └─ Peter M. Gould  m. 1987     3. Carina Doune Brudenell-Bruce           b. 13 Jan 1956 (Age 69 years) └─ Anthony Le Brun  m. 26 Jun 1982
  Family ID	F2952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2025

  
  

  Wife 2	Juliet Adrienne Lethbridge Kingsford  [2]
  Marriage	10 Jul 1963
  Age at Marriage	Michael was 37 years and 4 months old. Juliet was ?? old. They were married for ~ 10 years and 5 months.
  Divorce	1974
  Children	1. Louise Brudenell-Bruce           b. 13 Jul 1964 (Age 60 years)     2. Kathryn Juliet Brudenell-Bruce           b. 24 Aug 1965 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F2954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2025

  
  

  Wife 3	Caroline Elizabeth Wethered  [2]  Other Partners: └─Simon Romilly
  Marriage	18 Sep 1974
  Age at Marriage	Michael was 48 years and 6 months old. Caroline was ?? old. They were married for ~ 17 years and 3 months.
  Divorce	1992
  Family ID	F2956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 51 - Column 1 and Page 53 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 51 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).