David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie^[1]

1893 - 1968  (75 years)

• Birth	18 Jul 1893
  Education	Eton
  Title	From 11 Jun 1900 to 28 Dec 1968 (6 years old)
  	- 12th Earl of Airlie [Scotland. 1639] - 12th Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen [Scotland. 1639] - 18th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie [Scotland. 1491]
  Occupation / Profession	From 1922 to 1963 (28 years old)
  	Representative Peer (Scotland)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1926 to 1929 (32 years old)
  	Lord-in-Waiting to His Majesty King George V
  Honor	1929 (35 years old)
  	Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1936 to 1967 (42 years old)
  	Lord-Lieutenant of Angus
  Occupation / Profession	From 1937 to 1965 (43 years old)
  	Lord Chamberlain to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
  Honor	1938 (44 years old)
  	Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
  Honor	1942 (48 years old)
  	Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)
  Occupation / Profession	1943 (49 years old)
  	Commandant in the Army Cadet Force (Scotland)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1956 to 1966 (62 years old)
  	Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle
  Academic degree	1958 (64 years old)
  	Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) from St. Andrews
  Occupation / Profession	- Lieutenant Colonel in the Scots Guards - 10th Royal Hussars - Brevet Colonel in the 4th/5th Battalion Black Watch (Territorial Army (TA)) - Served in World Wars I (despatches, wounded) and II - Lieutenant in the Royal Company of Archers
  Honor	- Military Cross (MC) (for his service in World War I) - Grand Officer Legion of Honor
  Death	28 Dec 1968
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Patrick Ogilvy   (18 x Great Grandfather)  Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore           b. Date unknown             d. 7 Apr 1956  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  	> 01. Kitty Edith Blanche Ogilvy           b. 5 Feb 1887             d. 17 Oct 1969  (Age 82 years) └─Berkeley Vincent           b. Date unknown             d. 29 Jan 1963  ,  m. 18 Sep 1906,  div. 1925   └─Ralph Gerald Ritson           b. Date unknown             d. 25 Oct 1966  ,  m. 1 Jun 1926   > 02. Helen Alice Wylington Ogilvy           b. 21 Nov 1890             d. Dec 1973  (Age 83 years) └─Clement Betram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford           b. Date unknown             d. May 1915  ,  m. 25 Nov 1909   └─Henry Courtney Brocklehurst           b. Date unknown             d. 1942, Burma  ,  m. 11 Jul 1918,  div. 1931   └─Harold Bligh Nutting           b. Date unknown             d. 7 Jul 1954  ,  m. 21 Feb 1933     03. Mabell Griselda Esther Sudley Ogilvy           b. 22 Jan 1892             d. 4 Nov 1918  (Age 26 years) + 04. David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie           b. 18 Jul 1893             d. 28 Dec 1968  (Age 75 years) └─Alexandra Maria Bridget Coke           b. Date unknown             d. 1984  ,  m. 17 Jul 1917   > 05. Bruce Arthur Ashley Ogilvy           b. 15 Mar 1895             d. 29 Sep 1976  (Age 81 years) └─Primrose Eleanor O'Brien           b. Date unknown             d. 9 Dec 1961  ,  m. 28 Apr 1931     06. Patrick Julian Harry Stanley Ogilvy           b. 26 Jun 1896             d. 9 Oct 1917  (Age 21 years)
  Person ID	P6852	Europe
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	David William Stanley Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie           b. 20 Jan 1856             d. 11 Jun 1900 (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore           b. Date unknown             d. 7 Apr 1956
  Marriage	19 Jan 1886
  Age at Marriage	David was 30 years old. Mabell was ?? old. They were married for 14 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F3345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Alexandra Maria Bridget Coke           b. Date unknown             d. 1984  [2]
  Marriage	17 Jul 1917
  Age at Marriage	David was 24 years old. Alexandra was ?? old. They were married for 51 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Victoria Jean Marjorie Mabell Ogilvy           b. 21 Sep 1918             d. Date unknown     2. Margaret Helen Isla Marion Ogilvy           b. 23 Jul 1920             d. Date unknown └─ Iain Mark Tennant  m. 11 Jul 1946     3. Griselda Davina Roberta Ogilvy           b. 12 Jun 1924             d. 8 Jun 1977 (Age 52 years) └─ Peter Edward Gerald Balfour  m. 6 Nov 1948 +   4. David George Patrick Coke Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie           b. 17 May 1926             d. 26 Jun 2023 (Age 97 years) └─ Virginia Fortune Ryan  (Age 91 years)  m. 23 Oct 1952     5. Angus James Bruce Ogilvy           b. 14 Sep 1928 (Age 96 years)     6. James Donald Diarmid Ogilvy           b. 28 Jun 1934             d. 3 Jan 2024 (Age 89 years) └─ Magdalen June Ruth Ducas  m. 2 Jul 1959;    └─ Caroline Child Villiers  m. 1980
  Family ID	F3350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 59 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3). Listed as "1a DAVID LYULPH GORE WOLSELEY, 7th Earl" [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 60 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).