Michael Bowes-Lyon, 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Fergus Michael Claude Bowes-Lyon, 17th and 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (31 December 1928 – 19 August 1987), was a nephew of The Queen Mother (born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon). He was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.
He was the son of Captain (the) Honourable Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon and Elizabeth Margaret Cator. His paternal grandparents were Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck.
He married Mary Pamela McCorquodale on 10 April 1956. They had three children:
Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne - (born 7 June 1957, died 27 February 2016) Married Isobel Weatherall in 1984, divorced in 2005, had issue. Married Damaris Stuart-William in 2005, divorced in 2008, had issue. Married Karen Baxter in 2012.
Lady Elizabeth Mary Cecilia Bowes-Lyon - (b. 23 December 1959) Married Antony Richard Leeming in 1990.
Lady Diana Evelyn Bowes-Lyon – (b. 29 December 1966) Married Christopher Godfrey-Faussett in 1995. She is a Patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball.
He inherited the earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne upon the death of his first cousin Timothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. He was succeeded by his son.