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unusual facts about Alexander Montagu, 10th Duke of Manchester



Alexander Montagu, 10th Duke of Manchester

On 5 May 1927 he married firstly, at Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, Nell Vere Stead (died 2 September 1966), daughter of Sydney Vere Stead of Melbourne, Australia, by whom he had two sons.

During the 1950s the Duke sold both the family seat, Kimbolton Castle, along with most of its contents, and Tandragee Castle.

Born at Tandragee Castle, County Armagh, Ireland, the young Lord Mandeville was the son of the 9th Duke of Manchester, by his marriage to Helena, the daughter of Eugene Zimmerman, of the USA.

After they divorced in 1931, Helena married secondly, in 1937, the Earl of Kintore.

Kimbolton Castle

The castle was used by the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II, and the 10th Duke of Manchester sold the castle to Kimbolton School in 1950.


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