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FitzRoy Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan

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FitzRoy Somerset
Baron Raglan
Born8 November 1927
Died24 January 2010(2010-01-24) (aged 82)
Noble familyHouse of Beaufort
Spouse(s)Alice Baily
FatherFitzRoy Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan
MotherJulia Hamilton

FitzRoy John Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan (8 November 1927 – 24 January 2010) was a British peer, the son of FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and the Hon. Julia Hamilton.[1] He married Alice Baily, daughter of Peter Baily, in 1973. He and Alice were divorced in 1981. They had no children.

Charity work

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Raglan was the president of the equality charity Parity.[2]

He was the Patron of the Bugatti Owners' Club, owners and operators of the renowned Prescott Speed Hill Climb, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.[3]

Death and will

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The 5th Baron died in the early hours of 24 January 2010 at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire aged 82.[1]

The title passed to his younger brother, Geoffrey, 6th Baron Raglan, but he willed the family seat, Cefntilla Court, to a nephew, Henry van Moyland of Los Angeles, not to the baron or his heirs.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b BBC News – Lord Raglan dies in hospital near his Usk home
  2. ^ Parity – Campaigning for equal rights for UK men and women
  3. ^ "Welsh lord who was bitten by the Bugatti bug". Wales Online. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ Walesonline, "The disinheritance of Lord Raglan's nephew and future title holder causes split in family", "The disinheritance of Lord Raglan's nephew and future title holder causes split in family - Monmouth - Local Welsh News - News - WalesOnline". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012., 8 February 2011
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Raglan
1964–2010
Succeeded by