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     Admiral Hon. Sir Hedworth Meux was born on 5 July 1856.² He was the son of George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton.¹ He married Hon. Mildred Cecilia Harriet Sturt, daughter of Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington of Crichel and Lady Augusta Bingham, on 18 April 1910 at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England.³ He died on 20 September 1929 at age 73, without issue.¹
     Admiral Hon. Sir Hedworth Meux was baptised with the name of Hedworth Lambton.² He fought in the Egyptian Campaign in 1882.² He was Pruivate Secretary to the successive First Lords of the Admiralty between 1894 and 1897.² He fought in the Siege of Ladysmith between 1899 and 1900, where he commanded the Naval Brigade.² He was commanding officer of the the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert between 1901 and 1902.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King Edward VII between 1902 and 1910.² He was second in command of the Channel Fleet between 1903 and 1904.² He was commanding officer of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron between 1904 and 1906.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the China Squadron between 1908 and 1910.² He was decorated with the Grand Officer, Order of St. Maurice of Italy.² He was decorated with the Grand Officer, Legion of Honour.² He was Keeper of the Crown Jewels at HM King George V's coronation in 1910.² He was decorated with the Knight, Order of Dannebrog of Denmark.² He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM King George V in 1910.² He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.).¹ On 2 September 1911 his name was legally changed to Hedworth Meux by Royal Licence.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the Portsmouth between 1912 and 1916.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Portsmouth between 1916 and 1918.² He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.).² He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.¹

     Lady Beatrix Louisa Lambton was born in 1859. She was the daughter of George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton.¹ She married Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke, son of Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea and Mary Elizabeth A'Court-Repington, on 29 August 1877.¹ She died on 12 March 1944.¹
     Her married name became Herbert.

     Lord Charles William Augustus Montagu was born on 23 November 1860. He was the son of William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester and Luise Friederike Auguste Gräfin von Alten. He married Hon. Mildred Cecilia Harriet Sturt, daughter of Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington of Crichel and Lady Augusta Bingham, on 4 December 1930.¹ He died on 10 November 1939 at age 78.¹
     Lord Charles William Augustus Montagu was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.).¹

     George Victor Drogo Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester was born on 17 June 1853. He was the son of William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester and Luise Friederike Auguste Gräfin von Alten. He married Consuelo Yznaga del Valle, daughter of Antonia Yznaga del Valle and unknown Clements, on 22 May 1876. He died on 18 August 1892 at age 39.
     George Victor Drogo Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester gained the title of 8th Duke of Manchester.

     Consuelo Yznaga del Valle was the daughter of Antonia Yznaga del Valle and unknown Clements.¹ She married George Victor Drogo Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester, son of William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester and Luise Friederike Auguste Gräfin von Alten, on 22 May 1876. She died on 20 November 1909.
     Her married name became Montagu.

     Emily Yznaga del Valle is the daughter of Antonia Yznaga del Valle and unknown Clements.¹

     Gerald Oakley Cadogan, 6th Earl of Cadogan was born on 28 May 1869.² He was the son of Sir George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan and Lady Beatrix Jane Craven.¹ He married Lilian Eleanor Marie Coxon, daughter of George Stewart Coxon, on 7 June 1911 at Christ Church, Mayfair, London, England.³ He died on 4 October 1933 at age 64 at London, England.⁴
     Gerald Oakley Cadogan, 6th Earl of Cadogan gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 1st Life Guards.² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1895 and 1905.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.² He fought in the Boer War in 1900.² He succeeded to the title of 6th Viscount Chelsea, co. Middlesex [G.B., 1800] on 6 March 1915.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Cadogan [G.B., 1800] on 6 March 1915.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Oakley of Caversham, co. Oxford [U.K., 1831] on 6 March 1915.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Cadogan of Oakley, co. Buckingham [G.B., 1718] on 6 March 1915.² He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Suffolk.² He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Suffolk Volunteer Regiment.²

     Lilian Eleanor Marie Coxon was the daughter of George Stewart Coxon.¹ She married, firstly, Gerald Oakley Cadogan, 6th Earl of Cadogan, son of Sir George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan and Lady Beatrix Jane Craven, on 7 June 1911 at Christ Church, Mayfair, London, England.² She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Harold Everard Hambro, son of Sir Everard Alexander Hambro and Gertrude Mary Stuart, on 31 March 1941.³ She died on 24 November 1973.⁴
     From 7 June 1911, her married name became Cadogan. As a result of her marriage, Lilian Eleanor Marie Coxon was styled as Countess Cadogan on 6 March 1915. Her married name became Hambro.

     William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl of Cadogan was born on 13 February 1914.² He was the son of Gerald Oakley Cadogan, 6th Earl of Cadogan and Lilian Eleanor Marie Coxon.¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller, daughter of Sir John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston of Churston Ferrers and Lupton and Jessie Smither, on 11 June 1936 at Holy Trinity Church, Sloan Street, London, England.³ He and Hon. Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller were divorced in 1960.⁴ He married, secondly, Cecilia Margaret Hamilton-Wedderburn, daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Kellerman Hamilton-Wedderburn, on 13 January 1961.² He died on 4 July 1997 at age 83.²
     William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl of Cadogan was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.² He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Oakley of Caversham, co. Oxford [U.K., 1831] on 4 October 1933.² He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Cadogan [G.B., 1800] on 4 October 1933.² He succeeded to the title of 7th Viscount Chelsea, co. Middlesex [G.B., 1800] on 4 October 1933.² He succeeded to the title of 9th Baron Cadogan of Oakley, co. Buckingham [G.B., 1718] on 4 October 1933.² He was President of the Chelsea Football Club in 1934.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Coldstream Guards.² He fought in the Second World War.² He was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1943.² He gained the rank of Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Coldstream Guards.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, Territorial Army.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of the County of London in 1958.² He held the office of Mayor of Chelsea in 1964.²

     Hon. Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller was born on 24 December 1918.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston of Churston Ferrers and Lupton and Jessie Smither.^1,2 She married William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl of Cadogan, son of Gerald Oakley Cadogan, 6th Earl of Cadogan and Lilian Eleanor Marie Coxon, on 11 June 1936 at Holy Trinity Church, Sloan Street, London, England.³ She and William Gerald Charles Cadogan, 7th Earl of Cadogan were divorced in 1960.¹ She died on 6 December 1970 at age 51.⁴
     As a result of her marriage, Hon. Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller was styled as Countess Cadogan on 11 June 1936. From 11 June 1936, her married name became Cadogan.