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     Robert Lundie lived at Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹

     
     John Bankes lived at Kingston Hall, Dorset, England.¹

     Karl Otto Graf zu Solms-Laubach was born before 1638.
     Karl Otto Graf zu Solms-Laubach gained the title of Graf zu Solms-Laubach.

     Henry Bidewell Grigg married Elizabeth Deas-Thomson, daughter of Sir Edward Deas-Thomson.¹ He died in 1894.¹
     Henry Bidewell Grigg held the office of Political Resident of Travancore.¹ He was in the Indian Civil Service.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.).¹

     Peter von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg was born on 1 February 1743. He was the son of Peter August Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Natalie von Golovin. He died on 3 January 1751 at age 7.

     Catherine von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg was born on 23 February 1750. She was the daughter of Peter August Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Natalie von Golovin. She married Ivan Sergeevich Bariatinsky, Prince Bariatinsky on 9 January 1767. She died on 10 December 1811 at age 61.

     Ivan Sergeevich Bariatinsky, Prince Bariatinsky was born on 27 February 1740. He married Catherine von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, daughter of Peter August Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Natalie von Golovin, on 9 January 1767. He died on 24 December 1811 at age 71.
     Ivan Sergeevich Bariatinsky, Prince Bariatinsky was also known as Prince Ivan Bariatinsky. He held the office of Russian Ambassador to France.¹

     Elizabeth Deas-Thomson was the daughter of Sir Edward Deas-Thomson.¹ She married Henry Bidewell Grigg.¹ She died in January 1920.¹
     Her married name became Grigg.¹

     
     Sir Edward Deas-Thomson held the office of Colonial Secretary of New South Wales.¹

     Edward William MacLeay Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham was born on 8 September 1879.¹ He was the son of Henry Bidewell Grigg and Elizabeth Deas-Thomson.¹ He married Hon. Joan Alice Katherine Dickson-Poynder, daughter of John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, 1st and last Baron Islington and Anne Beauclerk Dundas, on 31 January 1923.¹ He died on 1 December 1955 at age 76.¹
     Edward William MacLeay Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He was educated at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He graduated from Oxford University in 1902 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Army Special Reserves.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.).¹ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1919.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1919.¹ He held the office of Military Secretary to HRH The Prince of Wales between 1919 and 1921, while on tours of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1920.¹ He held the office of Private Secretary to the Prime Minister between 1921 and 1922.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (National Liberal) for Oldham between 1922 and 1925.¹ He was a director of Reuters between 1923 and 1925.¹ He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Kenya between 1925 and 1930.¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1928.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Altrincham between 1933 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Information in September 1939.¹ He held the office of Joint Under-Secretary of War between 1940 and 1942.¹ He held the office of Finance Secretary of the War Office in April 1940.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1944.¹ He held the office of Resident Minister of the Middle East between 1944 and 1945.¹ He was created 1st Baron Altrincham, of Tormarton, co. Gloucester [U.K.] on 1 August 1945.¹ He wrote the book British Foreign Policy.¹ He wrote the book Britain Looks at Germany.¹ He wrote the book The Greatest Experiment in History.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³