Occupation Scottish peer | Name David 11th | |
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Full Name David Stanley William Ogilvy Born January 20, 1856 Florence, Italy Relatives Angus Ogilvy (grandson) Died June 11, 1900, South Africa Spouse Mabell Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie Parents David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie Children David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie Grandchildren David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, Angus Ogilvy Grandparents David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie | ||
Lt.-Col. David Stanley William Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie (20 January 1856 – 11 June 1900) was a Scottish peer.
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David was born at Florence, Italy. He was the third child and elder son of David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie and The Hon. Henrietta Blanche Stanley.
In 1963, his grandson, Angus Ogilvy, married Princess Alexandra of Kent, a granddaughter of King George V.
Marriage and family
On 19 January 1886 he married Lady Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore, daughter of Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran and Lady Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn at St George's, Hanover Square, London, England.
They had six children:
Career
David Ogilvy was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, University of Oxford. Between 1874 and 1876 he gained the rank of Lieutenant in the services of the 1st Regiment, in the Scots Guards and the 10th Royal Hussars. Between 1878 and 1879 he fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Between 1884 and 1885 he fought in the Sudan and Nile Expedition. Between 1885 and 1900 he held the office of Representative Peer of Scotland .
In 1890 he held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Forfar. In December 1897 he gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 12th Royal Lancers.
In 1900 he fought in the Second Boer War, and was mentioned in despatches (31 March 1900), and for gallantry at Modder River. He was again wounded near Brandfort.
He died aged 44 at the Battle of Diamond Hill, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, killed in action, after leading his regiment in a charge which saved the guns. At his death, the Earldom of Airle was inherited by his six-year-old son David.