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Born Patrick Bowes-Lyon22 September 1884St Paul's Walden Bury, Hertfordshire ( 1884-09-22 ) Title 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Tenure 7 November 1944 – 25 May 1949 Spouse(s) Lady Dorothy Godolphin-Osborne Issue John Bowes-Lyon, Master of GlamisLady Cecilia HaringtonTimothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and KinghorneLady Nancy Blair Died May 25, 1949, Angus, United Kingdom Children Timothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strath and Kinghorne Parents Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strath and Kinghorne Siblings Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, John Bowes-Lyon Grandparents Frances Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strath and Kinghorne Similar People Claude Bowes‑Lyon - 14th Earl, Queen Elizabeth The Quee, Cecilia Bowes‑Lyon - Countess, Fergus Bowes‑Lyon, David Bowes‑Lyon | ||
Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (22 September 1884 – 25 May 1949) was an uncle of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
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Biography
Bowes-Lyon was born on 22 September 1884 at St Paul's Walden Bury in St Paul's Walden Hertfordshire to Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. He was an older brother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later The Queen Mother), and therefore an uncle of Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.
At the outbreak of World War I, he went into service with the Black Watch.
As a maternal uncle of the bride, he was a leading guest at the 1947 wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
He died on 25 May 1949 in Angus, Scotland.
Marriage and issue
The Earl married Lady Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin-Osborne (3 December 1888 – 18 June 1946), daughter of George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds, on 21 November 1908 in London. The couple had four children: