Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Most Honourable
The Marquess of Abergavenny
Birth Name:Christopher George Charles Nevill
Birth Date:23 April 1955
Parents:Lord Rupert Nevill
Lady Camilla Anne Evelyn Wallop
Issue:George Rupert Gerard Nevill (deceased)
Lady Sophie Alice Augusta Nevill
Tenure:23 February 2000–present
Other Titles:10th Earl of Abergavenny
6th Earl of Lewes
10th Viscount Nevill
26th Baron Abergavenny
Marquess of Abergavenny
Predecessor:John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny
Residence:Eridge Park
Nationality:British

Christopher George Charles Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny, (born 23 April 1955[1] [2]) is a British hereditary peer and current head of the House of Neville.

Early life and education

Abergavenny is the second and only surviving son of the late Lord Rupert Nevill and his wife Lady Camilla Anne Evelyn Wallop, daughter of Gerard Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth. He was educated at Harrow.[3] [4]

Later life

Abergavenny succeeded to the marquessate and its subsidiary titles upon the death of his uncle, John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, on 23 February 2000.

Abergavenny was made Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex in 2011.

Before moving into the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, Julian Assange was living in a cottage on Abergavenny's estate in Kent.[4]

Marriage and children

In 1985, Abergavenny married Venetia Jane Gerard. In 1990 they had twins:[3] [5]

Lady Sophie is a musician who goes by the stage name Sophie Trilby.[4]

There are no heirs to the marquessate. The heir presumptive to the Abergavenny earldom is the present marquess's third cousin, David Michael Ralph Nevill.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birthday's today. https://web.archive.org/web/20120423013105/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2012-4-23.html . dead . 23 April 2012 . The Telegraph. UK. 21 April 2014. 23 April 2012. the Marquess of Abergavenny, 57 .
  2. News: Order of St John . 12 January 2019 . The London Gazette.
  3. Susan Morris, "Abergavenny, Marquess of", Debrett's Peerage 2019 (Debrett's, 2020), p. 78
  4. Web site: 2012-12-09 . The world's most elitist election: Hereditary peers will vote to fill the gap created by the death of Lord Ferrers. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303225026/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-world-s-most-elitist-election-8395981.html . 3 March 2022 . 2022-03-11 . The Independent . en.
  5. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999.