Timothy Bowes-Lyon, 16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Born	Timothy Patrick Bowes-Lyon 18 March 1918 Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK
Died	13 September 1972 (aged 54) Forfar, Angus, Scotland, UK
Title	16th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Tenure	25 May 1949 – 13 September 1972
Predecessor	Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Successor	Michael Bowes-Lyon, 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Spouse(s)	Mary Briget Brennan (died 8 September 1967)
Issue	Caroline Bowes-Lyon (born 1959- died 1960)
Parents	Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Lady Dorothy Godolphin-Osborne

Timothy Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 16th and 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (18 March 1918 – 13 September 1972) was a British nobleman, the second son of Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the nephew of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, wife of King George VI. He was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.

After the death of his older brother in 1941 in World War II, he was styled Lord Glamis. On 25 May 1949, he succeeded his father Patrick as Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.

Strathmore married an Irish nurse and commoner, Mary Bridget Brennan (born ca. 1923) at Glamis Castle on 18 June 1958.^[1] They had one daughter, Lady Caroline Frances Bowes-Lyon (8 December 1959 – 1 January 1960), who died at less than one month of age. The Countess died on 8 September 1967.^[2][3]

Death

Upon his death on 13 September 1972, he was succeeded by his first cousin Michael Bowes-Lyon.^[4]

References

1. Michael Hewitt,A MOST REMARKABLE FAMILY: A history of the Lyon family From 1066 to 2014, p. 237; retrieved 10 September 2015.
2. "The good life", irishtimes.com; accessed 29 March 2016.
3. royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.pe [retrieved 10 September 2015].
4. "Earl of Strathmore Is Dead; A Cousin of Queen Elizabeth". New York Times. 19 August 1987. Retrieved 11 October 2008.