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Who was the Duke of Argyll, Ian Douglas Campbell?

THE Duke of Argyll is well-known for his scandalous divorce from Margaret Campbell.

Apart from Margaret, he had three other marriages and is the father of four children.

Scottish peer Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll (1903 - 1973)
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Scottish peer Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll (1903 - 1973)

Who was the Duke of Argyll, Ian Douglas Campbell?

Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, was a Scottish peer, born in 1903.

He is most notably remembered for his turbulent marriage and scandalous divorce from Margaret Campbell in 1963.

Born in Paris, he was the son of Douglas Walter Campbell and his wife, Aimee Marie Suzanne Lawrence.

In 1949, when he was 46, he inherited the dukedom from his first cousin once removed, Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll.

How many times was the Duke of Argyll married?

The Duke was married four times, and his most popular marriage, to Margaret, was his third.

Janet Gladys Aitken

His first marriage was to the Honourable Janet Gladys Aitken, daughter of business tycoon and press baron Lord Beaverbrook.

They married on December 12 1927 and had one daughter.

Ian and Janet divorced in 1934.

Louise Hollingsworth Morris Vanneck

The Duke's second marriage was to Louise Hollingsworth Morris Vanneck, daughter of american artist Henry Clews.

They had two sons together, and raised them alongside Campbell's daughter from his first marriage.

Louise filed for divorce in 1951, after discovering her husband was having an affair with the woman who would later become his third wife, Margaret Whingham.

Margaret Whigham

Margaret Whigham became the Duke's third wife in 1951.

She was a British socialite and daughter of Scottish millionaire George Hay Whigham, known for her lavish lifestyle.

During their marriage, she had a string of high-profile affairs with Cabinet ministers, movie stars and royals.

Their divorce became highly publicised after the Duke produced a list of 88 men who he claimed she had an affair with.

He also found explicit photographs of Margaret engaging in sexual activities with other men during their marriage.

They finally divorced in 1963.

Mathilda Coster Mortimer

Ian Campbell's fourth and final marriage was to Mathilda Coster Mortimer on June 15 1963.

Mathilda was the granddaughter of New York banker William B. Coster.

The couple moved to France in 1969 and lived there until the Duke's death in 1973.

Who were the Duke of Argyll's children?

The Duke had four children from three of his marriages.

Lady Jeanne Louise Campbell

Lady Jeanne Louise Campbell was the Duke's first daughter from his marriage to Janet Gladys Aitken.

Born in 1928, she was a British socialite and foreign correspondent in New York City, where she wrote for the Evening Standard in the 1950s and 1960s.

Lady Jeanne was married twice, and had many affairs, most notably with Fidel Castro, U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Randolph Churchill, the son of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Ian Fleming.

Ian Campbell

The first son of the Duke was Ian Campbell, who inherited the dukedom from his father and became the 12th Duke of Argyll.

He was born in 1937, from the second marriage of the Duke to Louise Vanneck.

He spoke seven foreign languages, which he used in his business, and was revealed to be one of Britain's richest men with a fortune of £87m.


Lord Colin Ivar Campbell

Lord Colin Ivar Campbell was the second son of the Duke, also from his second marriage to Louise Vanneck.

He married Georgia Arianna Ziadie, Lady Colin Campbell, on 23 March 1974, after only five days of knowing her.

The pair divorced a year later, in 1975.

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Lady Elspeth Campbell

Lady Elspeth Campbell was the Duke's second daughter, from his last marriage to Mathilda.

She was born in 1967, but lived only five days.

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