Douglas Stuart, 20th Earl of Moray
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Douglas John Moray Stuart, 20th Earl of Moray (13 February 1928 – 23 September 2011) was a British peer, styled Lord Doune until 1974. The son of Archibald Stuart, 19th Earl of Moray, he succeeded to the earldom of Moray on his father's death in 1974. He lost his seat in the House of Lords after the reforms of the House of Lords Act 1999.
In 1984, the 20th Earl of Moray placed Doune Castle, which had been held by the family since 1570, into the care of the nation. It is now looked after by Historic Scotland.[1]
He married Lady Malvina Dorothea Murray, daughter of Mungo Murray, 7th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield, and Dorothea Carnegie, on 27 January 1964. He was succeeded by his son John Douglas Stuart (born 1966).
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13 February 1928 |
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23 September 2011 |
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Categories: - 1928 births
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- Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
- Hereditary peers removed from the House of Lords under the Act 1999
- British nobility stubs
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