Edward FitzClarence, 6th Earl of Munster
Edward Charles FitzClarence, 6th Earl of Munster (3 October 1899 – 1983)[1] was a British peer. He became Earl of Munster in 1975 on the death of his cousin.[2] LifeHe was the son of Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence from his marriage to Violet Spencer-Churchill. He attended Eton College and the Royal Military College and then served as a captain in the Irish Guards.[3] On 26 August 1975 he succeeded his childless second cousin, Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster, as 6th Earl of Munster and sat in the House of Lords.[citation needed] Marriages and offspringOn 30 July 1925, he married Monica Grayson, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Grayson, 1st Baronet. They divorced in 1930. They had two children:[3]
On 28 September 1939, he married his second wife, Vivian Scholfield.[3] They had no children.[citation needed] References
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