Iona Campbell, Duchess of Argyll
Appearance
Her Grace The Dowager Duchess of Argyll | |
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Duchess of Argyll | |
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Born | Iona Mary Colquhoun 22 June 1945 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Nationality | Scottish |
Spouse(s) | |
Issue | Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll Lady Louise Burrell |
Parents | Ivar Colquhoun Kathleen Nimmo Duncan |
Iona Mary Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (née Colquhoun; born 22 June 1945) is a Scottish noblewoman. She was married to the 12th Duke of Argyll from 1964 until his death in 2001.
Biography
Iona Mary Colquhoun was born in 1945 in Edinburgh, the second child and only daughter of Ivar Colquhoun, 8th Baronet of Luss, and his wife, Kathleen (née Duncan). She had two brothers, Torquhil and Malcolm.
On 4 July 1964, she married Ian Campbell the then-Marquess of Lorne, at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.[1] They had two children:
- Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll (born 1968). Married to Eleanor Cadbury on 8 June 2002 at St Mary's Church, Fairford
- Archie Frederick Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (born 2004)
- Lord Rory James Campbell (born 2006)
- Lady Charlotte Mary Campbell (born 2008)
- Lady Louise Iona Campbell (born 1972)[2]. Married to Anthony Merrik Burrell on 18 April 1998 at St Giles' Cathedral
- Teale Iona Burrell (born 11 February 2005)
- Albert Westray Burrell (born 4 February 2009)
Campbell and her daughter are patronesses of the Royal Caledonian Ball.[3]
Titles and styles
- 1945—1964: Miss Iona Mary Colquhoun
- 1964—1973: Marchioness of Lorne
- 1973—2001: Her Grace The Duchess of Argyll
- 2001—present: Her Grace The Dowager Duchess of Argyll
References
- ^ "A Campbell of Argyll Marries a Colquhoun of Luss in Edinburgh; Son and Daughter of Clans' Chiefs Wed At St. Giles's". The New York Times. 5 July 1964. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Iona, Duchess of Argyll and Lady Louise Burrell". Tatler.
- ^ "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2019.