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Iona Campbell, Duchess of Argyll

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Her Grace
The Dowager Duchess of Argyll
Duchess of Argyll
BornIona Mary Colquhoun
(1945-06-22) 22 June 1945 (age 79)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Spouse(s)
IssueTorquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
Lady Louise Burrell
ParentsIvar 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:

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Iona, Duchess of Argyll and Lady Louise Burrell". Tatler.
  3. ^ "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2019.