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Denis Browne, 10th Marquess of Sligo

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The Marquess of Sligo
Born
Denis Edward Browne

(1908-12-13)13 December 1908
Died11 September 1991(1991-09-11) (aged 82)
NationalityIrish
SpouseJose Gauche
Parent(s)Captain Lord Alfred Eden Browne
Cicely Wormald
RelativesJeremy Browne

Denis Edward Browne, 10th Marquess of Sligo (13 December 1908 – 11 September 1991), known as Denis Browne until 1952, was an Irish peer.

Life

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Browne was the son of Captain Lord Alfred Eden Browne, the fifth son of Henry Browne, 5th Marquess of Sligo. His mother was Cicely Wormald, daughter of Edward Wormald. In 1952 he succeeded his uncle in the marquessate.[1]

Lord Sligo married Jose Gauche, daughter of William Gauche, in 1930. In 1982 his book Westport House and the Brownes was published.[2] He died in September 1991, aged 82, and was succeeded by his son, Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Denis Edward Browne, 10th Marquess of Sligo
  2. ^ "Westport House bookshop". Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Marquess of Sligo
1952–1991
Succeeded by