Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton
Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton is a British aristocrat, financier, and academic. He is the eldest son of Robert Egerton Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury, and his first wife, Anne Acland-Troyte. He succeeded his father as 6th Baron Ebury in 1957, and his fourth cousin, Seymour William Arthur John Egerton, 7th Earl of Wilton, to the earldom in 1999.Career
Following a career in the financial services industry in London, Melbourne and Hong Kong, he attained a doctorate in Philosophy-Arts at Melbourne University, going on to teach there as 'Dr Francis Ebury'. The Earl is a member of the Board of Directors of Victorian Opera.Personal life
He married firstly, on 10 December 1957, Gilian Elfrida Astley Elfin Soames, with issue:
- Julian Francis Martin Grosvenor, Viscount Grey of Wilton, married in 1987 Danielle Rossi.
He married secondly, on 8 March 1963, Kyra Aslin.
He married thirdly, in 1974, Suzanne Jean Suckling, with issue:
- Lady Georgina Lucy Grosvenor, a noted violist, married in 2000 to Peter Mitev.
As "Sue Ebury", his third wife was a biographer, editor and publisher; member of the Development Council of the National Library of Australia, and Patron of the Australian Garden History Society.
