Nicholas Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans

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Nicholas Eliot
Born	Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot January 26, 1914(1914-01-26) Marylebone, London, England
Died	March 11, 1988 (aged 74) Tangiers, Morocco
Residence	Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall
Occupation	Landowner
Title	9th Earl of St Germans
Spouse	Helen Mary Villers Margaret Eleanor Wyndham Mary Bridget Thomas
Children	Peregrine Nicholas Eliot Lady Frances Helen Mary Eliot

Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans was born January 26, 1914 in Marylebone, London ^[1]to Montague Charles Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans and his wife Helen Agnes Post.

Lord St Germans was educated at Eton College and became a Captain in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, attached to the Royal Armoured Corps. He was a Privy Counsellor, JP, DL.

On September 16, 1960, he succeeded his father to become the 9th Earl of St Germans.

Lord St Germans married three times:

1. On April 25, 1939 divorced 1947, to Helen Mary Villers (April 17, 1915 ^[2] - December 6, 1951) with children:
   1. Peregrine Nicholas Eliot (January 2, 1941 - )
   2. Lady Frances Helen Mary Eliot (March 6, 1943 - January 6, 2004) who was married 9 October 1965 (div 1987) to the Earl of Shelburne, with issue 2 sons and 2 daughters.
2. On May 27, 1948 divorced 1959, to Margaret Eleanor Wyndham, with no issue
3. In 1965, to Mary Bridget Thomas, with no issue.

Lord St Germans died on 1988-03-11 in Tangiers, Morocco ^[3], and his titles passed to his son, Peregrine Nicholas Eliot

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Montague Eliot	Earl of St Germans 1960–1988	Succeeded by Peregrine Eliot

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