Ian Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes


Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes was a Scottish nobleman.
The eldest son of the 20th Earl and Beryl Dugdale, he was educated at Eton and was a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1953. In 1955 he married Marigold Evans-Bevan of Wales, daughter of Sir David Evans-Bevan. They had two sons: James and Alexander.

Birth

The earl was born Hon. Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie on 10 May 1932, the son of Malcolm Leslie and Beryl Violet Dulgdale. Upon birth he became the master of Rothes, a title given to the heir of the earldom upon birth.

Earl of Rothes

Upon his father's death in 1974 he became Earl of Rothes. He was popular within Leslie and Glenrothes. In 2003 however he moved to England.

Death

Lord Rothes died on 15 April 2005, aged 72, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, James. His son has currently had no children which means the earldom will be passed to his second eldest son Hon. Alexander Leslie.