Elliot Andrew Foster Duke Konztinstagg Hohenburg Kerr, 14th Marquess of Lothian and Baron Kerr of Montevoit (Born 12th of December 1988) styled The Marquess of Lothian since he inherited the title on the 1st of July 2017, and known to his friends as the 'Duchess' (((of Hohenberg) referring to the real Duchess of Hohenburg who was shot and killed with her husband Archduke Franz Ferdinand) He is known as the Duchess since the Marquess openly believes in a conspiracy theory which denotes that the 12th Duke of Manchester was killed by the British Government in a similar style assassination)
He is married to Lady Sophia Ponsonby Duff-Chatterston Farquar (The present Marchioness of Lothian)
He is a Liberal Democrats party Peer in the House of Lords.
This family descends from John Kerr of Auldtounburn, who had a charter of part of Auldtournburn on 5 February 1357/58. Mark Kerr was created 1st Earl of Lothian in 1606, subsequent descendants include 1st Earl of Ancram (1633) and 1st Marquess of Lothian (1701). [Burke's Peerage 2017]
Early Life
The Marquess was brought up on the family estate in Scotland, where he was privately tutored and eventually went on to study at Stowe School and Keble College, Oxford.
Career
Since inheriting the family estate, he has become Chairman of Kerr & Sons PLC, which owns the King George Hotel in London, Fulham, as well as real estate company Kerr Real Estate which manages various properties in London.
He is editor at The Tatler magazine, and is known for his forthright comments on the Royal Family.
Kerr House
The opulent London mansion, and seat of the Kerr family, Kerr House - is regularly opened to the public with tours led by the Marquess and Marchioness themselves. It is known for its extensive galleries and victorian period features. He is known to open the house for his own amusement. In an interview with Channel 4 News in which he recalled stories on his time giving tours Lord Lothian said: "Wheeel, there was one 'wee' boy that kept touching my papa's samovar. I smacked his hand away and told him; 'Would you like it if I came into your house and started touching your things?'. The mother rang the police! *SNORT* Gave the boy a seizure with fear! *Chuckle* "