Background
The son of Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 7th Marquess of Ailesbury and Joan Houlton Salter, he succeeded his father as 8th Marquess on the latter"s death on 15 July 1974.
The son of Cedric Brudenell-Bruce, 7th Marquess of Ailesbury and Joan Houlton Salter, he succeeded his father as 8th Marquess on the latter"s death on 15 July 1974.
He attended Eton College before serving in the Royal Horse Guards.
He joined the stockbrokers Bragg, Stockdale, Hall and Company in the City of London, which was purchased by Fiske and Company in the 1980s and he became a partner. He became a director of Fiske & Company Limited and remained so when it went public as Fiske PLC
The couple were divorced in 1961. They had three children:
David Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan (born 1952),
Lady Sylvia Davina Brudenell-Bruce (born 1954) who married Peter M. Gould in 1987, and
Lady Carina Doune Brudenell-Bruce (born 1956) who married Anthony Le Brun on 26 June 1982.
The couple were divorced in 1974 after having two children:
Lady Louisa Brudenell-Bruce (born 1964) and
Lady Kathryn Juliet Brudenell-Bruce (born 1965).
The couple were divorced in 1992.
He became a member of the London Stock Exchange in 1954.