Background
The eldest surviving son of Harry, Earl of Rosebery, his paternal grandmother was the heiress Hannah, Countess of Rosebery (daughter of Mayer de Rothschild) reputed during the late 19th century to be the richest woman in England.
The eldest surviving son of Harry, Earl of Rosebery, his paternal grandmother was the heiress Hannah, Countess of Rosebery (daughter of Mayer de Rothschild) reputed during the late 19th century to be the richest woman in England.
Rosebery was educated at Stowe School and New College, Oxford. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Midlothian in 1960 and succeeded his father as Earl in 1974. The Countess is a Patroness of the Royal Caledonian Balliol