Katharine Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun
Katharine Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun, DL (born 11 October 1957) is the daughter of Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar and Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun.[1]
The Mistress of Saltoun | |
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| Born | The Honourable Katharine Ingrid Mary Isabel Ramsay 11 October 1957 Fraserburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Nicolson (m. 1980) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Alexander Ramsay of Mar Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun |
Biography
She was born Katharine Ingrid Mary Isabel Ramsay in Fraserburgh, Scotland. Her mother, Lady Saltoun, is the suo jure Lady Saltoun and the Chief of the name and arms of Fraser. Her father was great-grandson of Queen Victoria through his mother Princess Patricia of Connaught and a cousin of Queen Ingrid of Denmark and Hereditary Prince Gustaf Adolf, making Katherine a second cousin of Margrethe II of Denmark and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
As the eldest daughter without any brothers, Fraser is the heiress presumptive to the Chiefship and the Lordship held by her mother. Since one cannot become the chief of a clan without taking the clan's surname, Lord Lyon King of Arms recognized her use of the surname Fraser in 1973.
On 20 April 2005, Fraser was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire.
Marriage and children
In February, 1980, the engagement between Fraser and Captain Mark Malise Nicolson (b. 29 September 1954) was announced. Fraser and Captain Nicolson married on 3 May 1980. They have three children and three grandchildren:[2]
- Louise Alexandra Patricia Nicolson (born 2 September 1984) married Charles Christopher Thomas Morshead (born 1981) on 25 May 2013. They have two children:
- Rory Thomas Malise (born 27 May 2015)
- Frederick Charles Merlin (born 15 March 2018)
- Juliet Victoria Katharine Nicolson (born 3 March 1988) married Simon Alexander Rood (born 1985) on 11 July 2015. They have one child:
- Albert Alexander Gordon (born 7 June 2018)
- Alexander William Malise Fraser (born 5 July 1990)
As Katharine's heir-apparent, Alexander bears the surname "Fraser" and not his father's surname.
Ancestry
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References
- "Katharine Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun". Royalist.Info. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- "Katharine Fraser". Royal Genealogy. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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| Preceded by Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark |
Line of succession to the British throne descended from Arthur, son of Victoria |
Succeeded by Alexander Fraser |