Alexander Ramsay of Mar

Alexander Arthur Alfonso David Maule Ramsay of Mar, DL (21 December 1919 – 20 December 2000) was the only child of Princess Patricia of Connaught, who renounced her royal title and style when she married then-Captain the Hon. Alexander Ramsay in February 1919. His mother was the youngest child of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, the third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His father was the third son of John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie. Through the marriage of his maternal aunt, Princess Margaret of Connaught, to the Swedish prince who later became King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, his first cousins included Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, whose son later became King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden; and Princess Ingrid of Sweden, who later became Queen of Denmark after marrying the Danish prince who later became King Frederik IX of Denmark.

Biography Alexander Arthur Alfonso David Maule Ramsay, Baron of Braemar, was born on 21 December 1919 in his mother's bathroom at Clarence House, then the London residence of his maternal grandfather, the Duke of Connaught. Alexander Ramsay of Mar died at his estate in Inverey, Braemar, after a short illness, on 20 December 2000—the eve of his 81st birthday.

Family Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar and Lady Saltoun had three daughters:

Katherine Ingrid Mary Isabel Fraser, 22nd Lady Saltoun (born 11 October 1957). She married Captain Mark Malise Nicolson (born 29 September 1954) on 3 May 1980. They have three children: Hon. Louise Alexandra Patricia Nicolson (born 2 September 1984). She married Charles Christopher Thomas Morshead (born December 1981) on 25 May 2013. They have two children: Rory Thomas Malise Morshead (born 27 May 2015) Frederick Charles Merlin Morshead (born 15 March 2018) Hon. Juliet Victoria Katharine Nicolson (born 3 March 1988). She married Simon Alexander Rood (born 1985) on 11 July 2015. They have three children: Albert Alexander Gordon Rood (born 7 June 2018) Edmund Walter Nicolson Rood (born 11 December 2020) Xanthe Victoria Ingrid Rood (born 2 August 2023) Hon. Alexander William Malise Fraser, Master of Saltoun (born 5 July 1990) Hon. Alice Elizabeth Margaret Ramsay of Mar (born 8 July 1961, Edinburgh). She married David Ramsey on 28 July 1990. They have four children: Alexander David Ramsey (b. 4 August 1991) Victoria Alice Ramsey (b. 1994) George Arthur Ramsey (b. 28 September 1995) Oliver Henry Ramsey (b. 28 September 1995) Hon. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Ramsay of Mar (born 15 April 1963, Inverness)