Douglas Stuart, 20th Earl of Moray

Douglas John Moray Stuart, 20th Earl of Moray (13 February 1928 – 23 September 2011), styled Lord Doune from 1943 to 1974, was a Scottish peer.

Early life Stuart was born on 13 February 1928 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

His paternal grandparents were Morton Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray and Edith Douglas Palmer (a daughter of Rear-Admiral George Palmer). His maternal grandfather was Benjamin Wilson of Battlefields, Zimbabwe (who went by the nick-name of Matabele).

On his father's death in 1974, he succeeded to the earldom of Moray, among others in the Peerage of Scotland and the 12th Baron Stuart of Castle Stuart in the Peerage of Great Britain. He lost his seat in the House of Lords after the reforms of the House of Lords Act 1999.

Car collection

Lord Doune's car collection began in 1953 and by 1970 it was decided to open the collection to the public as the Doune Motor Museum. This linked in turn to one of the world's steepest races: The Doune Hill Climb, a timed event. Before the museum closed on 30 November 1998, his collection included:

Personal life On 27 January 1964, he married Lady Malvina Dorothea Murray (b. 1936), daughter of Mungo Murray, 7th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield, and Dorothea Carnegie (a daughter of diplomat Sir Lancelot Carnegie). Together, they were the parents of two children: The Dowager Countess and her daughter Lady Louisa Howitt (née Stuart) are Patronesses of the Royal Caledonian Ball.