Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol

Who is Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol?

Frederick William Augustus Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol, succeeded his elder half-brother the 7th Marquess in January 1999 as Marquess of Bristol. He is also the 12th Earl of Bristol, Earl Jermyn of Horningsheath in the County of Suffolk, 13th Baron Hervey of Ickworth in the County of Suffolk, and Hereditary High Steward of the Liberty of St Edmund. Lord Bristol is the youngest marquess in the kingdom.

Lord Bristol became heir to the 7th Marquess in January 1998 upon the death of his half-brother, Lord Nicholas Hervey. The 8th Marquess is the only son of the late 6th Marquess by his third wife, the former Yvonne Sutton. He is the brother of media personalities Lady Victoria Hervey and Lady Isabella Hervey.

He was educated at St Maur School in Monaco, Sunningdale School, Eton, and Edinburgh University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.