Sir Richard Ranulph FitzHerbert, 9th Baronet

Who is Sir Richard Ranulph FitzHerbert, 9th Baronet?

Sir Richard Ranulph FitzHerbert Bart., known as Richard FitzHerbert, is the 9th Baronet FitzHerbert, a title he inherited in 1989, along with the family home, Tissington Hall, on the death of his uncle, Sir John FitzHerbert. At the time of his inheritance, he was working as a wine merchant.

Educated at Eton College, he is an elected Conservative Party councillor for Parwich and Dovedale ward on Derbyshire Dales District Council. and is Chief Executive of Tissington Hall & Estate.

His parents were Major Rev. David Henry FitzHerbert MC and Charmian Hyacinthe Allsopp.

He married Caroline Louise Shuter in 1993. They had two children, but later divorced. He married Fiona, now Lady FitzHerbert, at Tissington Hall in October 2011, becoming stepfather to her two children.