Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman

Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman, 10th Viscount Portman (born 30 July 1958) is a British peer and property developer.

Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman
Born
Christopher Edward Berkeley Portman

(1958-07-30) 30 July 1958
NationalityBritish
OccupationProperty developer
Net worthGBP £1.72 billion (STRL April 2015)[1]
Spouse(s)Caroline Steenson
Patricia Martins Pim
Children3 sons

Biography

Portman is the eldest son of Edward Portman, 9th Viscount Portman by his first wife Rosemary Joy Farris. He was educated at Marlborough College. He inherited the viscountcy on his father's death in 1999.

Portman estate

Viscount Portman and family ranked 33rd in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005, then 40th in the 2006 list – estimated wealth of £1.2 bn.

This fortune is principally the controlling interest in a 110-acre (0.45 km2) portion of Marylebone, central London, the Portman Estate. The trust is spending £40 million on an investment programme to create a shopping area, Portman Village.

Portman's other assets include shares in commercial properties in New York and Florida.

Marriages and children

Portman's first wife was Caroline Steenson, and they had one son:[2]

In 1987, he married the Brazilian Patricia Martins Pim, now Viscountess (Lady) Portman, and they have two sons:[2]

  • Hon. Matthew Portman (born 1990)[2]
  • Hon. Daniel Portman (born 1995)[2]

Arms
Coat of arms of Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman
Coronet
A Coronet of a Viscount
Crest
1st: a Talbot sejant Or; 2nd: a Unicorn passant Gules armed and crined Or
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Or a Fleurs-de-lis Azure (Portman); 2nd and 3rd, Gules a Chevron Ermine between ten Crosses Patée Argent six in chief and four in base (Berkeley)
Supporters
Dexter: a Savage wreathed about the head and waist with Ivy in his dexter hand a Club resting on the shoulder proper; Sinister: a Talbot Or
Motto
A Clean Heart and a Cheerful Spirit

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References
  1. "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times (page 27). 26 April 2014.
  2. Bradberry, Grace (23 January 2004). "Who'll inherit London?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Portman, Viscount (UK, 1873)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Edward Henry Berkeley Portman		 Viscount Portman
1999–present		 Incumbent


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