Sir Albert Naylor-Leyland, 2nd Baronet

Sir Albert Edward Herbert Naylor-Leyland, 2nd Baronet (1890–1952) was an English aristocrat, diplomat and public official.

Albert Naylor-Leyland, 2nd Baronet
Born	1890
Died	1952 (aged 61–62)
Nationality	British
Education	Eton College Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation	diplomat, public official
Spouse(s)	Marguerite de Belabre
Children	Sir Vivyan Edward Naylor-Leyland, 3rd Baronet Michael Montague George Naylor-Leyland Alick David Yorke Naylor-Leyland Veronica Rosemary Naylor-Leyland
Parent(s)	Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland, 1st Baronet Jeanie Willson Chamberlain

Biography

Early life

Albert Edward Herbert Naylor-Leyland was born on 6 December 1890.[1] His father was Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland, 1st Baronet (1864–1899), who served as Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1892 to 1895 and for Southport from 1898 to 1899.[1][2] His mother was Jeanie Willson Chamberlain, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Selah Chamberlain of Cleveland, Ohio.[2] He had a brother, George Vyvyan Naylor-Leyland (1892–1914), who was killed in action during the First World War. He grew up at his paternal family residence of Nantclwyd Hall, a Grade II listed mansion in Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales.[2] King Edward VII (1841–1910) was his godfather.[2]

He was educated at Eton College, a private boarding school in Eton, Berkshire.[1] While he was at Eton, he and his brother escaped a kidnapping, where the intent was to hold them hostage for ransom.[2] He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford.[1]

Career

He served as Honourable Attaché to Bern, Switzerland and Paris, France.[1] He served as High Sheriff of Denbighshire in 1921.[1] He also served as Justice of the Peace for Denbighshire.[1]

On 7 May 1899 he became 2nd Baronet Naylor-Leyland, of Hyde Park House, Albert Gate, London.[1] Upon inheriting the title from his late father, he also inherited two properties: Nantclwyd Hall in Wales, and Hyde Park House in Albert Gate, Knightsbridge, London.[2]

Personal life

On 10 April 1923 he married Marguerite Helene Marie Fradin de Belabre.[1] They had four children, fourteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren:

• Sir Vivyan Edward Naylor-Leyland, 3rd Baronet (5 March 1924 – 2 September 1987)[1] he married The Honorable Elizabeth-Anne Fitzalan-Howard on 17 January 1952 and they were divorced in 1960. They have one son. He remarried Noreen Simmons on 17 November 1967 and they were divorced in 1975. They have one daughter. He remarried, again, Jameina Reid. They have two daughters.
• Michael Montague George Naylor-Leyland (21 February 1926 – 8 August 2012) he married Jacqueline Marie Françoise Floor, daughter of Major Ides Floor, on 8 April 1953. They have three children[1] and six grandchildren:
  • Atalanta Mary Margaret Naylor-Leyland (22 March 1954 – 15 March 1972)
  • David George Edward Naylor-Leyland (13 October 1955) he married Jane Christian in 1978. They have three children:
    • Victoria Jane Naylor-Leyland (1982)
    • John Michael Naylor-Leyland (1984)
    • Frederick George Naylor-Leyland (25 August 1987) he engaged Sophie Cooper
  • Joanna Rosemary Jane Naylor-Leyland (18 January 1961) she married Sir Nigel Norman, 4th Bt. in 1985 and they were divorced in 1989. She remarried Philip Lambert in 1989. They have three children:
    • Jack Lambert (4 September 1990)
    • Laura Lambert (15 September 1992)
    • Thomas Lambert (30 August 1994)
• Alick David Yorke Naylor-Leyland (20 May 1929–1991) he married Diana Galway on 9 December 1953 and they were divorced in 1961. They have two children and two grandsons. He remarried Dita Douglas in 1961 and they were divorced in 1969.They have one son. He remarried, again, Carolyn Neilson on 5 April 1973. They have one son and two grandchildren.
  • Amanda Jane Naylor-Leyland (1954) she married Thomas Skiffington on 28 June 1977 and they were divorced in 1982. She remarried Thomas Brudenell on 27 June 1996.
  • Michael Alexander Robert Naylor-Leyland (14 July 1956 – 16 October 2015) he married Lucy Potts in 1984 and they were divorced. He remarried Princess Saskia of Hanover (daughter of Prince Welf Ernst of Hanover) on 6 July 1990 and they were divorced. They have two sons. He remarried, again, Anna-Louise Perry.
    • Jake John Naylor-Leyland (1993)
    • Gabriel George Naylor-Leyland (1996)
  • Nicholas Edward Naylor-Leyland (1962)
  • Edward Frederick Naylor-Leyland (23 November 1975) he married Catherine Shaw on 27 August 2005. They have two children:
    • Tabith Carolyn Naylor-Leyland (25 April 2008)
    • Albert Nicholas Yorke Naylor-Leyland (3 June 2010)
• Veronica Rosemary Naylor-Leyland (22 March 1932 – 12 September 2019) she married Peter Cyril Alexander Graf Munster [1] on 20 October 1955 and they were divorced in 1975. They have three children:
  • Sarah Hélène Munster (9 June 1957)
  • Marina Claire Munster (5 January 1960)
  • Alexander Paul Munster (24 October 1961)

He died on 23 September 1952.[1]

References

1. The Peerage: Sir Albert Edward Herbert Naylor-Leyland, 2nd Bt.
2. Lady Mary, 'Sir Albert Naylor-Leyland , Whose Mother Was Cleveland Girl, Had Two Royal Godfathers', Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 January 1912