Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Shaftesbury |
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| Born | Nicholas Edmund Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3 June 1979 London, England |
| Tenure | 15 May 2005 – present |
| Other titles | Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, Baron Cooper of Pawlett |
| Known for | Philanthropy; musician; endurance running |
| Residence | London and Wimborne St Giles |
| Predecessor | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 11th Earl of Shaftesbury |
| Spouse(s) | Dinah Streifeneder |
| Issue | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley Lady Viva Ashley-Cooper Lady Zara Ashley-Cooper |
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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury Christina Eva Montan |
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Nicholas Edmund Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury Bt, (born 3 June 1979) also known as Nick Ashley-Cooper, is an English peer, landowner and philanthropist. He succeeded his brother as Earl of Shaftesbury in 2005. The 12th Earl of Shaftesbury is the godson of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, and Simon Elliot, brother-in-law of Charles, Prince of Wales.
Shaftesbury's father, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury, had been murdered in November 2004 by the brother of his third wife, Jamila M'Barek. A month later, on 15 May 2005, the 12th earl's brother, Anthony, the 11th Earl, died of a heart attack and the peerage devolved upon Nicholas. Following his brother's death, Shaftesbury relocated to his family home from New York City and assumed the responsibilities of the earldom. He also holds the subsidiary titles Baron Ashley and Baron Cooper.
On 11 September 2010, Lord Shaftesbury married Dinah Streifeneder. Professionally, the Countess of Shaftesbury is a veterinary surgeon. Since inheriting the titles and estate, they have pursued the restoration of St Giles House.
Nicholas Ashley-Cooper was born on 3 June 1979, in London, the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury, and the Swedish-born Christina Eva Montan (born c. 1940). Ashley-Cooper's elder brother was Anthony Nils Christian Ashley-Cooper. His mother was the daughter of Nils Montan, the former Swedish Ambassador to Germany. Lady Shaftesbury was also a divorcée with a son and daughter from her first marriage, the half-siblings of the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury. Ashley-Cooper succeeded his elder brother to the earldom. The 11th Earl died on 15 May 2005 of a heart attack in Manhattan, New York, while visiting his younger brother, Nicholas.
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