Duchess of Atholl is a title given to the wife of the Duke of Atholl, an extant title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray and created by Queen Anne in 1703. The current Duchess is Charmaine Myrna du Toit, who married Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl in 2009.
Duchesses of Atholl NameBirthMarriageBecame Duchess of AthollSpouseDeathCeased being Duchess of AthollReason ceased being DuchessLady Catherine Hamilton24 October 1662 24 May 168330 June 1703John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl11 January 1707DiedMary Ross26 December 168826 June 171017 January 176714 November 1724Husband's deathJane Frederick169328 April 1726James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl13 June 1748DiedJean Drummond17257 May 174922 February 17958 January 1764Husband's deathLady Charlotte Murray13 October 173123 October 17538 January 1764John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl13 October 18055 November 1774Husband's deathJane Cathcart20 May 175426 December 1774John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl 5 December 1790DiedMargery Forbes3 February 176111 March 17943 October 184229 September 1830Husband's deathAnne Home-Drummond17 June 181429 October 183914 September 1846George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl22 May 189716 January 1864Husband's deathLouisa Moncreiffe11 June 184429 October 186316 January 1864John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl8 July 1902DiedKatharine Ramsay6 November 187420 July 189920 January 1917John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl21 October 196016 March 1942Husband's deathMargaret Leach8 July 193515 December 195627 February 1996John Murray, 11th Duke of AthollAlive15 May 2012Husband's deathCharmaine Myrna du ToitUnknown2009Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of AthollIncumbent
Wives who did not become Duchess of Atholl
Lynne Elizabeth Andrew married Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl in 1984 and they divorced in 2009. Therefore, Lynne never became Duchess, as Bruce only became the Duke in 2012.Information on Murray, Bruce George Ronald – website Royal Genealogy Page of the Department of Computer Science, University of Hull
Unmarried Dukes of Atholl
John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl never married and died childless Greville Place, St John's Wood, London, on 14 September 1846. James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl never married and died May 1957, aged 77. Iain Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl never married and died February 1996, aged 64.
Ships RMS Duchess of Atholl, a Canadian Pacific ocean liner.
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