Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon


Nicholas James Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon,, is the Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK.

Life

Alexander is the son of Denis Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon and Anne Louise, Freiin de Graevenitz. He was educated at Gordonstoun in Elgin, Scotland. He has been Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh since 1989 and is a Justice of the Peace. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2015 New Year Honours. He was one of the peers carrying the Royal Standards at the 2023 Coronation. He was invited to ride in the King's procession at Royal Ascot 2023.
He lives at Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Family

Caledon has two sisters: Lady Tana Focke and Lady Elizabeth Jane Alexander. He was married to Wendy Catherine Coumantaros from 1979 until 1985. He married Henrietta Mary Alison Newman on 19 December 1989 and they had two children: Frederick James Alexander, Viscount Alexander and Lady Leonora Jane Alexander.. He married Amanda Cayzer, née Squire, in 2008.