Edward FitzClarence, 6th Earl of Munster

He was the son of Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence from his marriage to Violet Spencer-Churchill. He attended Eton College and the Royal Military College and then served as a captain in the Irish Guards.^[3] On 26 August 1975 he succeeded his childless second cousin, Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster, as 6th Earl of Munster and sat in the House of Lords.^{[citation needed]}

On 30 July 1925, he married Monica Grayson, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Grayson, 1st Baronet. They divorced in 1930. They had two children:^[3]

• Anthony FitzClarence, 7th Earl of Munster (1926–2000)^[2]
• Lady Jill Mary FitzClarence (b. 1928)^{[citation needed]}

On 28 September 1939, he married his second wife, Vivian Scholfield.^[3] They had no children.^{[citation needed]}