Valentine Robert Duff Abdy Bt (1937 - 2012)

Born 11 Sep 1937 in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 27 Jun 2012 at age 74 in France

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Biography

Valentine was born in 1937. He was the son of Robert Abdy and Diana Bridgeman. He passed away in 2012.

Only son of Sir Robert Abdy, 5th Baronet. Educated at Eton College, he was a European Representative at the Smithsonian Institution, 1983–1995, serving in 1995 as a member of the National Board. He was Special Advisor to the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture, UNESCO in 1991. He was a member of the Organising Committee, Cité de l'Espace, Toulouse from 1999.

Sir Valentine married Mathilde Marie Alexe Christianne de la Ferté in 1971, and they had one son, Robert Etienne Eric Abdy (b. 1978), before divorcing in 1982.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 June 2018, 07:53), entry for Sir Valentine Robert Duff Abdy 6th Bt.(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB1W-TH8); contributed by various users.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdy_baronets#Sir_Valentine_Abdy,_6th_Baronet
• https://gw.geneanet.org/elsa2002?lang=en&n=abdy&oc=0&p=valentine+robert+duff
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p2788.htm#i27874
• Wikidata: Item Q69337592