for the restoration of the castle on the Island when his father owned it. After Rupert inherited the barony, and under his sixty year stewardship of the Island, Lord Revelstoke's established "a sanctuary for seabirds, an enclosed ecology, and largely unspoilt even while the capital has grown northwards, with housing and light industry spreading up into the country opposite Lambay." Personal life While an undergraduate at Cambridge, he had a relationship with Angela Joyce, an actress and Miss England of 1930. When he broke off the "engagement", she sued him for breach of promise of marriage. Revelstoke "refused to settle and endured having his love letters read out in court and published in the newspapers." Joyce's suit, which generated significant press interest, was unsuccessful, and led to the law being changed whereby a woman could "not be able to claim damages for not obtaining the position she hoped for as the wife of a rich man." Revelstoke was the last man to be sued in this way. On 1 March 1934, Lord Revelstoke married Hon. Florence "Flora" Fermor-Hesketh (1913–1971), second daughter of Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 1st Baron Hesketh and the former Florence Louisa Breckinridge (a daughter of John Witherspoon Breckinridge of San Francisco and granddaughter of John C. Breckinridge, former Vice President of the United States). Before their divorce in 1944, they were the parents of: John Baring, 5th Baron Revelstoke (1934–2003), who died without issue. James Cecil Baring, 6th Baron Revelstoke (1938–2012), who married twice and had four children. After their divorce, Flora was remarried to Lt.-Cmdr. Derek Lawson of Passenham Manor before her death in 1971. Lord Revelstoke died in Dublin on 18 July 1994 and was succeeded by his eldest son, John. In popular culture The lawsuit against Revelstoke by Angela Joyce was depicted in the drama series The Duchess of Duke Street in 1977, where the character based on Revelstoke, Lord Haslemere, was played by the young Christopher Cazenove. References External links Rupert Baring, 4th Baron Revelstoke (1911-1994), Son of Cecil Baring, 3rd Baron Revelstoke of Membland at the National Portrait Gallery, London 1911 births 1994 deaths Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Rupert Rupert People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge