They had one son: The Honorable Seymour Henry Fortescue (b. 28 May 1942) he married Julia Pilcher (daughter of Sir John Arthur Pilcher) in 1966 and they were divorced in 1990. They have two children and six grandchildren. He remarried Jennifer Simon on 23 August 1990. They have one daughter. Marissa Clara Fortescue (20 October 1973) she married Maximilian, 7th Prince of Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda, on 30 September 2000. They have four children: Moritz Friedrich Carl, Hereditary Prince of Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda (27 March 2003) Princess Louise Helena Agnes Delia of Bentheim-Tecklenburg (22 April 2005) Princess Amalia Anna Elisabeth of Bentheim-Tecklenburg (25 October 2007) Prince Carl-Emil Maximilian Moritz-Casimir of Bentheim-Tecklenburg (10 August 2010) James Adrian Fortescue (15 April 1978) he married Olivia Rodgers. They have two daughters: Isla Rose Julia Fortescue (26 October 2011) Aurelia Mary Elizabeth Fortescue (22 September 2014) Alexandra Kate Fortescue (10 July 1991) Death The sixth earl died 1 June 1977, just shy of his 84th birthday. A monument was erected in his honour at St Eadburgha's Church in Ebrington. References External links 1893 births 1977 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of New College, Oxford Fortescue,6 Recipients of the Military Cross Denzil Royal North Devon Yeomanry officers British Army personnel of World War I British Army personnel of World War II