Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny


The Marquess of Abergavenny

Marquess of Abergavenny
Tenure 23 February 2000–present
Predecessor John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny
Other titles 10th Earl of Abergavenny
6th Earl of Lewes
10th Viscount Nevill
26th Baron Abergavenny
Born Christopher George Charles Nevill
23 April 1955
Nationality British
Residence Eridge Park
Spouse(s)
Venetia Maynard
(m. 1985)
Issue George Rupert Gerard Nevill (deceased)
Lady Sophie Alice Augusta Nevill
Parents Lord Rupert Nevill
Lady Camilla Anne Evelyn Wallop

Christopher George Charles Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny, (born 23 April 1955) is a British peer and current head of the House of Neville.

Life

Abergavenny is the only surviving son of the late Lord Rupert Nevill and his wife Lady Camilla Anne Evelyn Wallop. He was educated at Harrow.

In 1985, he married Venetia Jane Gerard. In 1990 they had twins, a boy and a girl, Lady Sophie, but she was the only one to survive and remains an only child. She is a musician who goes by the stage name of Sophie Trilby.

Before moving into the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, Julian Assange was living in a cottage on Abergavenny's estate in Kent.

He was made Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex in 2011.