The Earl Haig | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig 15 March 1918 |
| Died | 9 July 2009 (aged 91) Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland |
| Resting place | Dryburgh Abbey 55°34′37.5″N 2°38′58″W / 55.577083°N 2.64944°W |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Adrienne Thérèse Morley
(m. 1956; div. 1981)Donna Gerolama Lopez y Royo di Taurisano
(m. 1981) |
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| Education | Stowe School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Unit | Royal Scots Greys |
| Battles/wars | Second World War (POW) |
George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig, 2nd Earl Haig, OBE, KStJ, DL, FRSA (15 March 1918 – 9 July 2009) was a Scottish artist and peer who succeeded to the earldom of Haig on 29 January 1928, at the age of nine upon the death of his father, Field Marshal the 1st Earl Haig. Until then he was styled Viscount Dawick. Throughout his life, he was usually known to his family and friends as Dawyck Haig.