Nicknamed "Barty", he was the paternal grandfather of the Mitford sisters.

Unity Mitford 1914-48, the only one of the Mitford sisters to be educated at school.

He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the second Baron, who is chiefly remembered as the father of the famous Mitford sisters.

Diana Mosley (one of the noted Mitford sisters) was his stepmother.

Early in the 20th century the house was the childhood home of the Mitford sisters.

Known as Debo, she is the youngest of the six famously eccentric Mitford sisters, and now the only surviving one.

Following the death of their mother Lady Redesdale in 1963, the island was inherited by the surviving Mitford sisters, except Jessica.

Diana was one of Britain's noted Mitford sisters, known for her friendship with Adolf Hitler.

True, he managed to charm the odd English socialite; some of the Mitford sisters found him an absolute sweetie.

One of the renowned Mitford sisters, the Duchess has made her home in Derbyshire a popular tourist site.