Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury

British peerage

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1979

Place of Birth: London

Profession: disc jockey, farmer, athletics competitor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Nicholas Edmund Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, (born 3 June 1979) also known as Nick Ashley-Cooper, is an English peer, landowner and philanthropist.
He succeeded his brother as Earl of Shaftesbury in 2005.
The 12th Earl of Shaftesbury is the godson of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, and Simon Elliot, brother-in-law of Charles, Prince of Wales. Shaftesbury's father, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury, had been murdered in November 2004 by the brother of his third wife, Jamila M'Barek.
Six months later, on 15 May 2005, the 12th earl's brother, Anthony, the 11th Earl, died of a heart attack and the peerage devolved upon Nicholas.
Following his brother's death, Shaftesbury relocated to his family home from New York City and assumed the responsibilities of the earldom.
He also holds the subsidiary titles Baron Ashley and Baron Cooper. On 11 September 2010, Lord Shaftesbury married Dinah Streifeneder.
Professionally, the Countess of Shaftesbury is a veterinary surgeon.
Since inheriting the titles and estate, they have pursued the restoration of St Giles House.