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Nicholas Edmund Anthony Ashley-Cooper (The Rt. Hon.)

12th Earl of Shaftesbury (born 3 June 1979), also known as Nick Ashley-Cooper or Nick Shaftesbury, is an English peer, landowner and philanthropist. He succeeded his brother as Earl of Shaftesbury in 2005.

Spouse: Dinah Streifeneder

Children: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, Lady Viva Ashley-Cooper, Lady Zara Ashley-Cooper

Parents: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury, Christina Eva Montan

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