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Jago Nicholas Aldo Eliot (born March 24, 1966 – died April 15, 2006) was known as Lord Eliot. He was the son of Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans, and Jacquetta Eliot, Countess of St Germans. Jago Eliot was a creative person who helped start the Port Eliot Literature Festival, an annual event held at his family's home in Cornwall, England. He was also involved in many art and technology projects.

Biography of Jago Eliot

Jago Eliot was born in Plymouth, England. In 1988, after his grandfather passed away, he became known as Lord Eliot. He went to school at Millfield School.

Eliot started his creative career working with famous comedian Eddie Izzard. They performed together as street artists in Covent Garden, London. Later, in the late 1980s, he moved to Brighton. There, he helped organize popular music nights at the ZAP club, including events called Fundamental and Pow Wow.

In the mid-1990s, Jago Eliot returned to Cornwall. In 2002, he founded the Port Eliot Literature Festival. This is a yearly event that takes place in the beautiful grounds of the Port Eliot estate, which is his family's home. The festival celebrates books, music, and art.

Eliot also worked on many digital and creative projects. He collaborated with organizations like the Arts Council and London Arts. Not long before he passed away, he received a special award called an Artist Fellowship from Hewlett-Packard. With this, he explored new ideas like "invisible sculpture" and "3D soundscapes," which are ways to create art using sound in a space.

He also started making plans to ensure that Port Eliot would continue to be a lively place for culture and new ideas. He built on the history of the Elephant Fayre, a famous festival that used to be held there. He also helped shape the spirit of the Port Eliot Literary Festival by talking with friends, like Tom Hodgkinson from the Idler magazine. His love for the arts also led him to work with the A Foundation. He also worked with i-DAT, which is The Institute of Digital Art and Technology at the University of Plymouth. In 2006, they organized a discussion called "A Conversation at Port Eliot." This was the first in a planned series about new ideas in art, science, and technology. The main topics for this discussion were 'art and irrationality' and 'a geography of the immaterial'.

Marriage and Family Life

Jago Eliot married Bianca Ciambriello, who used to be a model. They first had a fun, unofficial "wedding" in the "Lost Vagueness" garden at the Glastonbury Festival. Later, they had a more formal ceremony at Port Eliot, which is the family home of the Eliot family. Their unique wedding at Glastonbury was even shown in Julian Temple's 2006 film about the festival. Jago and Bianca had three children: one son and twin daughters.

Death

Jago Eliot passed away on April 15, 2006. It was determined that he died from epilepsy, a condition that affects the brain and can cause seizures. He had developed epilepsy in 2004.