Sir John Nott – the Defence Secretary during the Falklands War – left over £2m to his wife and children when he died.
The former Conservative MP died last November, aged 92.
His estate was worth £2,056,200 reduced to £2,049,785 after deductions.
He left his fortune to wife Lady Miloska, sons Julian and William and daughter Sasha.
Sasha Swire is an author who wrote Diary of an MP’s Wife.
She is married to the former Tory MP Huge Swire.
The details of his will show he left a property in St Erth, Cornwall in trust to his wife and children too.
Sir John came to prominence during the ten-week Falklands War in 1982.
He had been appointed Defence Secretary in Margaret Thatcher’s Government in 1981.
He offered to resign after Argentina invaded the islands, later admitting he had to look up where they were.
He remained as part of a five-man war cabinet taking key decisions with Mrs Thatcher and chief of the defence staff, Admiral Lewin.
He famously walked out of live a BBC television interview with Sir Robin Day during the Conservative party conference in October 1982.
After being asked persistently about cuts to the Royal Navy’s budget and criticism from top naval brass Mr Nott took off his microphone and walked away stating: “I’m fed up with this interview.
“Really, it’s ridiculous.”
After retiring from politics in 1983 he restored his 200-acre farm in St Erth, enjoying hunting, fishing and shooting as reported by Need To Know.
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