Editing Nicholas Robinson (historian) (section)

==Background==
Robinson was born in [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands, in 1946, to a wealthy middle-class Anglican family. He was born to Howard and Lucy Robinson, the third in a family of four boys. His father was an accountant who founded the [[Anglo Irish Bank|City of Dublin Bank]] and was a prominent [[freemason]] of the [[Grand Lodge of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/the-wedding-in-the-airport-church-1.102391|title=The wedding in the airport church |accessdate=12 November 2017| work=The Irish Times |  date=2 September 1997}}</ref> The Robinson family had been coopers associated with the brewing business of the [[Guinness family]]. Nicholas's grandfather was a coal importer.

While studying for a law degree at [[Trinity College Dublin]], he began a relationship with his future wife [[Mary Robinson]] (''née'' Bourke), who would later become the [[President of Ireland]]. With his wife Mary, he has one daughter and two sons, and six grandchildren.