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Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl Of Rosebery
Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery (1664–1723) was a Scottish politician. Son of Sir Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington, he was a Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for Edinburgh county from 1695. He was created Viscount Rosebery (in the Peerage of Scotland) in 1700. He was created Earl of Rosebery on the accession of Queen Anne in 1703. He was a Commissioner for union with England and was a Scottish representative peer in 1707, 1708, 1710 and 1713. His third daughter, Dorothea Primrose, lived at Blackfriars Wynd in Edinburgh to care for her aunt (the Earl's sister) the widow of the executed Lord Lovat Lord Lovat ( gd, Mac Shimidh) is a title of the rank Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for Hugh Fraser by summoning him to the Scottish Parliament as Lord Fraser of Lovat, although the holder is referred ....Grants Old and New Edinburgh vol. II p. 257 References * 1661 births 1723 deaths Earls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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