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Earls Of Glasgow
Earl of Glasgow is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow, David Boyle, Lord Boyle. The first earl was subsequently one of the commissioners who negotiated the Act of Union 1707, Treaty of Union uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain. He had already been created Lord Boyle of Kelburn, Stewartoun, Cumbrae, Finnick, Largs and Dalry in 1699, and was made Lord Boyle of Stewartoun, Cumbraes, Fenwick, Largs and Dalry and Viscount Kelburn at the same time as he was granted the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of Scotland. The fourth Earl was in 1815 created Baron Ross, of Hawkhead in the County of Renfrew, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, a title which became extinct on the death of the sixth Earl in 1890. The seventh Earl served as Governor of New Zealand from 1892 to 1897 and was created Baron Fairlie, of Fairlie in the County of Ayr, in the Peerage of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronet Of A British Earl
A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring. A coronet differs from other kinds of crowns in that a coronet never has arches, and from a tiara in that a coronet completely encircles the head, while a tiara does not. In other languages, this distinction is not made as usually the same word for ''crown'' is used irrespective of rank (german: Krone, nl, Kroon, sv, Krona, french: Couronne, etc.) Today, its main use is not as a headgear (indeed, many people entitled to a coronet never have a physical one created), but as a Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank symbol in heraldry, adorning a coat of arms. Etymology The word stems from the Old French ''coronete'', a diminutive of ''co(u)ronne'' ('crown'), itself from the Latin ''corona'' (also 'wreath') and from the Ancient Greek ''κορώνη'' (''korōnē''; 'garland' or 'wreath'). Traditionally, such headgear is used by Nobility, nobles and by princes and princesses in their Coat of arms, coat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet
Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet of Kilkerran, (1904–1973) was a Scottish aristocrat, broadcaster, journalist and historian. Life Fergusson was born in Dailly in Ayrshire on 18 September 1904 the son of Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet of Kilkerran and his wife, Lady Alice Mary Boyle, daughter of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow. His younger brother was Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae. He was sent to Eton College then went to Balliol College, Oxford. Fergusson initially worked as a writer for ''Blackwood’s Magazine'' in Edinburgh. In 1934 he joined BBC Scotland as assistant to the Scottish Regional Director, Melville Dinwiddie. He also was a town councillor for Haddington, East Lothian. During the Second World War, he resisted a transfer to Glasgow and instead joined the BBC Home Service, giving commentary on Nazi propaganda and making a tour of the Middle East. After the war, Fergusson became lead-writer for the ''Glasgow Herald'' (1945 to 1949). From 1947 to 1968, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heir Apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the birth of a more eligible heir is known as heir presumptive. Today these terms most commonly describe heirs to hereditary titles (e.g. titles of nobility) or offices, especially when only inheritable by a single person. Most monarchies refer to the heir apparent of their thrones with the descriptive term of ''crown prince'' or ''crown princess'', but they may also be accorded with a more specific substantive title: such as Prince of Orange in the Netherlands, Duke of Brabant in Belgium, Prince of Asturias in Spain (also granted to heirs presumptive), or the Prince of Wales in the United Kingdom; former titles include Dauphin in the Kingdom of France, and Tsesarevich in Imperial Russia. The term is also used metaphorically to indicate a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle, 9th Earl Of Glasgow
Rear Admiral David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow, (24 July 1910 – 8 June 1984), was a British nobleman and a Royal Navy officer. He was Chief of the Name and Arms of Boyle. Naval career Educated at Eton College, Boyle entered the Royal Navy and fought in the Second World War during which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. By the end of the war he had achieved the rank of commander and commanded the . Promoted to captain in 1952, he became Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet, in March 1957, Commodore, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, in September 1959 and Flag Officer, Malta, in July 1961. He retired in 1963 as a rear admiral. Family In 1937 he married Dorothea Lyle (1914–2006), and had three children with her: * Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow *Lady Sarah Dorothea Boyle *Lady Nichola Jane Eleanora Boyle He divorced his first wife in 1962 and remarried the same year to Ursula Vanda Maud Vivian (1912–1984), daughter of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Boyle, 8th Earl Of Glasgow
Patrick James Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow, (18 June 1874 – 14 December 1963), was a Scottish nobleman and a far right political activist, involved with fascist parties and groups. Royal Navy Boyle was trained for a naval career at the cadet ship HMS ''Britannia'' and graduated as a Royal Navy Lieutenant on 22 June 1897. He was Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Edmund Jeffreys, Senior Naval Officer, Coast of Ireland Station, serving on his flagship which was port guard ship at Queenstown. They transferred to in October 1901, when that vessel relieved the ''Howe''. He was promoted to Commander on 31 December 1908, and eventually obtained the rank of Captain before retiring in 1919. He saw action during the First World War, commanding , and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1915. Following his retirement from active duty he was admitted to the ceremonial role of Lieutenant of the Royal Company of Archers. Right-wing politics Boyle was also noted for his extremist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle, 7th Earl Of Glasgow
David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, (31 May 1833 – 13 December 1915), was a British naval commander and colonial governor. He served as Governor of New Zealand between 1892 and 1897. Background Boyle was the son of Patrick Boyle (eldest son of David Boyle, Lord Boyle, by his first wife, Elizabeth Montgomerie). His mother was Mary Frances Elphinstone-Dalrymple, daughter of Sir Robert Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, 1st Baronet. He succeeded in the earldom in 1890. Royal Navy Boyle served with the Royal Navy during the Crimean and Second Opium Wars. He was commander of when the ship wrecked in 1874. He retired with the rank of captain. Governor of New Zealand Boyle was the Governor of New Zealand from 1892 to 1897. He was the cousin of another Governor, Sir James Fergusson James Fergusson may refer to: Politics *Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet (1832–1907), Governor of South Australia, New Zealand and Bombay *Sir James Fergusson, 8th Baronet (1904–1973), Lord Lieutenant of Ayr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Boyle, 6th Earl Of Glasgow
George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow (9 October 1825 – 23 April 1890), was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, and Julia Sinclair, daughter of Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet. In February 1847, Boyle traveled with Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, to Skibbereen in County Cork to try and aid victims of the Irish Famine. Lord Dufferin left a memoir of their journey entitled '' Narrative of a Journey from Oxford to Skibbereen during the Year of the Irish Famine'' published in 1847 (27 pages). He married Hon. Montague Abercromby (1835–1931), daughter of George Abercromby, 3rd Baron Abercromby, and Louisa Penuel Forbes, on 29 April 1856. They had two daughters *Lady Gertrude Julia Georgina Boyle (15 November 1861 – 12 December 1950); married Thomas Cochrane, 1st Baron Cochrane of Cults, had eight children. *Lady Muriel Louisa Diana Boyle (18 November 1872 – 3 April 1915); died unmarried He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl Of Glasgow
Captain James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow (10 April 1792 – 11 March 1869), styled Viscount of Kelburn from 1818 until 1843, was a British naval commander and politician. Background Glasgow was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, and Lady Augusta, daughter of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll. In 1822 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Carr. Military and political career Glasgow was a captain in the Royal Navy and also sat as Member of Parliament for Ayrshire from 1839 to 1843. Between 1844 and 1869 he served as Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire. Horse racing Many wealthy aristocrats have been devoted to racing, but few have ever had so little success as Lord Glasgow, whose lifelong love affair with the turf left him with little to show by way of either prize money or prized studs. Part of the problem was Glasgow's boneheaded reluctance to give any of his horses names until they had proved themselves by winning races, a habit that naturally caused g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Boyle, 4th Earl Of Glasgow
George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, Royal Guelphic Order, GCH Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (26 March 1766 – 6 July 1843), styled Lord Boyle until 1775, was a British Peerage, peer. He was the son of John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow, and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Lord Ross, George Ross, 13th Lord Ross. In 1775, he inherited his father's titles, was a Tory representative peer for Scotland from 1790 to 1815, and was created Baron Ross in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that year to give him a seat in the House of Lords. From 1810 to 1820, he was Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1817 to 1819 and Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire from 1820 to 1842. He was appointed a Royal Guelphic Order, GCH in 1830. On 7 March 1788, Glasgow married Lady Augusta Hay (1766–1822), the third daughter of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll. They had six children: *John Boyle, styled Lord Boyle, RN (1789–1818) *Lady Isabella Margaret (1790–1834) *James C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Boyle, 3rd Earl Of Glasgow
John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow (4 November 1714 – 7 March 1775) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Boyle was the third but eldest surviving son and heir of John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow, by Helenor Morrison, third daughter of William Morrison of Prestongrange, county Haddington. The Boyle family's estates were centred on Kelburn in North Ayrshire. Career Lord Glasgow was a captain in the 33rd Regiment of Foot, and took part in the Battle of Fontenoy on 30 April 1745 and the Battle of Lauffeld on 2 July 1747, being wounded on both occasions. Between 1755 and 1757, he was Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow and between 1764 and 1772, he was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.''The Complete Peerage'', Volume V (ed. Gibbs and Doubleday, London, 1926), at page 662 He died on 7 March 1775 at Kelburn. Family By his marriage (7 July 1755) to Elizabeth Ross, daughter of George Ross, 13th Lord Ross, Lord Ross's ancestral estates of Halkhead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Boyle, 2nd Earl Of Glasgow
John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow (April 1688 – 22 May 1740) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Boyle was the eldest son and heir of David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow, by Margaret, daughter of the Hon. Patrick Lindsay (second son of John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford). The Boyles were an ancient family, whose estates centred on Kelburn in North Ayrshire. Career Boyle was born in April 1688 and succeeded to the peerage on 31 October 1733. By disposition dated 31 March 1721 he acquired the lands of Ballikewin in the island of Cumbrae from his kinsman, James Boyle. Sir James Balfour Paul, ''The Scots Peerage'', Volume IV: p. 206. He died at Kelburn on 22 May 1740 and was buried at Largs Church on 29 May 1740. Family In 1707,Contract dated 11 February 1707. Boyle married Helenor, third daughter of William Morrison of Prestongrange, in the county of county Haddington. She died at Edinburgh on 7 July 1767. Their children included: * David Boyle (d. 1710) * William Boyle (1713–1715 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
