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Francis Stuart, 10th Earl Of Moray
Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray KT (2 February 1771 – 12 January 1848) was the son of Francis Stuart, 9th Earl of Moray. Life Moray was the eldest son of Francis Stuart, 9th Earl of Murray, and his wife, Jean Gray, daughter of John Gray, 11th Lord Gray. The huge family estate embraced most of Morayshire, embracing towns such as Forres. From around 1785 Moray lived at Moray House in Edinburgh, situated between Charlotte Square and the Water of Leith. In 1822 he commissioned James Gillespie Graham to lay out an estate of huge townhouses on what was known as the Moray Feu. The development, begun in 1825, is now known as the Moray Estate, and edges Edinburgh's New Town. Street names are all closely linked to the Moray family. It remains as exclusive an address as when it was first built. Family On 26 February 1795, he married Lucy Scott, daughter of General John Scott, and they had two children: *Francis Stuart, 11th Earl of Moray (1795–1859) * John Stuart, 12th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland, who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order. The Order consists of the Sovereign and sixteen Knights and Ladies, as well as certain "extra" knights (members of the British Royal Family and foreign monarchs). The Sovereign alone grants membership of the Order; they are not advised by the Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ..., as occurs with most other Orders. The Order's primary emblem is the thistle, the national flower of Scotland. The motto is ''Nemo me impune lacessit'' (Latin for "No one provokes me with impunity"). The same motto appears on the Royal coat o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Stuart, 13th Earl Of Moray
Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''bald'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald, bishop of Strasbourg (d. 991) was also rendered in Old French. There is also a secondary association of its first element with the Greek prefix '' archi-'' meaning "chief, master", to Norman England in the high medieval period. The form ''Archibald'' became particularly popular among Scottish nobility in the later medieval to early modern periods, whence usage as a surname is derived by the 18th century, found especially in Scotland and later Nova Scotia. Given name English diminutives or hypocorisms include '' Arch, Archy, Archie, and Baldie (nickname)''. Variants include French ''Archambault, Archaimbaud, Archenbaud, Archimbaud'', Italian '' Archimboldo, Arcimbaldo, Arcimboldo'', Portuguese '' Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo'' and Spanish ''Archib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of The Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an Chivalric order, order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by James II of England, King James VII of Scotland, who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order. The Order consists of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Sovereign and sixteen Knights and Ladies, as well as certain "wikt:supernumerary, extra" knights (members of the British Royal Family and foreign monarchs). The Sovereign alone grants membership of the Order; they are not advised by the Government of the United Kingdom, Government, as occurs with most other Orders. The Order's primary emblem is the thistle, the national flower of Scotland. The motto is ''Nemo me impune lacessit'' (Latin for "No one provokes me with impunity"). The same motto appears on the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland and British coin One Pound, pound coins mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earls Of Moray
The title Earl of Moray, Mormaer of Moray or King of Moray was originally held by the rulers of the Province of Moray, which existed from the 10th century with varying degrees of independence from the Kingdom of Alba to the south. Until 1130 the status of Moray's rulers was ambiguous and they were described in some sources as "''mormaers''" (the Gaelic term for "Earl"), in others as "Kings of Moray", and in others as " Kings of Alba". The position was suppressed by David I of Scotland some time after his defeat of Óengus of Moray at the Battle of Stracathro in 1130, but was recreated as a feudal earldom by Robert the Bruce and granted to Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray in 1312. The title has subsequently been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland. It has been held by Clan Stewart since the 16th century, when James Stewart, illegitimate son of James V, was granted the title. History of the Earldom of Moray The province of Moray's importance as part of the kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Stuart, 11th Earl Of Moray
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada * Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska * Francis, Oklahoma *Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) *Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Moray
The title Earl of Moray, Mormaer of Moray or King of Moray was originally held by the rulers of the Province of Moray, which existed from the 10th century with varying degrees of independence from the Kingdom of Alba to the south. Until 1130 the status of Moray's rulers was ambiguous and they were described in some sources as "''mormaers''" (the Gaelic term for "Earl"), in others as "Kings of Moray", and in others as " Kings of Alba". The position was suppressed by David I of Scotland some time after his defeat of Óengus of Moray at the Battle of Stracathro in 1130, but was recreated as a feudal earldom by Robert the Bruce and granted to Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray in 1312. The title has subsequently been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland. It has been held by Clan Stewart since the 16th century, when James Stewart, illegitimate son of James V, was granted the title. History of the Earldom of Moray The province of Moray's importance as part of the kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet
Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet of Larbert and Mansfield (c. 1740 – 17 February 1805) was a Scottish banker who served three consecutive terms as Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Life He was born in Edinburgh in 1740 or early in 1741, the son of Alexander Stirling, and his wife Jane Muir, daughter of James Muir of Lochfield in Perthshire. Although sometimes stated as the son of a cloth merchant, more contemporary records state he was the son of a fish merchant standing on the Royal Mile at the head of Marlin's Wynd, now the site of the Tron Kirk. As the church predates this, the description must mean facing the Tron Kirk.Grants Old and New Edinburgh In early life he went to the West Indies as clerk to Archibald Stirling of Keir, a sugar plantation owner there (great-uncle of Sir William Stirling-Maxwell). Not long afterwards James was appointed, through Archibald's influence, as secretary to Sir John Dalling, the governor of Jamaica. Having acquired a fortune in the West Indies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kerr, 6th Marquess Of Lothian
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian, (4 October 1763 – 27 April 1824), was a British soldier, landowner and politician. He was the son of William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian. He served as a representative peer from 1817 to 1824. Life Kerr was born on 4 October 1763, the son of Lord Newbattle. When he was five he was the subject of several pictures with his sister, executed by Valentine Green as mezzotints for publication. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh. In 1786 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; his proposers were Dugald Stewart, James Hutton and John Robison. He was Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire from 1812 and of Midlothian from 1819. He served as Colonel of the Edinburgh Militia from 25 March 1811 until his death. He was created a Knight of the Thistle in 1820 and Baron of Kersheugh in 1821. He lived in the family home of Monteviot House near Jedburgh. Kerr died in Richmond, Surrey, on 27 April 1824. Family He married, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Grand Masters Of The Grand Lodge Of Scotland
This is a list of Grand Master Masons of the Grand Lodge of Scotland: # 1736–1737: William St Clair of Roslin # 1737–1738: George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie # 1738–1739: John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore (G.M. of England; 1740) # 1739–1740: James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (G.M. of England; 1741) # 1740–1741: Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (G.M. of England; 1744) # 1741–1742: Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven # 1742–1743: William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock # 1743–1744: James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss # 1744–1745: James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray # 1745–1746: Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan # 1746–1747: William Nisbet # 1747–1748: Francis Wemyss-Charteris (de jure 7th Earl of Wemyss) # 1748–1749: Hugh Seton # 1749–1750: Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine (Jacobite Earl of Mar) # 1750–1751: Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton # 1751–1752: James Hay, Lord Boyd (afterwards 15th Earl of Erroll) # 1752–1753: Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Duff (British Army Officer)
General Sir Alexander Duff (1777 – 21 March 1851) was a British Army officer of the Napoleonic era. Duff was the second son of Alexander Duff, 3rd Earl Fife and the younger brother of James Duff, 4th Earl Fife. In 1793, he was commissioned an ensign in the 66th Regiment of Foot, and served at Gibraltar, in Flanders, in the East Indies in 1798, and under Baird during the invasion of Egypt. In 1806, Duff commanded the centre column in the attack on Buenos Aires. He was appointed colonel of the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1823, transferring to 37th Regiment of Foot in 1831. He was made GCH and knighted in 1834, and was promoted full general on 28 June 1838. He was elected the Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs, sitting from 1826 to 1831. From 1848 until his death he was Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire, and a deputy lieutenant of Banffshire. He lived at Delgatie Castle near Turriff, Aberdeenshire. He had married Anne Stein, daughter of James Stein of Kilbagie and Kennetpan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant Of Elginshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Moray, Scotland. Until 1928 the office was known as Lord Lieutenant of the County of Elgin. Lord Lieutenants of Elginshire *Francis Stuart, 9th Earl of Moray 17 March 1794 – 28 August 1810 *Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray 6 September 1810 – 12 January 1848 *Gen. Hon. Sir Alexander Duff 14 February 1848 – 21 March 1851 * James Duff 21 May 1851 – 1856 *George Skene Duff 9 April 1856 – 1872 (resigned) * Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife 1 January 1872 – July 1902 (resigned) * Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond 27 August 1902 – 18 January 1928 Lord Lieutenants of Moray *Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond 14 March 1928 – 7 May 1935 *Francis Douglas Stuart, 18th Earl of Moray 2 August 1935 – 9 July 1943 *Brig Sir Henry Houldsworth 28 September 1943 – 9 October 1963 * Sir Iain Tennant 16 January 1964 – 1994 *AVM George Arth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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