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John Leslie, 10th Earl Of Rothes
General John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes KT (169810 December 1767) was a senior British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Irish Army between 1758 and 1767. Military career Born the eldest son of John Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes and Lady Jean Hay, daughter of John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale, Leslie was commissioned into the 9th Regiment of Dragoons in 1715.John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes Oxford Dictionary of National Biography In 1717 he transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards. He became of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie, Fife
Leslie (Scottish Gaelic: Fiodh Chill) is a large village and parish on the northern tip of the River Leven Valley, to the west of Glenrothes in Fife. According to the population estimates (2006), the village has a population of 3,092. The village was granted burgh of barony status by James II in 1458 for George Leslie who became the first Earl of Rothes. Later, this was upgraded to a police burgh in 1865.Lamont-Brown ''Fife in History and Legend'' pp.157-158.Fife Council ''Kirkcaldy's History, Its Places and Its Famous Folk'' p.11. The civil parish has a population of 12,254 (in 2011).Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930 Leslie is a linear settlement with the historic high street as its main focus. A large proportion of housing in Leslie is traditional however there are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Grenadier Guards
The Horse Grenadier Guards, usually referred to ''Horse Grenadiers'' were a series of cavalry troops in the British Household Cavalry between 1687 and 1788, who used grenades and other explosives in battle. Originally attached to the Horse Guards, they became independent for a century before being disbanded. However, the men of the troops formed the basis of the new troops of Life Guards. History Origins The origins of the Horse Grenadiers lie in the ''grenadiers a cheval'' of the French ''l'armee''. Louis XIV added a troop of 154 to the Maison Militaire du Roi in December 1676, making it perhaps the most impressive regiment in Europe. Charles II was eager to copy the exciting new innovation of grenade technology. Grenadiers, soldiers specially trained to carry and use hand grenades, first appeared in the British Army in 1677. Particularly tall and strong soldiers were usually picked to become grenadiers, because of the weight of extra equipment that they carried. Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Troop Horse Grenadier Guards
The Horse Grenadier Guards, usually referred to ''Horse Grenadiers'' were a series of cavalry troops in the British Household Cavalry between 1687 and 1788, who used grenades and other explosives in battle. Originally attached to the Horse Guards, they became independent for a century before being disbanded. However, the men of the troops formed the basis of the new troops of Life Guards. History Origins The origins of the Horse Grenadiers lie in the ''grenadiers a cheval'' of the French ''l'armee''. Louis XIV added a troop of 154 to the Maison Militaire du Roi in December 1676, making it perhaps the most impressive regiment in Europe. Charles II was eager to copy the exciting new innovation of grenade technology. Grenadiers, soldiers specially trained to carry and use hand grenades, first appeared in the British Army in 1677. Particularly tall and strong soldiers were usually picked to become grenadiers, because of the weight of extra equipment that they carried. Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley
Field Marshal James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley and 1st Baron Kilmaine, PC (1682 – 14 July 1774), was an Irish officer in the British Army. After serving as a junior officer in Spain and the Low Countries during the War of the Spanish Succession, he went on to become British ambassador to Lisbon establishing a close relationship with King John V there. He undertook a tour as British ambassador to Saint Petersburg before becoming Governor of Gibraltar where he set about improving the fortifications. He was briefly commander of British troops in Portugal during the Seven Years' War but was replaced within a few months. During his military career, he was colonel of eight different regiments. Military career Born the son of Charles O'Hara, 1st Baron Tyrawley, and Frances O'Hara (''née'' Rouse), James O'Hara was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers on 15 March 1703. He was promoted to captain on 24 March 1705.Heathcote, p. 234 O'Hara fought at the Siege of Barc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Semphill, 12th Baron Sempill
Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill (after 16 May 1688 – 25 November 1746) was a Scottish soldier. Life He was the fifth son of Francis Abercromby, Lord Glasfoord by his wife Anne Sempill, 9th Lady Sempill, daughter of Robert Sempill, 7th Lord Sempill. He went early into the Army, and was adjutant to Colonel Preston's Regiment of Foot 1 December 1708, ensign in the same regiment July 1709, and served at the Battle of Malplaquet. He was promoted captain 12 July 1712 and was placed on half-pay in 1713. In 1715 he was appointed captain in Brigadier-General Grant's Regiment, and promoted major on 5 April 1718. On 17 February 1727 Hugh Sempill succeeded his brother John Sempill, 11th Lord Sempill as Lord Sempill. That year he sold the estates of Elliotstoun and Castle Sempill, purchasing the estate of North Barr in 1741. Sempill was made lieutenant-colonel of the 19th Regiment of Foot on 12 July 1731, and succeeded the Earl of Crawford as colonel of the Black Watch on 14 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Middleton (1678–1739)
Brigadier-General John Middleton MP (1678 –1739) was a British Army officer and Scottish Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons almost continuously between 1713 and 1739. Early life He was born in Aberdeen in September 1678, being baptised on 27 September. Middleton was the fourth (but first surviving) son and sixth child of Rev Prof George Middleton DD (1645-1726) and Janet or Jane Gordon, daughter of James Gordon of Seaton. He was grandson of Alexander Middleton (younger brother of John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton) and Margaret Gordon. Both Alexander and George Middleton served as Principal of King's College, Aberdeen. John's younger brother, Robert, was father of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham. In about 1712, John Middleton married Elizabeth Cunningham, daughter of William Cunningham of Enterkin, Ayr. Military career Middleton obtained a commission in the Army in the reign of King William III, and was promoted to the rank of captain in 1706. He serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl Of Haddington
Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington (1721 – 19 May 1794) was a Scottish nobleman. Life Thomas Hamilton was the son of Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning and Rachel Baillie of Mellerstain and Jerviswood. Lord Binning had predeceased ''his'' father Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington in 1732, and from then until 1735 when his grandfather died Hamilton was known as Lord Binning, and thereafter as Lord Haddington. Haddington matriculated at St Mary Hall, Oxford on 30 April 1737 and travelled widely on the continent, residing at Rome and later Geneva, where he became part of what was known as the "Common room" involving Benjamin Stillingfleet amongst others.Balfour Paul, vol iv, pp. 325–326 Haddington returned to Scotland by 1744 but did not greatly participate in public life. He died at Ham, London on 19 May 1794. He was succeeded by his son Charles Hamilton, 8th Earl of Haddington Marriage and issue Lord Haddington married twice. Firstly on 28 October 1750 to Mary Lloyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Colyear, 3rd Earl Of Portmore
William Charles Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore (1745–1823) was a Scottish peer, styled Viscount Milsington until 1785. Early life He was the second but only surviving son of Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore, and his wife Juliana Osborne, Duchess of Leeds, Juliana. He was styled Viscount Milsingtion in 1756 on the death of his brother David. Milsington was educated at Eton College, Eton and St John's College, Cambridge. In 1774, he unsuccessfully contested the constituency of Evesham (UK Parliament constituency), Evesham as a Tory. Career Like his father the earl, Viscount Milsington was a racehorse owner; he and his wife were regular racegoers. His grey mare, Tiffany, won the 50-pound weight-for-age race at Salisbury Races in 1780 and his horse Scarf ran in the 1781 Epsom Derby, 1781 Derby. He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Portmore on the death of his father in 1785. Personal life On 5 November 1770, he married Mary Leslie (1753–99), second daughter of the John Leslie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Elizabeth Leslie, 12th Countess Of Rothes
Jane Elizabeth Leslie, 12th Countess of Rothes (5 May 1750 – 1810) was a Scottish noblewoman. She was the daughter of John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes and his first wife Hannah Howard, daughter of Matthew Howard of Thorp, Norfolk, and his wife Britannia Cole. She succeeded her brother, John Leslie, 11th Earl of Rothes, in 1773 in the peerage and estates of Rothes, and effectually vindicated her right to the estates against the claim of her uncle Andrew Leslie, both in the Court of Session and the House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the Bicameralism, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by Life peer, appointment, Hereditary peer, heredity or Lords Spiritual, official function. Like the .... She was twice married, first in 1766, to George Raymond Evelyn, youngest son of William Evelyn Glanville of St Clere, Kent, and secondly, in 1772, to Sir Lucas Pepys, 1st Baronet, an eminent physician and uncle of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leslie, 11th Earl Of Rothes
John Leslie (19 October 1744 – 18 June 1773) was the 11th Earl of Rothes; he was Earl from 10 December 1767 until his death on 18 June 1773. He was the son of the 10th Earl, who was also named John Leslie, and his first wife Hannah Howard who was the Countess of Rothes and died in 1761. She was the daughter of Matthew Howard of Thorpe, Norfolk, and his wife Britannia Cole. He married Jane Maitland, daughter of Captain Thomas Maitland, on 4 April 1768, but they had no children. After his death, the title passed to his sister Jane Elizabeth Leslie, 12th Countess of Rothes who was six years younger. She defeated an attempt by her uncle Andrew Leslie to claim the title, following a lengthy lawsuit. The 11th Earl's widow remarried Patrick Maitland, younger son of the 6th Earl of Lauderdale. See also * Earl of Rothes Earl of Rothes (pronounced "''Roth''-is") is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for George Leslie, 1st Lord Leslie. He had already bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea, with The Wash to the north-west. The county town is the city of Norwich. With an area of and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile (155 per km2). Of the county's population, 40% live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000). The Broads is a network of rivers and lakes in the east of the county, extending south into Suffolk. The area is protected by the Broads Authority and has similar status to a national park. History The area that was to become Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, (there were Palaeolithic settlers as early as 950,000 years ago) with camps along the highe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of Fife And Kinross
The Sheriff of Fife was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Fife, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, they were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. Following a merger of the sheriffdoms, the office became the Sheriff of Fife and Kinross in 1881. In 1975 the sheriffdom was largely merged into the new sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife. Sheriffs of Fife *David de Wymess (c. 1170) * Geoffrey de Inverkunglas (1213) *John Hay of Naughton (1227-1228) *Inghram de Balfour (1229) *John Hay of Naughton (1233-1234) *David de Wymess (1239) *Ingram de Balliol (1240) *David de Lochore (1264) *Alexander Synton (1281) *Hugh de Lochore (1289) *Constantine de Lochore (1290) *John de Valognes (1292) *Hugh de Lochore (1293) * David Barclay (1295) *John de Valognes (1296) *D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
