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William Crichton, 1st Earl Of Dumfries
William Crichton, 1st Earl of Dumfries the ninth Lord Crichton, was born to William Crichton (brother of the sixth and seventh Lords Crichton) and Katherine Carmichael. {{Wiktionary, decree arbitral The title Lord Crichton passed to William after his cousin Robert was hanged outside Westminster Hall for his involvement with a murder. A challenge arose to his claim to the title and lands from an illegitimate son of Robert, but a decree arbitral from King James VI found in favour of William's rights to the title, and compensated Robert's son with lands around Perth. On 31 July 1617, King James VI stayed at Sanquhar Castle while travelling through Scotland. During this visit, Crichton is reported to have burnt a bond recording a large debt owed to him the King.{{cite book , url=https://archive.org/details/historyofoldcumn00warr/page/40/mode/2up?q=crichton , title=The History of Old Cumnock , date=1899 , author=Rev John Warrick In 1622, the King gave Crichton the title Viscount o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Crichton, 2nd Earl Of Dumfries
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James Seton (died 1606)
James Seton may refer to: *Sir James Seton (died 1606), commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland in 1593 and 1596, represented Dumbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency) *James Seton (died 1673), commissioner for Stirlingshire between 1665 and 1672 *James Seton (died 1702), commissioner for Stirlingshire between 1673 and 1686 *James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline (died 26 December 1694) was a Scottish peer. James Seton was a younger son of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, and succeeded to the title at the death of his brother, Alexander Seton, 3rd Earl of Dunfe ... (died 1694), Scottish peer * James Alexander Seton (1816–1845), last British person to be killed in a duel on English soil See also * James Seaton (other) {{hndis, Seton, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earls Of Dumfries
Earl of Dumfries is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was originally created for William Crichton, 9th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, in 1633, and stayed in the Crichton family until the death of the fourth countess in 1742, at which point the title passed to first the Dalrymple and then the McDouall families before finally being inherited by the Marquesses of Bute, where it remains today. The subsidiary titles of the Earl of Dumfries are: Viscount of Ayr and Lord Sanquhar (created 2 February 1622), Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1488), and Lord Crichton of Cumnock (12 June 1633), all in the Peerage of Scotland. Family history The traditional account of the origins of the Dumfries family are that the descended a noble Hungarian, that came to Scotland with Queen Margaret, in the during the reign of Malcolm III of Scotland. The family origins are in Crichton, Midlothian. Thurstanus de Crichton was present at the charter of Holyrood Abbey alongside King David I in 1128. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Dumfries
Earl of Dumfries is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was originally created for William Crichton, 9th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, in 1633, and stayed in the Crichton family until the death of the fourth countess in 1742, at which point the title passed to first the Dalrymple and then the McDouall families before finally being inherited by the Marquesses of Bute, where it remains today. The subsidiary titles of the Earl of Dumfries are: Viscount of Ayr and Lord Sanquhar (created 2 February 1622), Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1488), and Lord Crichton of Cumnock (12 June 1633), all in the Peerage of Scotland. Family history The traditional account of the origins of the Dumfries family are that the descended a noble Hungarian, that came to Scotland with Queen Margaret, in the during the reign of Malcolm III of Scotland. The family origins are in Crichton, Midlothian. Thurstanus de Crichton was present at the charter of Holyrood Abbey alongside King David I in 1128. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of Yorkshire
The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. Sheriff is a title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below. The Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown in England and Wales, their purpose being to represent the monarch at a local level, historically in the shires. The office was a powerful position in earlier times, especially in the case of Yorkshire, which covers a very large area. The sheriffs were responsible for the maintenance of law and order and various other roles. Some of their powers in Yorkshire were relinqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commissioner (Scottish Parliament)
A commissioner was a legislator appointed or elected to represent a royal burgh or shire in the pre-Union Scottish Parliament and the associated Convention of the Estates. Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy are equivalent terms in other countries. The Scottish Parliament (also known as the Three Estates) and the Convention of the Estates were unicameral legislatures, so commissioners sat alongside prelates (the first estate) and members of the nobility (the second estate). Burgh commissioners Burgh commissioners were the third estate, and were the longest-established and most powerful group of commissioners to parliament. They first attended in 1326. Burgh commissioners often acted and lobbied collectively, assisted by the fact that the Convention of Royal Burghs often met in association with parliamentary sessions. Shire commissioners From the 16th century, the second estate of the nobility was reorganised by the selection of shire commissioners from the lower nobili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Carlingford
Viscount Carlingford, in the County of Louth, was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1627 in favour of Edward Barnham Swift. He was the son of Sir Robert Swift, High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1599 to 1600 and his wife Ursula Barnham. Lord Carlingford had no sons and the title became extinct on his early death in 1634. By his wife Lady Mary Crichton, daughter of William, 1st Earl of Dumfries, he had one daughter Mary, who married the notorious rake Robert Fielding Robert Fielding (or ''Feilding''; also nicknamed Beau Fielding; 1650/51 – 12 May 1712) was an English bigamist and rake in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was known as a handsome womanizer at the royal court of King Charles II ..., but had no children. The second creation came in 1761 in favour of George Carpenter, 3rd Baron Carpenter. He was made Earl of Tyrconnel at the same time; for more information on this creation, see the latter title. Viscou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, and disease, while some areas of what is now modern Germany experienced population declines of over 50%. Related conflicts include the Eighty Years' War, the War of the Mantuan Succession, the Franco-Spanish War, and the Portuguese Restoration War. Until the 20th century, historians generally viewed it as a continuation of the religious struggle initiated by the 16th-century Reformation within the Holy Roman Empire. The 1555 Peace of Augsburg attempted to resolve this by dividing the Empire into Lutheran and Catholic states, but over the next 50 years the expansion of Protestantism beyond these boundaries destabilised the settlement. While most modern commentators accept differences over religion and Imperial authority were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of Dumfries
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly translated to English as ''sherif''. Description In British English, the political or legal office of a sheriff, term of office of a sheriff, or jurisdiction of a sheriff, is called a shrievalty in England and Wales, and a sheriffdom in Scotland. In modern times, the specific combination of legal, political and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country. * In England, Northern Ireland, or Wales, a sheriff (or high sheriff) is a ceremonial county or city official. * In Scotland, sheriffs are judges. * In the Republic of Ireland, in some counties and in the cities of Dublin and Cork, sheriffs are legal officials similar to bailiffs. * In the United States, a sheriff is a sworn law enforcement officer whose duties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touch House
Touch House is a country house located west of Stirling in central Scotland. It stands at the foot of the Touch Hills, on the south side of the River Forth. The house incorporates a 16th-century tower house, but its present form dates to the middle of the 18th century when the south facade was added, described by Historic Environment Scotland as "Probably the finest Georgian elevation in the County of Stirling." The house is a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens. History The name derives from the Gaelic ''tulach'', meaning hillock, and is first recorded in 1329 in the form ''Tulch''. The Touch estate was the property of the Frasers; a tower house may have existed from the 14th century. Touch was acquired by Alexander Seton, kinsman of the powerful Seton family, in the middle of the 15th century, and in 1480 his son Alexander is recorded as 1st laird o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Douglas, 1st Earl Of Queensberry
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry (c. 15828 March 1639/40) was a Scottish noble. He was the eldest son of James Douglas, 8th of Drumlanrig and his wife Mary Fleming. He inherited his father's title, as 9th Laird of Drumlanrig, in October 1615. Between 1616 and 1623, he held the offices of Provost of Lincluden, Sheriff of Dumfries, and Justice of the peace for Dumfries. This cites Mosley, Charles, editor: ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volumes (2003). On 1 April 1628 he was created lord Douglas, of Hawick and Tibbers, viscount Drumlanrig. He was created the first earl of Queensberry in 1633, originating the still-extant Queensberry titles. On his death he was succeeded in his titles by his son James. Family He married Isabel Kerr, daughter of Mark, Earl of Lothian in 1603. They had issue: * James (before 16221671), who became second earl * William (died 1673), ancestor of subsequent marquesses of Queensberry * Archibald (born after 1604) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Crichton, 8th Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar
Robert Crichton, 8th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, (d. 1612) was a Scottish peer executed for the murder of a fencing teacher. He was the son of Edward, Lord Sanquhar. Robert is often styled "6th Lord Sanquhar." Career In October 1590 Robert Crichton decided to travel abroad for his education. His advisors, including Sir John Carmichael tried to persuade him to stay in Scotland and get married. James VI gave him a licence to travel. Carmichael's son Hugh went to London to hasten his return. Robert Crichton was rumoured to have been in Rome in the company of Jesuits and to have spoken with the Pope in 1593. The Jesuit missionary to Scotland, William Crichton, was his kinsman. Crichton was a noted swordsman. In June 1596 he challenged Patrick, Earl of Orkney to a duel. James VI forbade him to issue the challenge, called a "cartel." However, they arranged to fight, but the King was able to prevent their combat. The English diplomat Robert Bowes heard that Sanquhar alleged the quar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
