Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore, 5th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall ( – 30 August 1804), who was known as the 7th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, between 1776 and 1778, was a Dutch-Scottish aristocrat.

Early life

He was born in Groningen, the

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around 1742 and grew up in a house on Oosterstraat in Groningen. He was the eldest surviving son of

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, a colonel in the

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, and Rembertina Maria Idiking (the daughter of

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Idiking of Groningen). His paternal grandparents were

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and the former Lady Catherine Margaret Keith (the daughter of William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore).

Career

Upon the death of his father on 12 December 1776, he succeeded as 7th Lord Falconer of Halkerton. In 1761, on the death of William Keith, 4th Earl of Kintore, the earldom should have passed under the terms of the 1694 regrant to Lord Kintore's cousin George Keith, 10th and last Earl Marischal, as heir male of

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(the elder brother of

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); however, he had been attainted for his part in the

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and so the earldom of Kintore remained suspended until the death of the 10th Earl Marischal on 28 May 1778, when it was inherited by Anthony, the heir general of the 4th Earl of Kintore, who changed his surname to Keith-Falconer and became the 5th Earl of Kintore. He inherited the estate of Kintore,

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which had been given to the

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by King

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, and Keith Hall.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes''.

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, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. p. 2195. From 1794 to 1804, he served as

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Personal life

Around 1766, he was married to Christina Elizabeth Sighterman (d. 1809), a daughter of Jan Albert Sighterman of Groningen, the

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of the Dutch Settlements in the East Indies and Director and Fiscal of

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in 1734. Together, they were the parents of one son and seven daughters, none of whom married: *

William Keith-Falconer, 6th Earl of Kintore William Keith-Falconer, 6th Earl of Kintore, 8th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, 6th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (11 December 1766 – 6 October 1812), was a Dutch-Scottish aristocrat. Early life Lord Kintore was born on 11 December 1766. ...

(1766–1812), who married Maria Bannerman, a daughter of Sir Alexander Bannerman, 6th Baronet and Mary Gordon (a daughter of Sir James Gordon) in 1793. * Lady Sibella Keith-Falconer (1768–1792). * Lady Maria Remembertina Keith-Falconer (1769–1851). * Lady Catherine Margaret Keith-Falconer (1770–1849). * Lady Francina Constantia Keith-Falconer (1771–1779). * Hon. Jean Keith-Falconer (b. 1772), who died in infancy. * Lady Christian Elizabeth Keith-Falconer (1774–1826). * Hon. Helen Keith-Falconer (b. 1777), who died in infancy. Lord Kintore died on 30 August 1804. His widow died nearly five years later on 26 March 1809.

References

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External links

Keith-Falconer, Anthony Adrian (d1804) 5th Earl of Kintore
at the National Archives
The papers of the earls of Kintore
at Edinburgh University Press , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Kintore, Anthony Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl Of 1742 births 1804 deaths Earls of Kintore People from Groningen (city) Lord-Lieutenants of Kincardineshire