Baron Strabolgi (pronounced "Strabogie") is a title in the

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supposedly created in 1318 for Scottish lord David of Strathbogie, 10th Earl of Atholl. Despite lack of evidence supporting its existence, it was called out of

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by the

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in 1916. Whether it ever existed before then is open to serious dispute.

History

John of Strathbogie, 9th Earl of Atholl John of Strathbogie (c. 1266 – 7 November 1306) was warden and Justiciary of Scotland. Early years and family John was born in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland around 1266. He was the son of David I Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl (d. 1270), by his s ...

(–1306) was imprisoned, stripped of his titles and ultimately executed for fighting against the English crown, but his son David of Strathbogie, 10th Earl of Atholl had his titles restored by

Edward II of England Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to ...

sometime between 21 August 1307 and 20 May 1308. He was made

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but stripped of his Scottish titles by 1314 by

Robert the Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventual ...

after rebelling against the Scottish king. According to a 1914 House of Lords' decision, Atholl was called by hereditary writ under the barony of Strabolgi, inheritable by heirs general of his body. According to the Lords' decision, upon the death of David de Strabolgi, the third Lord Strabolgi in 1369, the barony fell into abeyance between his daughters and co-heirs Elizabeth, who married Sir Thomas Percy, and Philippa, who married Sir John Halsham. In 1498, the barony vested upon a sole heir, Sir Edward Burgh, the ''de jure'' 4th Baron Strabolgi. It fell into abeyance again upon the death in 1602 of his grandson. ''

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'' is incredulous of the 1914 House of Lords decision affirming that Atholl was called to Parliament as Baron Strabolgi "despite the absence of any writ of summons for him to the English Parl of 20 Oct 1318 or genuine evidence of his sitting in it." ''Burke's Peerage'' notes that "even later writs of summons, however, were worded to 'David (de) Strabolgi, ''comiti'' (i.e., 'Earl of') Athol;' rather than ''domini'' (i.e. lord)." ''

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'' declines to list it, on the grounds that it did not exist before the 20th century.

Barons Strabolgi (1318)

* David of Strathbogie, 10th Earl of Atholl (d. 1326) *

David of Strathbogie, 11th Earl of Atholl David of Strathbogie (c. 1309 – 30 November 1335) was a 14th-century Anglo-Scottish noble. He was born the son and heir of Sir David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, Constable of Scotland (who had been banished by Robert the Bruce) and Chief War ...

(1309–1335) *David of Strathbogie, 12th Earl of Atholl (1332–1369) (abeyant 1369) *Edward Burgh, 4th Baron Strabolgi (d. 1528) (abeyance terminated 1496) * Thomas Burgh, 5th Baron Strabolgi (d. 1550) *William Burgh, 6th Baron Strabolgi (1522–1584) *

Thomas Burgh, 7th Baron Strabolgi Thomas Burgh, 3rd Baron Burgh KGCharles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 587. (; ; pronounced: ' ...

(c. 1555–1597) *Robert Burgh, 8th Baron Strabolgi (1594–1602) (abeyant 1602) *

Cuthbert Matthias Kenworthy, 9th Baron Strabolgi Cuthbert of Lindisfarne ( – 20 March 687) was an Anglo-Saxon saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Nor ...

(1853–1934) (abeyance terminated 1914) * Joseph Montague Kenworthy, 10th Baron Strabolgi (1886–1953) *

David Montague de Burgh Kenworthy, 11th Baron Strabolgi David Montague de Burgh Kenworthy, 11th Baron Strabolgi (pronounced "Strabogie") (1 November 1914 – 24 December 2010), was a Labour Party peer. Education Strabolgi was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and the Chelsea School of Art. Appo ...

(1914–2010) * Andrew David Whitley Kenworthy, 12th Baron Strabolgi (b. 1967) The

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is the present holder's third cousin, Hamish Kenworthy Malcolm (b. 1971

References

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