There have been several
peerage
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Peerages include:
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* Belgi ...
titles created with the name Avondale (or Avandale), referring to the
dale
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Locations
* Dale (landform), an open valley
* Dale (place name element)
Geography
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*D ...
(or
valley) of the
Avon Water in
Scotland. The word
strath also means valley, and the area is now better known as
Strathaven.
The title Earl of Avondale, along with that of Lord Balveny, was created for
James Douglas, known as "the Gross", in 1437. He was a younger son of
Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas and succeeded to the
Earldom of Douglas in 1440 following the deaths of his
nephew
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and
great-nephew
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. The titles were forfeit in 1455 on the
attainder of his son
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale KG (1426–1491) was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas.
Early life
The son of James the Gross, 7th Earl of Douglas, by his wife Lady Beatrice Sinclair, daug ...
and 3rd Earl of Avondale.
The second creation was for
Andrew Stuart, who was created Lord Avondale in 1459. He was a son of Sir Walter Stewart and therefore a grandson of
Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany
Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany ( gd, Muireadhach Stiubhart) (136224 May 1425) was a leading Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, and the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland, who founded the Stewart dynasty. In 1389, he ...
. He served as
Chancellor of Scotland
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Holders of the office are known from 1123 onwards, but its duties were occasionally performed by an official of lower st ...
between 1460 and 1482, and died in 1488, when the title became extinct.
The third creation was for another
Andrew Stuart, who was created Lord Avondale in about 1499. He was a great-grandson of Sir Walter Stewart, and thus a great-nephew of the first Lord Avondale. On his death on 9 September 1513, he was succeeded by
his son
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, also named Andrew. The second Lord Avondale exchanged his title for that of
Lord Ochiltree on 15 March 1543.
The most recent creation was for
Prince Albert Victor
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward; 8 January 1864 – 14 January 1892) was the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) and grandson of the re ...
, eldest son of
the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). He was created
Duke of Clarence and Avondale and
Earl of Athlone
The title of Earl of Athlone has been created three times.
History
It was created first in the Peerage of Ireland in 1692 by William III of England, King William III for General Godard van Reede, 1st Earl of Athlone, Baron van Reede, Lord of ...
on 24 May 1890, but died on 14 January 1892, when the titles became extinct.
Earls of Avondale (1437)
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James Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale (1371–1443)
*
William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Avondale (1425–1452)
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James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale (1426–1488)
Lord Avondale (1459)
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Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale
Andrew Stewart (c. 14201488) was Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1460 to 1482 and one of the leading servants of King James III of Scotland.
Early life
Andrew Stewart was born c. 1420 and "appears to have been the eldest son of Walter Stewar ...
(d. 1488)
Lords Avondale (c. 1499)
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Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale (d. 1513)
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Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale
Andrew Stewart, 2nd Lord Avondale or Andrew Stuart, 1st Lord Ochiltree (died 1549), was a Scottish peer.
Title
Andrew was the son of Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avondale, a new creation which Andrew surrendered for a new investment as Lord Ochiltre ...
(d. 1548)
Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1890)
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Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864–1892)
See also
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Avondale Castle
Strathaven Castle is located in the centre of the small town of Strathaven, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ruin is publicly accessible, and can be found at grid reference . Also known as Avondale Castle, the ruin and mound is now a Schedule ...
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Balvenie Castle
Balvenie Castle is a ruined castle 1 km north of Dufftown in the Moray region of Scotland.
History
Originally known as ''Mortlach'', it was built in the 12th century by a branch of the powerful Comyn family (the ''Black Comyns'') and was ...
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Earl of Douglas
This page is concerned with the holders of the forfeit title Earl of Douglas and the preceding feudal barons of Douglas, South Lanarkshire. The title was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1358 for William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, son ...
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Earl Castle Stewart
Earl Castle Stewart, in the County Tyrone, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Andrew Thomas Stewart, 9th Baron Castle Stuart.
The Earls Castle Stewart claim to be the head representatives in the pure male line of ...
References
* Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page – , , {{usurped,
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Titles in Scotland