Francis Keith-Falconer, 8th Earl of Kintore

Earl of Kintore is a title in the

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. It was created in 1677 for Sir John Keith, third son of William Keith, 6th Hereditary Earl Marischal of

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(see

Earl Marischal The title of Earl Marischal was created in the Peerage of Scotland for William Keith, the Great Marischal of Scotland. History The office of Marischal of Scotland (or ''Marascallus Scotie'' or ''Marscallus Scotiae'') had been hereditary, held by ...

for earlier history of the family) and

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of Clan Keith. He was made Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall at the same time, also in the

. At the death of William, the 4th Earl, in 1761, the Earldom and Lordship became dormant, as no-one could prove a claim to them. In 1778, it was decided that the Earldom, Lordship and Chieftaincy of

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should pass to Anthony Adrian Falconer,

Lord Falconer of Halkerton The title Lord Falconer of Halkerton was created in the peerage of Scotland on 20 December 1646, for Sir Alexander Falconer, Lord of Session, with remainder to his heirs-male whatsoever. King Charles I granted Sir Alexander a yearly pension of � ...

, who changed his surname to Keith-Falconer. The Lordship Falconer of Halkerton and the Earldom of Kintore and Lordship Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall remained united until 1966, when, at the death of the 10th Earl, the Lordship Falconer of Halkerton became dormant. The 11th holder of the titles, Ethel Sydney Keith-Falconer, married

John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven John Lawrence Baird of Urie, 1st Viscount Stonehaven, 1st Baron Stonehaven, 2nd Baronet, 3rd of Ury, (27 April 1874 – 20 August 1941) was a British politician who served as the eighth Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1925 to 193 ...

. At the death of Lord Stonehaven, the titles Viscount Stonehaven (created 1938), and Baron Stonehaven (created 1925), both in the

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, as well as the Baird of Urie Baronetcy, in the

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, passed to the couple's son, James Ian. The Countess of Kintore, who died the day after her one-hundredth birthday, was the longest-lived female holder of a British peerage; upon inheriting his mother's titles, her son James Ian changed his surname from Baird to Keith. The family seat was Keith Hall, near Inverurie,

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...

. The

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to the earldom uses the

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Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall.

Lords Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (1677)

* John Keith, 1st Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (d. 1714) (created Earl of Kintore in 1677)

Earls of Kintore (1677)

* John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore (d. 1714) *

William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore (1660 – 5 December 1718), was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the only son born to John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore and the former Lady Margaret Hamilton. His two sisters were Lady Jean Keith (the wife o ...

(d. 1718) * John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore (c. 1699–1758) *

William Keith, 4th Earl of Kintore William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(c. 1702–1761) (dormant 1761) * Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore (d. 1804) (revived 1778) *

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) * Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 7th Earl of Kintore (1794–1844) ** William Adrian Keith-Falconer, Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (1822–1843) *

Francis Alexander Keith-Falconer, 8th Earl of Kintore Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural ...

(1828–1880) *

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(1852–1930) ** Ian Douglas Montagu Keith-Falconer, Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (1877–1897) * Arthur George Keith-Falconer, 10th Earl of Kintore (1879–1966). *

Ethel Sydney Keith-Falconer, 11th Countess of Kintore Ethel (also '' æthel'') is an Old English word meaning "noble", today often used as a feminine given name. Etymology and historic usage The word means ''æthel'' "noble". It is frequently attested as the first element in Anglo-Saxon names, b ...

(1874–1974) * James Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore (1908–1989) (succeeded as 2nd Viscount Stonehaven, 2nd Baron Stonehaven, 3rd Baronet, 4th of Ury in 1941) * Michael Canning William John Keith, 13th Earl of Kintore (1939–2004) *

James William Falconer Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

(b. 1976) The

is the present holder's son Tristan Michael Keith, Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (b. 2010)

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