{{Use dmy dates, date=November 2019 The title Lord Bellenden, of Broughton, was a lordship of Parliament created in the Peerage of Scotland on 10 June 1661 for William Bellenden, who was Treasurer-depute of Scotland. Shortly before his death, he resigned his peerage in favour of his first cousin twice removed, John Ker (later Bellenden). In 1804, the seventh lord inherited the dukedom of Roxburghe from his cousin. On his death in 1805, the dukedom later passed to another cousin and the lordship of Parliament became extinct.

Lords Bellenden (1661–1805)

* William Bellenden, 1st Lord Bellenden (c.1604–1671) *

John Bellenden, 2nd Lord Bellenden John Bellenden, 2nd Lord Bellenden (died March 1707) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life Born John Ker, he was the fourth son of William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe (born William Drummond) and the Hon. Jane Ker. Among his elder brothers was Robe ...

(died 1707). Youngest son of

William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe PC (16222 July 1675) was a Scottish nobleman who inherited his title from his maternal grandfather, Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe. Early life He was born William Drummond in 1622. He was the fifth and ...

. *John Bellenden, 3rd Lord Bellenden (1685–1741). Son of the 2nd Lord. *Ker Bellenden, 4th Lord Bellenden (1725–1753). Son of the 3rd Lord. *John Ker Bellenden, 5th Lord Bellenden (1751–1796). Son of the 4th Lord. *Robert Bellenden, 6th Lord Bellenden (1734–1797). Son of the 3rd Lord, and younger brother of the 4th Lord. * William Bellenden-Ker, 4th Duke of Roxburghe, 7th Lord Bellenden (1728–1805). Son of William Bellenden, and grandson of the 2nd Lord Bellenden. As the great-grandson of the 2nd Earl of Roxburghe, he became the

Duke of Roxburghe The Duke of Roxburghe () is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles ''Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford'', ''Earl of Kelso'' and ''Viscount Broxmouth''. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder ...

upon the death of his cousin,

John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, KG, KT, PC (23 April 1740 – 1804) was a Scottish nobleman and bibliophile. Early life Born in Hanover Square, London, on 23 April 1740, Ker succeeded his father to become the 3rd Duke of Roxburghe in 175 ...

. These relationships are delineated in the following publication: Lodge, Edmund. "The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage". Oxford University: Saunders and Otley, 1832. Print. Page 313. Public domain, available online.

Bellenden Bellenden is a surname, Scottish in origins and an older form of Ballantine/Ballantyne. It may refer to: * John Bellenden, Scottish writer * John Bellenden (Lord Justice Clerk) * Katherine Bellenden, Scottish courtier * William Bellenden, Scottis ...