Lord Herries of Terregles (pronounced "''Heh''-reez of Ter-regulls'") is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1490 for Herbert Herries with remainder to his

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. On the death of his grandson, William, 3rd Lord Herries of Terregles, the male line failed. He was succeeded by his daughter Agnes, who married Sir John Maxwell, second son of Robert Maxwell, fifth Lord Maxwell. Their great-grandson, the 7th Lord Herries of Terregles, succeeded as third

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in 1667 on the death of his kinsman the second Earl. The earldom had been created in 1620 for Robert Maxwell, ninth Lord Maxwell. The third Earl's grandson, the fifth Earl, took part in the

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. He was attainted in 1716, his peerages forfeited and sentenced to death. However, he managed to make a celebrated escape from the

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by changing clothes with his wife's maid the day before his execution. His granddaughter Winifred married William Haggerston-Constable, second son of Sir Carnaby Haggerston, 3rd Bart, of Haggerston Castle,

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(see Constable-Maxwell-Scott baronets). Their son Marmaduke assumed the surname of Constable-Maxwell. In 1848 his son William Constable-Maxwell and the descendants of the fifth Earl of Nithsdale were restored by

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and in 1858 William Constable-Maxwell succeeded as 10th Lord Herries of Terregles. He was succeeded in 1876 by his son, Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell (married 1875 the Hon. Angela Fitzalan-Howard, daughter of the first

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) as 11th Lord Herries of Terregles, who served as

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from 1880 and

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shire from 1885 until 1908 – he was created, in 1884,

Baron Herries Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

of Carleverock Castle in the County of Dumfries and of Everingham in the East Riding of the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title became extinct upon his death in 1908, as he had no sons. He was succeeded in the Lordship by his daughter, the 12th Lady Herries of Terregles, who married her first cousin once removed

Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, (27 December 184711 February 1917), styled Lord Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist. He served as Postmas ...

. On her death in 1945 the title was inherited by her only son

Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (30 May 1908 – 31 January 1975), styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was a British peer and politician. He was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of ...

, who became the 13th Lord Herries of Terregles. When he died in 1975 the

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dom passed to his

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, the 17th Duke, while he was succeeded in the Lordship by the eldest of his four daughters, the 14th holder of the title. In 1985 Lady Herries of Terregles married the cricketer

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, created a Life Peer as Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge in 1997. Lady Herries died in 2014 when her sister, Lady Mary Mumford

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, heiress of the line, succeeded her as the 15th Lady Herries of Terregles. Following her death in 2017 the current and 16th holder of the title is her younger sister

Jane Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian Theresa Jane Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian, 16th Lady Herries of Terregles (''née'' Fitzalan-Howard; born 24 January 1945) is a British aristocrat and philanthropist. Wife of the 13th Marquess of Lothian, in 2017, she inherited the Scottish title ...

, wife of Conservative politician Michael Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian. The Lordship is named after

Terregles Terregles () is a village and civil parish near Dumfries, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the former county of Kirkcudbrightshire. The name Terregles, recorded as ''Travereglis'' in 1359, is from Cumbric ''*trev-ïr-eglẹ:s''. ...

, in Kirkcudbrightshire in south west

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Lords Herries of Terregles (1490)

Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregles Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregles (died c. 1505), was a Scottish peer. Herries was summoned to the Scottish Parliament as Lord Herries of Terregles in 1490. He died about 1505 and was succeeded in the lordship of Parliament by his ...

(d. 1505) *Andrew Herries, 2nd Lord Herries of Terregles (c. 1477–k. 1513 at Flodden Field) *William Herries, 3rd Lord Herries of Terregles (d. 1543) *Agnes Maxwell, 4th Lady Herries of Terregles (c. 1534–1594) *William Maxwell, 5th Lord Herries of Terregles (c. 1555–1604) *John Maxwell, 6th Lord Herries of Terregles (d. 1631) *John Maxwell, 3rd Earl of Nithsdale, 7th Lord Herries of Terregles (d. 1677) *Robert Maxwell, 4th Earl of Nithsdale, 8th Lord Herries of Terregles (d. 1696) * William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, 9th Lord Herries of Terregles (d. 1744); ''attainted'' 1716 *William Constable-Maxwell, 10th Lord Herries of Terregles (1804–1876); ''restored'' 1858 *

Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell, 11th Lord Herries of Terregles Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell, 11th Lord Herries of Terregles, (4 October 1837 – 5 October 1908) was Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1880 and Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbrightshire from 1885 until his death. He was educated a ...

, 1st Baron Herries (1837–1908) *

Gwendolen Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Gwendolen Mary Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, 12th Lady Herries of Terregles (née Constable-Maxwell; 11 January 1877 – 28 August 1945) was the eldest child of Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell, 11th Lord Herries of Terregles and his wife, A ...

, 12th Lady Herries of Terregles (1877–1945) *

, 13th Lord Herries of Terregles (1908–1975) *

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, Lady Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (1938–2014) * Mary Mumford, 15th Lady Herries of Terregles (1940–2017) *

, 16th Lady Herries of Terregles (born 1945) The

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is her elder daughter Lady Clare Therese Hurd, Mistress of Terregles (born 1979) who is married to former

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*Constable-Maxwell, Kit
The Maccus Maxwells

Constable-Maxwell family papers, and papers relating to the history of Everingham Park

''The DiCamillo Companion'': "Everingham Park (Everingham Hall)"

www.lyon-court.com
* {{Extant Lords of Parliament of Scotland Herries of Terregles 1490 establishments in Scotland

Herries Herries is a surname. For the meaning and origins of this name please refer to Harris (surname). Herries may refer to: * Lord Herries of Terregles, a title in the Peerage of Scotland ** Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregles (c.1460–af ...

Herries of Terregles

Lords Herries of Terregles (1490)

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