Lord Herries of Terregles (pronounced "''Heh''-reez of Ter-regulls'") is a
hereditary title
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in the
Peerage of Scotland
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. It was created in 1490 for
Herbert Herries with remainder to his
heirs general
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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
Earl of Nithsdale
Earl of Nithsdale was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1620 for Robert Maxwell, 9th Lord Maxwell, with remainder to heirs male. He was made Lord Maxwell, Eskdale and Carlyle at the same time. The title of Lord Maxwell had be ...
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
Jacobite rising of 1715
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or 'the Fifteen') was the attempt by James Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled Stuarts
The House of Stuart, ori ...
. He was
attainted in 1716, his peerages forfeited and sentenced to death. However, he managed to make a celebrated escape from the
Tower of London
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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
Haggerston Castle was a castle located in the county of Northumberland,England at Haggerston about south of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Only the tower, rotunda and stable block (Grade II listed buildings) remain. Today it is part of a caravan park ow ...
,
Northumberland
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It is bordered by land on ...
(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
Act of Parliament
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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
Baron Howard of Glossop
Baron Howard of Glossop, in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, since 1975 a subsidiary title of the dukedom of Norfolk. It was created in 1869 for the Liberal politician Lord Edward Howard, the second son of ...
) as 11th Lord Herries of Terregles, who served as
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
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from 1880 and
Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright
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shire from 1885 until 1908 – he was created, in 1884,
Baron Herries
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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
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. 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
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. On her death in 1945 the title was inherited by her only son
Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk
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, who became the 13th Lord Herries of Terregles. When he died in 1975 the
duke
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dom passed to his
second cousin once removed
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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
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 19324 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975). Univers ...
, created a
Life Peer
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as Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge in 1997. Lady Herries died in 2014 when her sister, Lady Mary Mumford
DCVO
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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
Scotland
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.
Lords Herries of Terregles (1490)
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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
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)
*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)
*
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 ...
, 13th Lord Herries of Terregles (1908–1975)
*
Anne Cowdrey, 14th Lady Herries of Terregles
Anne Elizabeth Cowdrey, 14th Lady Herries of Terregles, Baroness Cowdrey of Tonbridge (''née'' Fitzalan-Howard; 12 June 1938 – 23 November 2014) was a British racehorse trainer and peeress.
Early life and family
Born Lady Anne Fitzalan-Howard ...
, Lady Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (1938–2014)
*
Mary Mumford, 15th Lady Herries of Terregles (1940–2017)
*
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 ...
, 16th Lady Herries of Terregles (born 1945)
The
heir presumptive
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...
is her elder daughter Lady Clare Therese Hurd, Mistress of Terregles (born 1979) who is married to former
Conservative
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MP Nick Hurd
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.
See also
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Earl of Nithsdale
Earl of Nithsdale was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1620 for Robert Maxwell, 9th Lord Maxwell, with remainder to heirs male. He was made Lord Maxwell, Eskdale and Carlyle at the same time. The title of Lord Maxwell had be ...
*
Constable-Maxwell-Scott baronets
*
Baron Howard of Glossop
Baron Howard of Glossop, in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, since 1975 a subsidiary title of the dukedom of Norfolk. It was created in 1869 for the Liberal politician Lord Edward Howard, the second son of ...
*
Duke of Norfolk
Duke of Norfolk is a title in the peerage of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the county of Norfolk. The current duke is Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk. The dukes ...
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Terregles House
Terregles House was a late 18th-century country house, located near Terregles, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire around 2 miles west of Dumfries in Scotland. It replaced an earlier tower house, which had served as the seat of the ...
References
Notes
Books cited
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External links
*Constable-Maxwell, Kit
The Maccus MaxwellsConstable-Maxwell family papers, and papers relating to the history of Everingham Park
''The DiCamillo Companion'': "Everingham Park (Everingham Hall)"www.lyon-court.com*
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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