Earl of Seafield is a title in the
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland ( gd, Moraireachd na h-Alba, sco, Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707. Following that year's Treaty of Union, ...
. It was created in 1701 for
James Ogilvy
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, who in 1711 succeeded his father as 4th
Earl of Findlater
Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvy, who in 1711 succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Findlater. The earldoms of Findlater and Seafield continued to be united until 1811, when the earl ...
. The earldoms of Findlater and Seafield continued to be united until 1811, when the earldom of Findlater became dormant, while the earldom of Seafield remains extant.
History
The
first Earl of Seafield's branch of the Ogilvy family descended from Sir Walter Ogilvy, whose brother Sir John Ogilvy was the ancestor of the
Earls of Airlie
Earl of Airlie is a title of the peerage in Scotland created on 2 April 1639 for James Ogilvy, 7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, along with the title “Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen.” The title “Lord Ogilvy of Airlie” was then created o ...
.
In 1616, the aforementioned Sir Walter Ogilvy's descendant and namesake, Sir Walter Ogilvy, was created Lord Ogilvy of Deskford in the Peerage of Scotland. His son, the second Lord, was created
Earl of Findlater
Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvy, who in 1711 succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Findlater. The earldoms of Findlater and Seafield continued to be united until 1811, when the earl ...
in the Peerage of Scotland in 1638. Three years later, in 1641, Lord Findlater obtained a new patent with remainder to his daughter Elizabeth and her husband Sir Patrick Ogilvy. Upon his death in 1653, the first Earl of Findlater was succeeded by his son-in-law Sir Patrick while Elizabeth was granted the style and title of Countess of Findlater as though she held the title in her own right.
In the late 17th century,
James Ogilvy
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, eldest son of the third Earl of Findlater, was a prominent statesman and served as
Secretary of State for Scotland
The secretary of state for Scotland ( gd, Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba; sco, Secretar o State fir Scotland), also referred to as the Scottish secretary, is a Secretary of State (United Kingdom), secretary of state in the Government of the Unit ...
, as President of the
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyro ...
, as
, as
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
The Lord Chancellor of Scotland, formally the Lord High Chancellor, was a Great Officer of State in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Holders of the office are known from 1123 onwards, but its duties were occasionally performed by an official of lower st ...
, as
Lord Chief Baron of the Court of the Exchequer in Scotland and as a
Scottish Representative Peer
This is a list of representative peers elected from the Peerage of Scotland to sit in the House of Lords after the Acts of Union 1707 abolished the Parliament of Scotland, where, as a unicameral legislature, all Scottish P ...
. In 1698, thirteen years before he succeeded his father, he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland in his own right as Lord Ogilvy of Cullen and Viscount of Seafield, with remainder, failing heirs male of the body, to heirs of entail. In 1701, he was further honoured when he was created Lord Ogilvy of Deskford and Cullen, Viscount of Reidhaven and Earl of Seafield, also in the Peerage of Scotland and with the same remainder. In 1711, he succeeded his father as fourth Earl of Findlater.
The earldoms of Findlater and Seafield remained united for the next hundred years. However, on the death of his great-grandson, the
seventh and fourth Earl respectively, the lordship of Ogilvy and Deskford and the earldom of Findlater became dormant. The earldom of Seafield and its subsidiary titles were inherited by the late Earl's second cousin Sir Lewis Alexander Grant, 9th Baronet, of Colquhoun (see
Colquhoun baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Colquhoun ("Cohoon"), one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia (1625) and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain (1786).
The second baronetcy in 1786 was created to rectify confus ...
for earlier history of the Grant family). He was a grandson of Lady Margaret Ogilvy, daughter of the fifth Earl of Findlater and second Earl of Seafield. On his succession to the earldom, he assumed the additional surname of ''Ogilvy'', styling himself ''Grant-Ogilvy''.
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After the
fifth Earl of Seafield's death in 1840, his younger brother and successor, the
sixth Earl, reversed the order of the surnames, styling himself ''Ogilvy-Grant''. In 1858, the latter's son, the seventh Earl, was created
Baron Strathspey
Baron Strathspey, of Strathspey in the Counties of Inverness and Moray, is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. On both occasions, the barony was created for an Earl of Seafield.
History Barons S ...
, of Strathspey in the Counties of Inverness and Moray, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...
. The barony became extinct on the death of his son, the eighth Earl, in 1884, while the Scottish titles were passed on to the Earl's uncle, the ninth Earl. The barony of Strathspey was revived for him only a few months after he succeeded his nephew.
On the death of the eleventh Earl of Seafield in 1915, the baronetcy and barony of Strathspey separated from the earldom. The baronetcy and barony, which only could be passed on to male heirs, were inherited by the late Earl's younger brother, the fourth Baron (see the
Baron Strathspey
Baron Strathspey, of Strathspey in the Counties of Inverness and Moray, is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. On both occasions, the barony was created for an Earl of Seafield.
History Barons S ...
for later history of these titles). The earldom and the other subsidiary titles, which could be inherited by females, were passed on to the Earl's daughter and only child, the twelfth Countess. , the titles are held by her only son, the thirteenth Earl, who succeeded in 1969.
The family seat is
Cullen House
Cullen House is a large house, about south-west of the coastal town of Cullen in Moray, Scotland. It was the seat of the Ogilvies of Findlater, who went on to become the Earls of Findlater and Seafield, and it remained in their family u ...
, near
Cullen,
Moray
Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
Between 1975 ...
. The family also owns estates at
Strathspey Strathspey may refer to one of the following:
* Strathspey, Scotland, an area in the Highlands of Scotland
* Strathspey Camanachd
Strathspey Camanachd is a shinty club based in Grantown-on-Spey, Strathspey, Scotland, currently competing in the ...
. Many Earls of Seafield are buried at the mausoleum at ''
Duthil Old Parish Church and Churchyard
Duthil Old Parish Church and Churchyard is a historic site at the centre of the historical parish of Duthil ( gd, Daothal) near Carrbridge in Inverness-shire, in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is now maintained as a Clan Grant Herita ...
'', which lies just outside the village of
Duthil
Duthil ( gd, Daothal) is a small village, bypassed from the A938 road, at the junction with the road B9007, near Carrbridge in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Just outside the village lies ...
,
Inverness-shire
Inverness-shire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Covering much of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides, it is Scotland's largest county, though one of the smallest in populatio ...
, and now serves as a
Clan Grant
Clan Grant is a Highland Scottish clan.
History
Origins
One theory is that the ancestors of the chiefs of Clan Grant came to Scotland with the Normans to England where the name is found soon after the conquest of that country, although some h ...
Centre. The
11th Earl was killed in action in 1915 and is buried at
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. After Tyne Cot, it is the second largest cemetery for Commonwealth forces i ...
in Belgium.
List of title holders
Lords Ogilvy of Deskford (1616)
*Walter Ogilvy, 1st Lord Ogilvy of Deskford (died 1626)
*
James Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Ogilvy of Deskford (died 1653) (created Earl of Findlater in 1638)
Earls of Findlater (1638/1641) and Seafield (1701)
*
James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Findlater
James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Findlater (1592–1652), known as Lord Ogilvy of Deskford until 1638, was a Scottish nobleman and Royalist supporter. G.E. Cokayne; et al: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United ...
(died 1653)
*
Patrick Ogilvy, 2nd Earl of Findlater Patrick may refer to:
*Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name
*Patrick (surname), list of people with this name
People
*Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint
*Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or ...
(died 1658)
*
James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater
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 ...
(died 1711)
*
James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater
James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield, (11 July 166419 August 1730) was a Scottish politician.
Life
Findlater was the 2nd son of James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater and Lady Anne Montgomerie, a daughter of Hugh Montgom ...
(1663–1730) (created Earl of Seafield in 1701)
*
James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater, 2nd Earl of Seafield (died 1764)
*
James Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Findlater, 3rd Earl of Seafield (died 1770)
*
James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater, 4th Earl of Seafield (1750–1811) (earldom of Findlater dormant)
Earls of Seafield (1701)
*
Lewis Alexander Grant-Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Seafield
Ludovick Alexander Ogilvy-Grant, 5th Earl of Seafield, FRSE (22 March 1767 – 26 October 1840) was a Scottish peer and Member of Parliament. He was Chief of Clan Grant. His promising career was cut short by mental instability.
Life
He was born ...
(1767–1840)
*
Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield
Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield (6 March 1778 – 30 July 1853) was a Scottish nobleman, a Member of Parliament and is listed as the 25th Chief of The Clan Grant.
The names Grant and Ogilvie
The family of Grant of Grant, ...
(1778–1853)
*
John Charles Ogilvy-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
(1815–1881)
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Ian Charles Ogilvy-Grant, 8th Earl of Seafield
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Sc ...
(1851–1884)
*
James Ogilvy-Grant, 9th Earl of Seafield
James Ogilvy-Grant, 9th Earl of Seafield (27 December 1817 – 5 June 1888), known for most of his life as the Hon. James Ogilvy-Grant, was a Scottish peer and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
Seafield was the fourth son of Francis Willi ...
(1817–1888)
*
Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 10th Earl of Seafield
Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 10th Earl of Seafield, 2nd Baron Strathspey (9 March 1847 – 3 December 1888), styled as Viscount Reidhaven from 1884 to 1888, was a New Zealand farmer, labourer, and ephemeral Scottish peer.
Early life
Francis Wil ...
(1847–1888)
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James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield
James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield, DL (18 April 1876 – 12 November 1915), briefly known as Viscount Reidhaven in 1888, was a Scottish nobleman.
Seafield was born in 1876 in Oamaru, New Zealand. He was the eldest child of Francis Wil ...
(1876–1915)
*
Nina Ogilvie-Grant-Studley-Herbert, 12th Countess of Seafield
Nina Caroline Studley-Herbert, 12th Countess of Seafield (17 April 1906 – 30 September 1969) was a Scottish peeress.
She was the only child of James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield and Ann Nina Ogilvie-Grant. On 24 January 1930, she marr ...
(1906–1969)
*
Ian Derek Francis Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield (born 1939)
The
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
is the present holder's son James Andrew Ogilvie-Grant, Viscount Reidhaven (born 1963)
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The heir apparent's heir presumptive
An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question.
...
is his brother Hon. Alexander Derek Henry Ogilvie-Grant (born 1966)
The heir apparent’s heir presumptive’s heir apparent is his son John Francis Henry Ogilvie-Grant (b. 2000) followed by his two younger sons; Ivan James Valentine Ogilvie-Grant (b.2003) and James Aeneas Ogilvie-Grant (b. 2006)
See also
* Colquhoun baronets, of Colquhoun
*Baron Strathspey
Baron Strathspey, of Strathspey in the Counties of Inverness and Moray, is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. On both occasions, the barony was created for an Earl of Seafield.
History Barons S ...
*Clan Ogilvy
Clan Ogilvy/Ogilvie is a Scottish Highland clan from Angus, Scotland.Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scott ...
*Earl of Airlie
Earl of Airlie is a title of the peerage in Scotland created on 2 April 1639 for James Ogilvy, 7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, along with the title “Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen.” The title “Lord Ogilvy of Airlie” was then created o ...
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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External links
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