Lord Ruthven may refer to:

People

Lord Ruthven

* Lord Ruthven, a title in the peerage of Scotland from 1488, used until 1581 on the creation of Earl of Gowrie **

William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven (died c. 1528) was a Scottish nobleman and founder of the noble lines of the Ruthven family. William Ruthven of Ruthven was created Lord Ruthven by summons at the Parliament of Scotland in February 1488. Jame ...

(d. 1528) **

William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven (died December 1552) was a Scottish nobleman. He served as an Extraordinary Lord of Session and Keeper of the Privy Seal. Life The 2nd Lord Ruthven was the son of William, Master of Ruthven (who was known as Li ...

(d. 1552) **

Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven (c. 1520 – 13 June 1566) played an important part in the political intrigues of the 16th century Scotland. He succeeded to the lordship in December 1552. The Ruthven lordship encompassed the offices of Provost ...

(c. 1520–1566) **

William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, 4th Lord of Ruthven (c. 1541May 1584) was a Scottish peer known for devising the Raid of Ruthven. Life and career William Ruthven was born in 1541 in Ruthven Castle, in Perthshire, Scotland, the son of Patr ...

, 4th Lord Ruthven, (d. 1584), created Earl of Gowrie in 1581

Lord Ruthven of Freeland and Baron Ruthven of Gowrie

Lord Ruthven of Freeland Lord Ruthven of Freeland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1651 for Thomas Ruthven. He was the grandson of Alexander Ruthven, younger son of William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven (see the Earl of Gowrie, 1581 creation, for earl ...

, a title in the peerage of Scotland since 1651 **

Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven of Freeland Thomas Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven (died 6 May 1671) was the son of William Ruthven of Freeland by his wife Isabella Fotheringham, and a great-great-grandson of William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven. In January 1651 he was created Lord Ruthven of Freelan ...

(died 1671), Scottish nobleman ** David Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven of Freeland (died 1701), Lord High Treasurer of Scotland ** James Ruthven, 7th Lord Ruthven of Freeland (1777–1853) **

Walter Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland Lord Ruthven of Freeland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1651 for Thomas Ruthven. He was the grandson of Alexander Ruthven, younger son of William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven (see the Earl of Gowrie, 1581 creation, for ear ...

(1838–1921), created Baron Ruthven of Gowrie in 1919 **

Walter Hore-Ruthven, 10th Lord Ruthven of Freeland Major General Walter Patrick Hore-Ruthven, 10th Lord Ruthven of Freeland, 2nd Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, (6 June 1870 – 16 April 1956), known as Master of Ruthven from 1870 to 1921, was a senior British Army officer. He served as Major-General co ...

, 2nd Baron Ruthven of Gowrie (1870–1956), British Major-General **

Charles Howard, 12th Earl of Carlisle Charles James Ruthven Howard, 12th Earl of Carlisle, 12th Lord Ruthven of Freeland MC (21 February 1923 – 28 November 1994), styled Viscount Morpeth until 1963, was an English nobleman, politician, and peer. Background and education Lord Carli ...

, 12th Lord Ruthven of Freeland (1923–1994) ** George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle, 13th Lord Ruthven of Freeland (born 1949)

Lord Ruthven of Ettrick

Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth and 1st Earl of Brentford (c. 1573 – 2 February 1651) was a Scottish nobleman, general, and diplomat. Service to the Crown of Sweden Patrick Ruthven was a descendant of Sir William Ruthven, 1st Lord Rut ...

(c. 1573–1651)

Viscount Ruthven of Canberra

Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie Brigadier General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, (; 6 July 1872 – 2 May 1955) was a British Army officer who served as the 10th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1936 to 1945. He was previously Governor ...

, also created Viscount Ruthven of Canberra in 1944 *Viscount Ruthven of Canberra, now a courtesy title of the heir apparent of the

Earl of Gowrie Earl of Gowrie is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Scotland and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, both times for members of the Ruthven family. It takes its name from Gowrie, a historical region and ancient ...

Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, (26 November 1939 – 24 September 2021), usually known as Grey Gowrie or Lord Gowrie, was an Irish-born British hereditary peer, politician, and businessman. Lord Gowrie was als ...

(born 1939), known as Lord Ruthven until 1955 *** Brer Ruthven, Viscount Ruthven of Canberra (b. 1964), his son

Fictional characters

Lord Ruthven (vampire) Lord Ruthven () is a fictional character. First appearing in print in 1819, in John William Polidori's " The Vampyre", he was one of the first vampires in English literature. The name Ruthven was taken from Lady Caroline Lamb's ''Glenarvon'', wh ...

, a fictional character * Lord de Ruthven, a fictional character in the 1816 Gothic novel ''

Glenarvon ''Glenarvon'' was Lady Caroline Lamb's first novel. It created a sensation when published on 9 May 1816. Set in the Irish rebellion of 1798, the book satirized the Whig Holland House circle, while casting a sceptical eye on left-wing politicking. ...

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