Lord Forbes is the senior

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in the

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. The title was created sometime after 1436 for Alexander de Forbes, feudal baron of Forbes. The precise date of the creation is not known, but in a Precept dated July 12, 1442, he is already styled Lord Forbes. Brown's 1834 ''Peerage of Scotland'' gives a creation year of 1440. Alexander's descendant, the twelfth Lord, served as

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and

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. His great-grandson, the seventeenth Lord, was a

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in the Army and sat in the

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as a

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from 1806 to 1843. His son, the eighteenth Lord, fought at the

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in 1815. He was succeeded by his son, the nineteenth Lord. He was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1874 to 1906. His nephew, the twenty-first Lord, served as a Scottish Representative Peer between 1917 and 1924. The latter's son, the twenty-second Lord, sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1955 to 1963, when all Scottish peers were given an automatic seat in the House of Lords, and served in the Conservative administration of

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from 1958 to 1959.Kidd, Charles, & Williamson, David (editors), ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'', New York, St Martin's Press, 1990. The title is currently held by his son, Malcolm Nigel, the twenty-third Lord Forbes, who succeeded in 2013. Lord Forbes is Chief of

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. Hon. Patrick Forbes, third son of the second Lord Forbes, was the ancestor of both the Earls of Granard and the Forbes baronets of Craigievar. Also, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes. The family seat is Castle Forbes near Alford,

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Lords Forbes (c. 1444)

* Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes (1380–1448) *

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(d. 1462) *

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(d. 1483) *

Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes (died 1491), was the eldest son of William, 3rd Lord Forbes, and succeeded his father in or before 1483. The gift of the fine payable to the crown on his marriage was acquired by Margaret, Lady Dirleton, who wish ...

(d. 1491) *

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(d. 1493) *

John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes (died 1547) was a Scottish landowner. He was the son of William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes and Christian Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly. He became Lord Forbes after the death of his brother Arth ...

(1475–1547) *

William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes (1513-1593) was a Scottish landowner. William was the son of John, 6th Lord Forbes and Christian Lundie. His eldest son John, Master of Forbes, and his half-brother "Black" Arthur Forbes signed a band on 27 April 1 ...

(1513-1593) *

John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes (1542–1606) was a Scottish aristocrat. He was a son of William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes (1513-1593) and Elizabeth Keith, the heiress of Inverugie. He was first Master of Forbes, and became Lord Forbes on the death of ...

(1542–1606) *

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(1561–1606) *

Arthur Forbes, 10th Lord Forbes Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more ...

(1581–1641) * Alexander Forbes, 11th Lord Forbes (1600-1672) * William Forbes, 12th Lord Forbes (1620-1697) *

William Forbes, 13th Lord Forbes William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(1656–1716) * William Forbes, 14th Lord Forbes (1680-1730) * Francis Forbes, 15th Lord Forbes (1721–1734) * James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes (1687-1761) (1687–1761) * James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes (1761-1804) (1761–1804) * James Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes (1765–1843) * Walter Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes (1798–1868) * Horace Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes (1829–1914) * Atholl Monson Forbes, 20th Lord Forbes (1841–1916) * Atholl Forbes, 21st Lord Forbes (1882–1953) *

Nigel Forbes, 22nd Lord Forbes Nigel Ivan Forbes, 22nd Lord Forbes (19 February 1918 – 5 March 2013), known as the Master of Forbes until 1953, was a Scottish soldier, businessman and Conservative politician. Forbes was the only son of Atholl Laurence Cunyngham Forbes ...

(1918–2013) * Malcolm Forbes, 23rd Lord Forbes (b. 1946) The

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is the present holder's grandson, Geordie Forbes, Master of Forbes (b. 2010).

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Lords Forbes (c. 1444)

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