William Keith-Falconer, 6th Earl of Kintore, 8th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, 6th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (11 December 1766 – 6 October 1812), was a Dutch-Scottish aristocrat.

Early life

Lord Kintore was born on 11 December 1766. He was the only son amongst seven daughters born to a Dutch born Englishman

Anthony Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore, 5th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall ( – 30 August 1804), who was known as the 7th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, between 1776 and 1778, was a Dutch-Scottish aristocrat. Early life He was b ...

and his Dutch wife, Christina Elizabeth Sighterman (d. 1809). His seven younger sisters, none of whom married, were Lady Sibella, Lady Maria, Lady Catherine, Lady Francina, Hon. Jean (who died in infancy), Lady Christiana, and Hon. Helen Keith-Falconer (who also died in infancy). His paternal grandparents were

William Falconer, 6th Lord Falconer of Halkerton William Falconer, 6th Lord of Halkerton ( – 11 October 1776) was an English aristocrat who was Lord Falconer of Halkerton from 1762 until his death in 1776. Early life Falconer was the second son of David Falconer, 4th Lord Falconer of Halkerto ...

, a colonel in the

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(who was the son of

David Falconer, 4th Lord Falconer of Halkerton David Falconer, 4th Lord of Halkerton (27 May 1681 – 24 September 1751) was an English aristocrat in Scotland. He held the title from 1724 to 1751 Early life Falconer was born on 27 May 1681 in Edinburgh. He was the son of Sir David Falconer o ...

and the former Lady Catherine Margaret Keith, the daughter of

William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore (1660 – 5 December 1718), was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the only son born to John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore and the former Lady Margaret Hamilton. His two sisters were Lady Jean Keith (the wife o ...

) and the former Rembertina Maria Idiking (the daughter of

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Idiking of Groningen). His mother was a daughter of Jan Albert Sighterman of Groningen, the

Intendant General An intendant (; pt, intendente ; es, intendente ) was, and sometimes still is, a public official, especially in France, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. The intendancy system was a centralizing administrative system developed in France. In ...

of the Dutch Settlements in the East Indies and Director and Fiscal of

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in 1734.

Career

He gained the rank of Officer in the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys).Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. p. 2196. Upon the death of his father on 30 August 1804, he succeeded as the 6th

Earl of Kintore Earl of Kintore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1677 for Sir John Keith, third son of William Keith, 6th Hereditary Earl Marischal of Scotland (see Earl Marischal for earlier history of the family) and Chief of Clan ...

, 6th

Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall Earl of Kintore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1677 for Sir John Keith, third son of William Keith, 6th Hereditary Earl Marischal of Scotland (see Earl Marischal for earlier history of the family) and Chief of Clan ...

, and 8th

Lord Falconer of Halkerton The title Lord Falconer of Halkerton was created in the peerage of Scotland on 20 December 1646, for Sir Alexander Falconer, Lord of Session, with remainder to his heirs-male whatsoever. King Charles I granted Sir Alexander a yearly pension of � ...

, all 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, ...

(the first two titles were created in 1677 and the latter was created in 1647).

Personal life

On 18 June 1793, Keith-Falconer was married to Maria Bannerman (–1826), a daughter of

Sir Alexander Bannerman, 6th Baronet Sir Alexander Bannerman, 6th Baronet (22 December 1741 – 29 December 1813) was a Scottish doctor and professor of medicine at the University of Aberdeen. Early life Alexander was born in Scotland on 22 December 1741. He was the eldest son of Ab ...

and the former Mary Gordon (a daughter of Sir James Gordon of Banchory). Together, they were the parents of: * Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 7th Earl of Kintore (1794–1844), who married twice, had four children with his second wife, and several natural born children with his mistress. * Lady Maria Keith-Falconer (1795–1864), who did not marry. * Hon. William Keith-Falconer (1799–1846), a Capt. of the

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who married Louisa Grant (d. 1862), a daughter of William Grant of Congalton, in 1830. Lord Kintore died on 6 October 1812. Lady Kintore died on 30 June 1826. He was succeeded by his eldest son

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References

External links

The papers of the earls of Kintore
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