William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe PC (16222 July 1675) was a Scottish

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who inherited his title from his maternal grandfather,

Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe (1650) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the eldest son of William Ker of Cessford (died 1605), and Janet Douglas. His mother was the widow of James Tweedie of Drumelzier, and the third daughter of ...

Early life

He was born William Drummond in 1622. He was the fifth and youngest son born to

John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth (1588–1662) was a Scottish nobleman. Career Drummond was the son of Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond and Lady Elizabeth Lindsay. He succeeded to his father's title of 4th Lord Drummond in 1602 Drummond wro ...

, and Lady Jean Ker. His eldest brother, James Drummond (1615–1675), inherited his father's titles and became the 3rd Earl of Perth. His mother was the eldest daughter of

and the former Margaret Maitland, the only daughter and eventual heiress of

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. His paternal grandparents were Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond and Lady Elizabeth Lindsay (the daughter of

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). His brother's son,

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, was created the Duke of Perth in the Jacobite Peerage in 1701.

Peerage and career

As both of his maternal uncles predeceased his grandfather, the 1st Earl of Roxburghe, without a male heir to inherit his titles and estates, nominated his grandson William for the honours in 1648. William changed his

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to Ker and, by special arrangement ratified by

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in 1661, inherited the titles and estates of his grandfather. In 1660 and 1661, he served as

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and in 1668, he served as Col. of Foot with the Roxburgh and Selkirk Militia.

Personal life

On 17 May 1655, Roxburghe married his cousin, the Hon. Jane Ker, eldest daughter, and heir of line, of his late uncle, the Hon. Harry Ker (from his grandfather's second marriage to Jean Drummond, who was also his father's younger sister) and Lady Margaret Hay (the only daughter of

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and Lady Anne Lyon, daughter of

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). After his uncle died, Lady Margaret remarried to

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. Together, they were the parents of: * Hon.

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(–1682), who married Lady Margaret Hay, eldest daughter of

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. * Hon. Harry Ker. * Hon. William Ker, who served as Sheriff of Tweeddale. * Hon.

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(d. 1707), who later took the surname Bellenden and became 2nd

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of Broughton (after inheriting from his first cousin twice removed,

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, the son of Sir James Bellenden of Broughton, and Margaret Ker). * Lady Jean Ker, who married Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres, a prominent supporter of

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. Roxburghe died on 2 July 1675 and his titles were inherited by his eldest son, Robert.

Descendants

Through his son Robert, he was a grandfather of

Robert Ker, 4th Earl of Roxburghe The Duke of Roxburghe () is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles ''Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford'', ''Earl of Kelso'' and ''Viscount Broxmouth''. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder ...

(–1696), the eldest son of the 3rd Earl. Through his youngest son John, who married Lady Mary Ramsay (widow of

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) the second daughter of

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, he was the grandfather of John Bellenden, 3rd Lord Bellenden and Lt. Col. William Bellenden (–1759), himself the father of

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(1728–1805), later Bellenden-Ker, later 7th Lord Bellenden, later 4th

Duke of Roxburghe The Duke of Roxburghe () is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles ''Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford'', ''Earl of Kelso'' and ''Viscount Broxmouth''. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder ...

. Through his only daughter Lady Jean Ker, he was a grandfather of Colin Lindsay, Lord Cumberland, master of Balcarres, who died unmarried in 1708, and Margaret Lindsay, who married

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roxburghe, William Ker, 2nd Earl Of 1622 births 1675 deaths Earls of Roxburghe

William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe PC (16222 July 1675) was a Scottish nobleman who inherited his title from his maternal grandfather, Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe. Early life He was born William Drummond in 1622. He was the fifth and ...

17th-century Scottish peers Members of the Privy Council of Scotland