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James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl Of Seafield
James Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Findlater and 3rd Earl of Seafield (c. 1714 – 3 November 1770) was a Scottish peer. Life He was the eldest son of James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater and 2nd Earl of Seafield, and Lady Elizabeth Hay, second daughter of Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull. He was born about 1714. While on foreign travel he made the acquaintance of Horace Walpole, who, in a letter to Henry Seymour Conway on 23 April 1740, wrote of him, "There are few young people have so good an understanding," but referred to his 'solemn Scotchery' as not a 'little formidable'. Before succeeding his father in 1764, he was known as Lord Deskford. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ogilvy, 2nd Earl Of Seafield
James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater and 2nd Earl of Seafield ( – 9 July 1764) was a Scottish peer. Early life James was born . He was the son of James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield and the former Anne Dunbar. His father, the Lord Chancellor of Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland under Queen Anne, was created Viscount of Seafield in 1698 and Earl of Seafield in 1701, both in the Peerage of Scotland. His paternal grandparents were James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater and Lady Anne Montgomerie (a daughter of Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton). His maternal grandfather was Sir William Dunbar, 1st Baronet. Career In 1715, he was incarcerated in Edinburgh Castle as a suspected Jacobite during the Rebellion. Upon his father's death on 15 August 1730, he succeeded as the 2nd Viscount of Seafield, 2nd Viscount of Reidhaven, 2nd Earl of Seafield, 5th Earl of Findlater, 2nd Lord Ogilvy of Cullen, and 2nd Lord Ogilvy of Deskford. He served as Lord of Police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ogilvy, 7th Earl Of Findlater
James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater and 4th Earl of Seafield (10 April 17505 October 1811) was a Scottish peer and an accomplished amateur landscape architect and philanthropist. He promoted the British landscape garden in mainland Europe, where he spent lavishly on public works and "improvements of the scenery."LGBT: Findlater, James Ogilvy, Earl of (1750-1811) Retrieved 25-12-2010 Early life James Ogilvy was the son of James Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Findlater and 3rd Earl of Seafield (ca. 1714–1770), and Lady Mary Murray (1720–1795), daughter of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earls Of Findlater
Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvie, 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 earldom of Findlater became dormant, while the earldom of Seafield remains extant. History The first Earl of Seafield's branch of the Ogilvie family descended from Sir Walter Ogilvie, whose brother Sir John Ogilvy was the ancestor of the Earls of Airlie. In 1616, the aforementioned Sir Walter Ogilvie's descendant and namesake, Sir Walter Ogilvie, was created Lord Ogilvie of Deskford in the Peerage of Scotland. His son, the second Lord, was created Earl of Findlater 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 Ogilvie. Upon his death in 1653, the first Earl of Findlater was succeeded by his son-in-law Sir Patrick whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobility From Moray
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., Order of precedence, precedence), and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically Hereditary title, hereditary and Patrilinearity, patrilineal. Membership in the nobility has historically been granted by a monarch or government, and acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, ownerships, or royal favour has occasionally enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There are often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been much more common i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1770 Deaths
Events January– March * January 1 – The foundation of Fort George, Bombay is laid by Colonel Keating, principal engineer, on the site of the former Dongri Fort. * February 1 – Thomas Jefferson's home at Shadwell, Virginia is destroyed by fire, along with most of his books. * February 14 – Scottish explorer James Bruce arrives at Gondar, capital of Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia) and is received by the Emperor Tekle Haymanot II and Ras Mikael Sehul. * February 22 – Christopher Seider, an 11-year-old boy in Boston in the British Province of Massachusetts Bay, is shot and killed by a colonial official, Ebenezer Richardson. The funeral sets off anti-British protests that lead to the massacre days later. * March 5 – Boston Massacre: Eleven American men are shot (five fatally) by British troops, in an event that helps start the American Revolutionary War five years later. * March 21 – King Prithvi Narayan Shah shifts to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1710s Births
Year 171 ( CLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Herennianus (or, less frequently, year 924 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 171 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Marcus Aurelius forms a new military command, the ''praetentura Italiae et Alpium''. Aquileia is relieved, and the Marcomanni are evicted from Roman territory. * Marcus Aurelius signs a peace treaty with the Quadi and the Sarmatian Iazyges. The Germanic tribes of the Hasdingi (Vandals) and the Lacringi become Roman allies. * Armenia and Mesopotamia become protectorates of the Roman Empire. * The Costoboci cross the Danube (Dacia) and ravage Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula. They reach Eleusis, near Athens, and destroy the temple of the Eleusini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Seafield
Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvie, 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 earldom of Findlater became dormant, while the earldom of Seafield remains extant. History The first Earl of Seafield's branch of the Ogilvie family descended from Sir Walter Ogilvie, whose brother Sir John Ogilvy was the ancestor of the Earls of Airlie. In 1616, the aforementioned Sir Walter Ogilvie's descendant and namesake, Sir Walter Ogilvie, was created Lord Ogilvie of Deskford in the Peerage of Scotland. His son, the second Lord, was created Earl of Findlater 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 Ogilvie. Upon his death in 1653, the first Earl of Findlater was succeeded by his son-in-law Sir Patrick whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ogilvy, 5th Earl Of Findlater
James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater and 2nd Earl of Seafield ( – 9 July 1764) was a Scottish peer. Early life James was born . He was the son of James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield and the former Anne Dunbar. His father, the Lord Chancellor of Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland under Queen Anne, was created Viscount of Seafield in 1698 and Earl of Seafield in 1701, both in the Peerage of Scotland. His paternal grandparents were James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater and Lady Anne Montgomerie (a daughter of Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton). His maternal grandfather was Sir William Dunbar, 1st Baronet. Career In 1715, he was incarcerated in Edinburgh Castle as a suspected Jacobite during the Rebellion. Upon his father's death on 15 August 1730, he succeeded as the 2nd Viscount of Seafield, 2nd Viscount of Reidhaven, 2nd Earl of Seafield, 5th Earl of Findlater, 2nd Lord Ogilvy of Cullen, and 2nd Lord Ogilvy of Deskford. He served as Lord of Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth largest by area (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne), and the third-most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after Berlin and Leipzig. Dresden's urban area comprises the towns of Freital, Pirna, Radebeul, Meissen, Coswig, Saxony, Coswig, Radeberg, and Heidenau and has around 790,000 inhabitants. The Dresden metropolitan area has approximately 1.34 million inhabitants. Dresden is the second largest city on the River Elbe after Hamburg. Most of the city's population lives in the Dresden Basin, Elbe Valley, but a large, albeit very sparsely populated, area of the city east of the Elbe lies in the West Lusatian Hill Country and Uplands (the westernmost part of the Sudetes) and thus in Lusatia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Murray, 1st Duke Of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, , (24 February 1660 – 14 November 1724) was a Scottish nobleman, politician, and officee. He served in numerous positions during his life, and fought in the Glorious Revolution for William III and Mary II. Early life and family Murray was born in 1660 at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire, England to John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl and his wife, the former Lady Amelia Sophia Stanley. Murray's maternal grandparents were the 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte de La Trémoille. He was the first of twelve children and, as opposed to continual speculation, he was ''not blind in any of his eyes at any time in his life''.per his academic biographer, Dr Cheryl Garrett, thesis completed 2012, University of AberdeeAcademic Historical Biography for the Doctor of Philosophy/ref> Lord Murray matriculated from University of St Andrews in 1676. He was married twice and was the father of 21 children. Later life and career He was created 1st Earl of Tullibardine by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hay, 7th Earl Of Kinnoull
Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull (1660 – 5 January 1719), styled as Viscount Dupplin from 1697 to 1709, was a Scottish peer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Biography He was a descendant of Peter Hay of Rattray, Perthshire (younger brother of George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull) and Margaret Boyd. Thomas Hay was a Tory member of the Parliament of Scotland, Scottish parliament for Perthshire between 1693 and 1697. He was created Viscount Dupplin on 31 December 1697. He resided at the family seat of Balhousie Castle. William Hay, 6th Earl of Kinnoull, a supporter of King James II of England, James II and VII, resigned his titles after the king's abdication. William was given a life peerage by Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen Anne and upon his death on 10 May 1709, the titles passed to Thomas. He was a commissioner for the Acts of Union 1707, Union of English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707. He sat in the First Parliament of Great Britain as one of 16 rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
