James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl Of Findlater
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater (c. 1640–1711) was a
Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
peer. He was the son of
Patrick Ogilvy, 2nd Earl of Findlater Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...
and Lady Elizabeth Ogilvy, daughter of
James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Findlater James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Findlater (1592–1652), known as Lord Ogilvy of Deskford until 1638, was a Scottish nobleman and Royalist supporter. G.E. Cokayne; et al: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United ...
. His father descended from the Ogilvys of Inchmatine, a minor branch of the
Clan Ogilvy Clan Ogilvy, also known as Clan Ogilvie, is a Scotland, Scottish family from Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland.Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT ...
, and inherited the title
Earl 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 earl ...
upon marrying Lady Elizabeth. He succeeded his father to the Earldom in 1659. He married, firstly circa 1658, Lady Anne Montgomerie (1632–1687), daughter of Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton and Lady Anne Hamilton. They had the following issue:G.E. Cokayne; et al: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.'' (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume V, p. 382. * Walter Ogilvy, Lord Deskford (1660–1669), heir apparent, died in infancy. *
James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield, (11 July 166419 August 1730) was a Scottish politician, prominent during the reign of Queen Anne. He was created Earl of Seafield in 1701 and was an active supporter of the 1707 Ac ...
(1663–1737), who succeeded and was made 1st Earl of Seafield in 1701. * Col. Hon. Patrick Ogilvy (c.1665–1737) * Lady Anna Ogilvy (c.1670–1735), married Sir George Allardice. The elderly Lord Findlater married, secondly in 1703, Lady Anne Hamilton, daughter of
William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton (14 December 161612 September 1651) was a Scottish nobleman who supported both Royalist and Presbyterian causes during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Life Hamilton was born at Hamilton Palace in on 14 Dec ...
. His second marriage was without issue.


References

1711 deaths Nobility from Moray 17th-century Scottish peers Earls of Findlater James {{Scotland-noble-stub