Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch, 2nd Baron Scott of Buccleuch (before 1606 – 20 November 1633) was a Scottish nobleman. He was born the son of

Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch Walter Scott, 5th of Buccleuch, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch (1565 – 15 December 1611) was a Scottish nobleman and famous border reiver, known as the "Bold Buccleuch" and leader of Kinmont Willie's Raid. Scott was the son of Sir Walter Scott ...

and Mary Kerr and succeeded his father as Lord Scott of Buccleuch on 15 December 1611. He was created Earl of Buccleuch, with the subsidiary title Baron Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill, on 16 May 1619. In 1624 several members of the Eliot family conspired to murder the earl, but their attempt came to nothing.''The Melros Papers'', vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1837), pp. 578–82. He was commander of a detachment of Scotsmen in the service of Holland in 1629 against the Spaniards, when he served at the

Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch The siege of 's-Hertogenbosch also known as the ''siege of Bois-Le-Duc''Markham pp. 435-38 was an action in 1629, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War in which a Dutch and English army captured the city of 's-Hertogenbosch. ...

. He died on 20 November 1633 in London, but was not buried at Hawick until 11 June 1634 as the ship carrying his body was driven by a storm towards the coast of Norway. He had married Lady Mary Hay, daughter of

Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll (30 April 156416 July 1631) was a Scottish nobleman. A convert to Catholicism, he openly conspired with the king of Spain to try to unseat the Protestant Queen Elizabeth. Biography He was the son of Andrew Hay, ...

and Elizabeth Douglas, around 15 October 1616, with a tocher of 20,000 merks. He had a son and heir, Francis, and two daughters.

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1633 deaths Earls of Buccleuch Year of birth uncertain

Walter Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1612 Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1621 Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1630 Scottish landowners 17th-century Scottish peers {{Scotland-earl-stub