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  Kincardine, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Municipality of Kincardine is located on the shores of Lake Huron in the County of Bruce in the province of Ontario, Canada.
Kincardine and Walkerton were the main contenders, and the latter finally emerged victorious.
The Town of Kincardine, the Township of Kincardine, and the Township of Bruce were then amalgamated to form the Township of Kincardine-Bruce-Tiverton on January 1, 1999, with boundaries identical to those of the municipality that had existed in 1855.
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 Earl of Elgin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title Earl of Elgin was created in 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss.
The two Earldoms continued united until the death of the fourth Earl of Elgin, when the Ailesbury title became extinct, and the Elgin title passed to the Earl of Kincardine.
The Lordship of Kinloss held by the first four Earls was inherited on the death of the 4th Earl by the 3rd Duke of Chandos.
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 Earl of Haddington -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The title Earl of Haddington was created in 1627 for Sir Thomas Hamilton in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of Scotland) Peerage of Scotland, Earl of Melrose.
The fifth Earl of Haddington, Charles, was married to a woman who held the (Click link for more info and facts about Earldom of Rothes) Earldom of Rothes.
The only subsidiary title held by the Earl is Lord Binning and Byres (created 1613), which is the (Click link for more info and facts about courtesy title) courtesy title for the eldest son of the Earl.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1257
William Douglas, 1st Earl of March was the son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry and Isabel Douglas.
Sir Edward James Bruce, 14th Earl of Kincardine was the son of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine and Lady Constance Mary Carnegie.
Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn was the son of James Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn and Harriet Elizabeth Bouverie.
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 MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF MONTROSE - LoveToKnow Article on MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF MONTROSE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In 1505, William, 4th Lord Graham, whose wife Annabella Drummond was the dukes niece, was created earl of Montrose; and this title was held by his descendants till 1644, when James Graham, 5th earl, was created marquess of Montrose and earl of Kincardine.
He was one of the regents of the kingdom on the death of Queen Anne, and was appointed a secretary of state by George I. He took an active part in suppressing the Jacobite rising in 1715, after which he was made keeper of the great seal in Scotland.
In 1853 James Lindsay, 24th earl of Crawford, claimed the title of duke of Montrose on the ground that the patent granted to his ancestor David Lindsay in 1488 (see above) had not been effectively rescinded, but his petition was dismissed by the House of Lords.
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 List of the Knights of the Garter (1348-present)
Afterwards Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland.
770 (inv 1878) Benjamin (D'Israeli), Earl of Beaconsfield.
Earl of Hereford, K.G. Married Thomas of Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham, K.G., afterwards Duke of Gloucester.
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 Science Fair Projects - Earl of Kincardine
The title Earl of Kincardine was created in 1643 in the Peerage of Scotland for Edward Bruce.
His descendant, the ninth Earl, also became Earl of Elgin Thereafter, the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united.
Charles Bruce, 9th Earl of Kincardine (1732-1771) (became Earl of Elgin in 1747)
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 AUCH - LoveToKnow Article on AUCH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
At the beginning of the f3th century in obtained a charter from the earl of Strathearn, afterwards se ~came a royal burgh for a period, and was represented in the ar :ottish parliament.
The old castle, now in ruins, was dismantled se 1645 by the marquis of Argyll in retaliation for the destruction m ie old ruined castle of lullibardine, 2 m.
AUCKLAND, GEORGE EDEN, EARL OF (17841849), English utesman, was the second son of the 1st Baron Auckland.
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 The Grahams
Earl of Menteith, was restored to the Earldom of Strathearn in 1603.
In 1680 the last Earl of Menteith, childless and in debt, left all his estates to his chief, the Marquess of Montrose, who thus regained all the old Graham land around Loch Lomond plus the lands of the Buchanans and also the land in Menteith.
Lord Graham, chief of the Clan, had been created Earl of Montrose in 1504 but had died with the rest of the Scottish nobility around their king James IV on Flodden field in 1513.
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 Courtesy title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
For instance, the eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry is the Earl of Dalkeith, even though the Duke is also the Marquess of Dumfriesshire, a senior title to the Earldomof Dalkeith.
For instance, the eldest son of the Earl of Devon is Lord Courtenay, even though the Earlhas no barony of that name, and similarly the eldest son of the Earl of Guilford is LordNorth.
Thus a baron's wifeis called " baroness ", an earl's wife is called a " countess ", a duke's wife a " duchess ", etc. Despite being referred toas a "peeress", she does not, however, become a peer "in her own right": these are 'styles', not substantive titles.
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 Elgin Scotland - Elgin's Worldwide
In 1747, the Earldom of Elgin was inherited by the 9th Earl of Kincardine.
Thomas, the 7th Earl (1766-1841) spent his fortune on rescuing the marbles in the Parthenon (commonly known as the Elgin Marbles after the Earl and not the City) from destruction.
The 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine, Lord Bruce of Kinloss, Lord Bruce of Torry, Baron Elgin, of Elgin (Sir Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, KT, was born 17 Feb 1924, resides at Broomhall, Dunfermline, Fife.
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 Earl of Dalhousie -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The title Earl of Dalhousie was created in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of Scotland) Peerage of Scotland in 1633.
One associated title is Marquess of Dalhousie, created in the (Click link for more info and facts about Peerage of the United Kingdom) Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1838 for the tenth Earl.
The former seat, (Click link for more info and facts about Dalhousie Castle) Dalhousie Castle, is still owned by the Ramsay family but has been leased out since the early (Click link for more info and facts about 20th century) 20th century.
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 Bruce Family Lineage / House of Bruce Research
In 1271, married Marjorie, Countess of Carrick, daughter of Neil, 2nd Earl of Carrick.
ROBERT "THE BRUCE" I, (1274 - 1329) 4th Earl of Carrick, 7th Lord Bruce of Annandale, King of Scots, was born on July 11 (some records say 12th) 1274 and died on June 7, 1329.
James Bruce (20 July 1811 - 20 November 1863), 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th of Kincardine, married 1st Elizabeth Mary Cumming -Bruce (her great-grandfather was James Bruce the famous African Traveller), had one daughter Elma; and 2nd who married Mary Lamberton.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 3691
Constance Veronica Bruce was the daughter of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine and Lady Constance Mary Carnegie.
Marjorie Bruce was the daughter of Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine and Lady Constance Mary Carnegie.
She married Victor Alexander Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine, son of James Bruce, 12th Earl of Kincardine and Lady Mary Louise Lambton, on 19 November 1913.
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 Duke of Montrose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Duke's subsidiary titles are: Marquess of Montrose (created 1644), Marquess of Graham and Buchanan (1707), Earl of Montrose (1505), Earl of Kincardine (1707), Earl Graham of Belford (1722), Viscount Dundaff (1707), Lord Graham (1415), Lord Aberruthven, Mugdock and Fintrie (1707) and Baron Graham of Belford (1722).
The titles Earl and Baron Graham of Belford are in the peerage of Great Britain; the rest are in the peerage of Scotland.
James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose (1612-1650) (became Marquess of Montrose in 1644)
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 Encyclopedia: 1677
Sarah Churchill, née Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough (May 29, 1660 - October 18, 1744), rose to be one of the most influential women in British history, largely as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne.
The title Earl of Longford was first bestowed upon Francis Aungier in 1677.
George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol (<22 February 1612 - 20 May 1677), eldest son of the 1st earl.
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 Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine (July 20, 1766 - November 14, 1841) was a British nobleman and diplomat, notorious for the removal of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens -- popularly known as the Elgin Marbles.
On his journey home, through France, the earl and some of his companions were taken prisoners of war (war having broken out after they left for home) and were held in detention for several months.
Although they were well-treated, Lady Elgin had to travel home without her husband, and began a liaison with one of her escorts.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/thomas_bruce__7th_earl_of_elgin   (352 words)

  
 Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname - part 8   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Boyle, Edmund, Earl of Cork and Orrey 7th, b.
Boyle, Edmund, Earl of Cork and Orrey 8th, b.
Boyle, Hamilton, Earl of Cork and Orrey 6th, b.
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 Canada’s Scots and Tartan Day Celebrations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Earl of Kincardine (1811-1863) was Governor General of Canada 1847-54.
Earl of Kincardine, K.T., wrote to clarify comments made about his great-grandfather in the Clan Fraser Society of Canada newsletter "Canadian Explorer": "How good of you to keep up the little jokes which make a few laughs in these dreary times but, of course, you have managed to get it wrong yet again.
My husband and I had the pleasure of being asked to greet the Earl and Countess upon their arrival in Toronto, en route to Montreal where they were guests of honour at the World Scottish Festival in August 1992, and we have kept in touch since that time.
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 Articles - John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The 1st Earl's family and personal fortune was derived largely from mining on lands surrounding Lambton Castle, the ancestral family home in County Durham.
He was maternal grandson of the 4th Earl of Jersey and his wife, who was a mistress to the Prince of Wales, later George IV.
One of his daughters married another Governor General of Canada, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, who was later Viceroy of India; their son the 9th Earl of Elgin also became Viceroy of India, the only father and son to hold that office and position
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 Earl of Kincardine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
His descendant, the ninth Earl, also became Earl of Elgin Thereafter, the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remainedunited.
Alexander Bruce, 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662 - 1721)
Charles Bruce, 9th Earl of Kincardine (1732 - 1771) (became Earl of Elgin in 1747)
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 Elgin, James Bruce, 8th earl of, 12th Earl Of Kincardine --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer Earl (Fatha) Hines was one of the leading figures in earlier jazz history.
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 Thomas Bruce, 7. Earl of Elgin
Earl of Elgin gehört zur Kategorie: Mann, Brite, Diplomat, Peer, Geboren 1766, Gestorben 1841
In zweiter Ehe wurde er Vater von James Bruce Earl of Elgin, des Zerstörers des Alten Sommerpalastes in Peking.
Earl of Elgin und dessen Bedeutung wurde zuletzt am 12.10.2005 aktualisiert (Glossar Lexikon Enzyklopädie).
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 Governor-General of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1869–1872)
Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine (1894–1899)
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1947–1948)
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 Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart (Walton-on-the-Naze 21 December 1783 – 16 July 1859 St Leonards-on-Sea) was Governor General of the Province of Canada and Lieutenant Governor of Canada West (November 26, 1845 – January 30, 1847).
Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
This page was last modified 02:46, 15 October 2005.
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 Descendants of John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth (abt 1584-1662)
Descendants of John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth (abt 1584-1662)
Married Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres, son of
14th.Earl of Perth, Duc and Earl of Melfort
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 Biography.com - Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Biography.com - Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine
While ambassador to the Ottoman sultan (1799–1803) he became interested in the decorated sculptures on the ruined Parthenon at Athens, and, because they were in danger of wilful damage and destruction, arranged for some of them to be transported to England.
This action brought criticism and accusation of vandalism, but the earl was vindicated by a government committee, and the Elgin Marbles were purchased for the nation in 1816 and ultimately placed in the British Museum.
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 Images of Robert the Bruce
He was descended from the great King David 1, since he was the great-grandson of Isabel, the daughter of the Earl of Huntingdon who in turn was the grandson of David 1.
Regarded as a 'useless king', he was the great-grandson of David, Earl of Huntingdon, who in turn was the grandson of King David 1 of Scotland (1124 - 1153).
The present clan chief of the Bruces is The Rt Hon Earl of Elgin and Kincardine.
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 James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (July 20, 1811 – November 20, 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India.
His second wife was Lady Mary Louisa Lambton, daughter of Lord Durham, the author of the groundbreaking Report on the Affairs of British North America (1839), and niece of the Colonial Secretary, Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey.
The eighth Earl of Elgin : a chapter in nineteenth-century imperial history.
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