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	Earls of Rothes - LoveToKnow 1911
		ROTHES The first earl of Rothes was George Leslie, son of Norman Leslie of Rothes in Moray, and of Ballinbreich in Fife.
		His great-grandson, John, 7th earl of Rothes (1630-1681), held a command in the Royalist army at the battle of Worcester in 1651, and accompanied Charles II.
		The office of sheriff of Fife, which had been an hereditary right of the earls of Rothes since 1540, was sold by the 10th earl under the Heritable Act of 1747.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Earls_of_Rothes (320 words)

	Earl of Haddington - LoveToKnow 1911
		The earl's eldest son Thomas, the 2nd earl (1600-1640), was a covenanter and a soldier, being killed by an explosion at Dunglass castle on the 30th of August 1640.
		1700), the heiress of the earldom of Rothes, it was agreed that the two earldoms should be left separate; thus the eldest son John became earl of Rothes while Thomas became earl of Haddington.
		The 9th earl had been a member of parliament from 1802 to 1827, when he was made a peer of the United Kingdom as Baron Melros of Tyninghame, a title which became extinct upon his death.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Earl_of_Haddington (607 words)

	A Matter of Course : The story of Noelle Rothes, Titanic’s ‘Plucky Little Countess’
		While the Rothes could not yet live in the grandeur of the Leslie ancestral home, this temporary dent in Norman’s privileges didn’t affect his or Noëlle’s popularity, and the two were very active socially in London, where they were favorites at the Royal Caledonian Ball.
		The earl’s great grandfather was a Devonshire peasant, one George Gwyther by name, who could neither read nor write, employed by the day in the garden of the 12th Earl of Rothes.
		The earl explained that the 12th century appellation was actually that of “Grand Bootjack to the Crown of Scotland,” not “bootfl.” The custom had seldom been enacted in modern times, he said, and was even then much modified.
	www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /articles/rothes_01.php (2509 words)

	Earl of Rothes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title Earl of Rothes (pronounced "Roth-is") was created in 1457 in the Peerage of Scotland for the 1st Lord Leslie and Ballinbreich, who had been created Lord Leslie and Ballinbreich in 1445.
		The 7th Earl was later created Duke of Rothes, with the subsidiary titles Marquess of Ballinbreich, Earl of Leslie, Viscount of Lugtoun and Lord Auchmoutie and Caskieberrie, but these titles became extinct at his death because he left no sons.
		Norman Evelyn Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes (1877-1927)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Rothes (286 words)

	THE LESLIES OF ROTHES
		It remained in the possession of the family for nearly four hundred years, was sold by John, ninth Earl of Rothes, in 1711, to John Grant, of Elchies, and now forms part of the extensive possessions of the Earl of Seafield.
		WILLIAM, third Earl, had considerable trouble in making good his title to the family inheritance; and before his difficulties with the Crown were removed he was killed, along with the King and the flower of the Scottish nobility, on the fatal field of Flodden, 9th of September, 1513.
		EARL ANDREW, fifth Earl of Rothes, took a prominent part in public affairs during the ‘troublous times’ of Mary of Guise and her daughter, Queen Mary.
	www.burkes-peerage.net /sites/scotland/esnews/es0902.asp (1644 words)

	Death of Ian, 21st Earl of Rothes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Earl of Rothes, died in Salisbury, England, on the 15
		Earl of Rothes and was only seven when the family moved to the south of England.
		Earl of Rothes, his eldest son James Malcolm David Leslie, Lord Leslie, succeeded as the 22nd Earl of Rothes and Ian Rothe’s second son, the Hon Alexander John Leslie has become one of the Trustees of the Clan Leslie Charitable Trust.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/htol/leslie3.html (371 words)

	Earl of Rothes
		The title Earl of Rothes was created in 1457 in the Peerage of Scotland for George Leslie.
		The seventh Earl was later created Duke of Rothes, but that title became extinct at his death because he left no sons.
		This title is used as a courtesy title for the eldest son and heir of the Earl or Countess for the time being.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/e/ea/earl_of_rothes.html (258 words)

	The Lordship of Leslie and Earldom of Rothes
		The Lordship of Leslie and Earldom of Rothes
		On 4th July 1663 the Barony of Leslie was regranted as the Lordship of Leslie and Ballinbreich for the 7th Earl, who was subsequently the first and last Duke of Rothes, and all the lands, baronies, lordships and earldom were erected “into one free barony burgh of barony, lordship of Leslie, and earldom of Rothes”.
		Although the lands of Rothes on Speyside were sold in 1711 and those of Ballinbreach in Fife followed in 1765, the feudal Lordship of Leslie and the Feudal Earldom of Rothes were retained, “the manor-place of Leslie”; being the caput of the earldom.
	www.baronage.co.uk /2003b/rothes-1.html (986 words)

	Continuation of the Earl of Wemyss Line
		The earl brought his wife to Wemyss Castle on the 2nd of May. Their married life, however, was not a long one, nor, if Lamont is to be believed, was it at all profitable to the Wemyss family.
		The frindes of the Earle of Weyms say, that att her death, he was a hunder thousand mark worse than when he maried her (and all the tyme of ther mariage was onlie two years).
		One addition by Earl David was built to the west of the old castle, with a staircase entrance from the south between the old and new portions.
	bally.fortunecity.com /carlow/97/earl.html (5229 words)

	LeslieHistory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Subsequent Earls had high military and civil positions and became hereditary Representative Peers of Scotland in parliament until 1965 and the 20th Earl of Rothes, when this system was abolished.
		Ian, the present and 21st Earl of Rothes, Chief of Clan Leslie, as a hereditary peer was entitled to attend the House of Lords until this hereditary right was abolished in 1999.
		Ian, the 21st Earl of Rothes, appointed the Honorable Alexander Leslie Klieforth, an American Diplomat, as his Commissioner in the United States of America with authority to setup and organize a Clan Society.
	www.clanlesliesociety.org /LeslieHistory.html (1856 words)

	The Great Marischals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		3rd Earl Marischal (known as "William of the Tower"), was chosen by Queen Mary as one of 12 peers to manage the kingdom in her absence.
		The Earl's daughters were Anne (married 1st in 1562 to James, Earl of MURRAY, who was Queen Mary's brother; married 2nd to Colin, Earl of Argyle), and Lady Jean (some say Janet), who married John Lord GLAMMIS (ancestors of the present Queen Elizabeth of England).
		The Earl married 1st to Elizabeth, daughter of George Earl of Whinton, and had three daughters: Margaret (married 1st to Sir James HOPE of Hopeton, and 2nd to Sir Archibald MURRAY of Blackbarony), Mary (m.
	www.vsd.cape.com /~beachbum/marischals.htm (2409 words)

	North East Scotland Information, Events & Business Directory - Planlocal
		Rothes, a small town nestling in the Spey Valley, is situated south of Elgin and north of Charlestown of Aberlour.
		Nearby the distillery stands the ruins of Rothes Castle, built in the 15th century by the Leslie Earl of Rothes.
		Today Rothes is a small and attractive village, it is best known for its five whisky distilleries, but it has plenty other attractions for visitors interested in walking the Speyside Way, fishing on the River Spey, nature rambling and photography.
	www.planlocal.com /about/rothes.asp (580 words)

	Courtly Lives - Leslie Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland
		The principal landowners are the Earl of Rothes, Douglas of Strathendry, and Balfour of Balbirnie.
		Leslie-House the seat of the Earl of Rothes stands amid magnificently wooded grounds, in the southeast of the Parish.
		The parish is in the presbytery of Kirkcaldy, and the Synod of Fife.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/Leslie.html (549 words)

	Clan Leslie Charitable Trust - Collection
		Margaret was the daughter of the 7th Earl and therefore 8th in succession, her son therefore became the 9th Earl.
		Some refer to her son as the 8th Earl but all modern references are to Margaret, 8th Countess, and her son as the 9th Earl.
		Charlotte Julia was the daughter of Col. Campbell of Dunoon, she married 1798, George, 13th Earl of Rothes as his second wife, they had 3 daughters.
	clanleslietrust.org /collection_Pictures_flat.shtml (2520 words)

	thePeerage.com - John Hamilton, 9th Earl of Rothes and others
		She married John Hamilton, 9th Earl of Rothes, son of Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Haddington and Margaret Leslie, Countess of Rothes, on 29 April 1697.
		She married John Hamilton, 10th Earl of Rothes, son of John Hamilton, 9th Earl of Rothes and Lady Jean Hay, in 1741.
		She married John Hamilton, 10th Earl of Rothes, son of John Hamilton, 9th Earl of Rothes and Lady Jean Hay, on 27 June 1763.
	www.thepeerage.com /p2890.htm (884 words)

	Celtic Studio-Clan Leslie
		He was advanced to the title of Earl of Rothes sometime prior to 1458.
		George, the 4th Earl, died in mysterious circumstances at Dieppe, along with the Earl of Cassillis and two others, returning from the wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin in 1558.
		The 9th Earl was Vice Admiral of Scotland and governor of Stirling Castle.
	www.celticstudio.com /celticstudio/database/clans/058.htm (436 words)

	EARLS OF ROTHES - Online Information article about EARLS OF ROTHES
		John, 7th earl of Rothes (1630-1681), held a command in the Royalist See also:
		Margaret's son John, who on her death became 9th earl of Rothes, was See also:
		Elizabeth, countess of Rothes in her own right, was succeeded by her grandson, Norman See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /RON_SAC/ROTHES_EARLS_OF.html (767 words)

	Clan Leslie Charitable Trust - Collection
		John, 9th Earl of Rothes, eldest son of Maragret, 8th Countess in her own right.
		From a miniature in the possession of The Earl of Leven.
		The Duke of Rothes died at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, 1681.
	clanleslietrust.org /collection_Engravings_flat.shtml (476 words)

	Leslie Liniage
		Subsequent earls had high military and civil positions and became hereditary representative peers of Scotland in parliament until 1965 and the 20th Earl when this system was abolished.
		Ian, the present and 21st Earl of Rothes, hereditary Chief of Clan Leslie, attends the House of Lords in his own right.
		From Andrew were descended a host of families, among them the Earls of Leven, Lords Newark, the Leslie's of Pitcaple, Kininvie, Iden and Cults; in Ireland the Leslie's of Kincraigie, Glaslough and Targert; the Lords Leslie in Russia, Counts Leslie in France and in the Holy Roman Empire.
	www.angelfire.com /journal2/stiern/Family/Leslie.htm (770 words)

	Racing in England and Ireland 1650-1700
		He quotes from minutes of a Court Leet of Algernon, Earl of Northumberland, 17th April, 1654, a decision made at the wish of "the Borough and other inhabitants" that the course of the "accustomed horse race constantly held on the said Burrow, called Hobberlaw Edge shall be altered," and details are given.
		The "four mile course" recorded in 1684 was laid out in the northern park, and there was a separate, shorter course for foot races and smock races; both survived the landscaping of the park in the early 18th century.
		In the 1670s, when both the earl of Rochester and John, Lord Lovelace, were resident in the park, their wild behaviour caused much scandal.
	www.bloodlines.net /TB/Notes/EarlyRaces1650-1700.htm (4545 words)

	A Memoir of Lady Anne Mackenzie by Alexander Lindsay, An e-text of an 1868 edition of the memoir, prepared by Ellen ...
		The Earls of Wintoun, of Perth, and of Southesk, and Lord Yester, afterwards Earl of Tweeddale, belonged to the same kindred group; and Jhan Lord Lindsay of the Byres, afterwards seventeenth Earl of Crawford, stood in near alliance towards most of its members.
		The good-natured Rothes has erased the slight reflection upon her wilfulness and extravagance, but it maybe resuscitated here without any prejudice to her memory, as the fault, such as it was, was not long in vanishing away.
		The death of Colin the Red, Earl of Seaforth, was commemorated by a beautiful lament, or coronach, still handed down traditionally by the family pipers, and for a copy of which I am indebted to the kindness of the present Seaforth.
	www.jimandellen.org /halkett/MackenzieCh1.html (2799 words)

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		He was created Earl of Rothes by King James II by charter of March 20, 1457.
		The Lesleys of Rothes and Balquhain became the principal branches of the family.
		The Lesleys of Ballybay North Ireland are a branch of the family of the Earl of Rothes.
	home.swbell.net /av8tr/lessley/Beginning.htm (874 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Leslie : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The chiefly line passed to a junior branch of the family from whom the present chiefs, the Earls of Rothes descend in a curious manner.
		George, the fourth Earl, was one of the Scottish commissioners at the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the heir to the throne of France in 1558.
		The ninth Earl was Vice Admiral of Scotland and governor of Stirling Castle.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Leslie_65/default.php (852 words)

	Origins of Clan Leslie Society of Australia and New Zealand
		The Chief of Clan Leslie, the 21st Earl of Rothes, says that the official position of Clan Leslie is that the Hungarian story is the correct version.
		Of the early Earls of Rothes, many were active in government, such as John 7th Earl who became Lord High Chancellor of Scotland and was created a Duke.
		The current Earl of Rothes was entitled to attend the House of Lords as a hereditary peer, until this right was abolished in 1999.
	www.clanleslie.org /Origins.html (1107 words)

	Scotland - Clans and Tartans of Scotland and the Scottish Highlands
		In the twelfth century Bartholomew, a Flemish noble obtained the Barony of Lesly, and from him are decended the Earls of Rothes.
		Walter, his son, married the daughter of the Earl of Ross, and his death without issue led to the famous Battle of Harlaw in 1411.
		The title of Earl of Rothes was conferred on George de Lesly of Rothes.
	www.scottishweb.net /culture/clans/scottish_clan_leslie.htm (355 words)

	74-74, Description of Fife; A new description of Fife - Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But his son Murdoch paid for the crimes of both father and his sons, being executed by James I [1424], and it was decreed that the Earldom of Fife should be united in perpetuity to the Crown.
		From Fife, surnamed Duff, to whom that region was given in the year 840 A.D. by Kenneth II King of Scots, because of his exceptional courage in the war against the Picts, the old inhabitants.
		Between Kenneth’s temple, Kennoway, and the River Leven is a mound, which the natives relate is the ruins of the castle of the Earls of Fife, once surrounded by seven walls and the same number of ditches, and on the boundary where it touches Strathearn, is Macduff’s cross.
	www.nls.uk /maps/early/blaeu/951.html (644 words)

	Peerage of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The ranks of the Scottish Peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, and Lord of Parliament.
		3 Earls and Countesses in the Peerage of Scotland
		Earl of Doncaster in the Peerage of England
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Peerage_of_Scotland (998 words)

	(via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		George Leslie Earl of Rothes was the son of William Leslie Earl of Lothes and Lady Margaret Balfour.
		Lady Nicola Summerville married George Leslie Earl of Rothes, son of William Leslie Earl of Lothes and Lady Margaret Balfour.
		William Sinclair Earl of Orkney & Earl of Caithness was the son of Henry Sinclair Earl of Orkney, Lord High Admiral of Scotland and Lady Egidia Douglas.
	www.genealogysf.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Houk-p/p10.htm (579 words)

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