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	EARLS OF SEAFIELD - LoveToKnow Article on EARLS OF SEAFIELD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 1st earl of Seafield, in the Scottish peerage, was James~ Ogilvy (1663-1730), son and heir of James Ogilvy, 3rd earl of Findilater.
		When his great grandson, James, 7th earl of Findlater and 4th earl of Seafield died in October 1811 the earldom of Findlater became dormant or extinct, while the earldom of Seafield passed to a cousin, Lewis Alexander Grant (1767-1840), who was descended from Margaret, a daughter of the 2nd earl.
		The earl of Seafield is a peer of the United Kingdom as Baron Stratbspey.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SE/SEAFIELD_EARLS_OF.htm (210 words)

	Historic Earls and Earldoms of Scotland - Chapter VI - Earldom and Earls of Findlater, and Seafield - Section VIII
		IN 1853 the Earl of Seafield was elected one of the representative peers of Scotland to the Imperial Parliament, and he held this position for five years.
		Shortly after his succession to the title of Earl of Seafield he was created a peer of the United Kingdom as Baron Strathspey of Strathspey, in the counties of Inverness and Moray, on the 17th of June, 1884.
		The Earl died on the 5th of June, 1888, and was interred in the mausoleum at Duthil.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/earldoms/chapter6s8.htm (1259 words)

	Earl of Seafield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The two earldoms remained united until the death of the seventh Earl of Findlater, also fourth Earl of Seafield, when the Findlater title became dormant, and the Seafield title passed to Lewis Alexander Grant.
		All titles held by the Earl are in the Peerage of Scotland.
		James Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Findlater, 3rd Earl of Seafield (d.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Seafield (249 words)

	Auch2000-Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland
		The landowners are the Earl of Seafield, Sir John Abercromby, Bart., and A. Abercromby, Esquire of Glassaugh -- the last of whom is resident in Glassaugh-house, one of the neatest and largest mansions in the country.
		It is a burgh of barony, under the Earl of Seafield.
		It is in the presentation of the Earl of Seafield.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/Fordyce.html (859 words)

	Baron Strathspey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was created in 1858 for John Charles Ogilvy-Grant, who was the Earl of Seafield in the Peerage of Scotland.
		Upon the death of his successor in 1884, the barony became extinct, but was soon awarded to the ninth Earl of Seafield.
		The titles became separated in 1915, when the Earldom went to a female heir (as is often permissible with Scottish titles), while the Barony had to pass to a male heir.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baron_Strathspey (180 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Ogilvy : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The earl and his sons joined Montrose to oppose the enemies of Charles I, and the earl fought with distinction at Montrose’s victory at Kilsyth.
		Sir Thomas, the earl’s second son, raised his own regiment to fight with the royalists, but was killed at the scene of another of Montrose’s victories, at Inverlochy, in February 1645.
		On the death of the fourth Earl of Seafield, the Findlater title became dormant.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Ogilvy_113/default.php (883 words)

	Clan Ogilvy
		James Ogilvy, son and heir of the third Earl of Findlater, was created Earl of Seafield in 1701 during his father’s lifetime.
		The Ogilvy coat of arms is that of the ancient earls of Angus, viz: Argent a lion passant guardant Gules crowned with an imperial crown Or.
		The Earls of Seafield carry the Ogilvy lion in the first and fourth quarters of their first and fourth grand quarters, with the second and third quarters being Sinclair, ie Argent a cross engrailed Sable, the second and third grand quarters are Grant, Gules three antique crowns Or.
	www.findlater.org.uk /Ogilvy.htm (1063 words)

	Earl
		1584 Matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major
		1582 Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII
		1188 Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I
	www.brainyhistory.com /topics/e/earl.html (4846 words)

	KEITH (POLICE BURGH) - LoveToKnow Article on KEITH (POLICE BURGH) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		KEITH, F. of 1716 the right of the Keiths of Ravelston to be recognized as the representatives of the earls marishal was disputed by Robert Keith (1681-1757), bishop of Fife, a member of another collateral branch of the family.
		The bishop was a writer of some repute, his chief work, The History of the Affairs of the Church and State of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1734), being of considerable value for the reigns of James V., James VI., and Mary Queen of Scots.
		Through his careful education under Robert Keith, bishop of Fife, and subsequently at Edinburgh University in preparation for the legal profession, he acquired that taste for literature which afterwards secured him the esteem of the most distinguished savants ol Europe; but at an early period his preference for a soldier's career was decided.
	14.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KE/KEITH_POLICE_BURGH_.htm (2180 words)

	Historic Earls and Earldoms of Scotland - Chapter VI - Earldom and Earls of Findlater, and Seafield - Section VII
		The earl died at Cullen House on the 26th of October, 1840, in his 74th year, and, leaving no issue, he was succeeded by his brother, Colonel Sir Francis William Grant of Grant, Bart.
		The earl usually resided at Cullen House, and his improvements, enterprise, and expenditure in the locality tended to promote the prosperity of the people.
		His attainments in knowledge were of a high order, and tempered and modified by an enlarged practical acquaintance with the world and with human nature, acquired not merely at home, but during frequent residences for lengthened periods in various countries on the continent.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/earldoms/chapter6s7.htm (1279 words)

	Scottish Trivia, Tour Scotland. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 1st earl of Seafield, in the Scottish peerage, was James Ogilvy (1663—1730), son and heir of James Ogilvy, 3rd earl of Findlater.
		When his great grandson, James, 7th earl of Findlater and 4th earl of Seafield died in October 1811 the earldom of Findlater became dormant or extinct, while the earldom of Seafield passed to a cousin, Lewis Alexander Grant (1767—1840), who was descended from Margaret, a daughter of the 2nd earl.
		He took the name of Grant-Ogilvy and was succeeded as 6th earl by his brother, Francis William Ogilvy-Grant (1778—1853), whose descendant, James Ogilvie-Grant (b.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /scottish-trivia-244.htm (184 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 4th Earl of Findlater (also James) was in 1701 created 1st Earl of Seafield, Viscount Reidhaven and Lord Ogilvie of Deskford and Cullen (during his father's lifetime he had become, in 1698, Viscount Seafield and Lord Ogilvie of Cullen).
		When the 7th Earl of Findlater died in 1811 this title expired, but the other dignities reverted to his cousin Sir Lewis Alexander Ogilvie Grant, 9th Baronet, a grandson of Lady Margaret and Sir Ludovick: he became 5th Earl of Seafield and assumed the name of Ogilvie in addition to his paternal name of Grant.
		When the 11th Earl of Seafield died of wounds received in action in 1915, the Barony of Strathspey and Chieftainship of the Clan Grant went to his brother Sir Trevor Ogilvie Grant and the Scottish peerages to his daughter Nina Caroline as Countess of Seafield.
	www.seafield-estate.co.uk /titles.html (479 words)

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		At Culloden an Angus regiment was led by Lord Ogilvie, son of the fifth earl of Airlie, 'a boy of twenty with a straight nose, a heavy jaw and a calm eye', write John Prebble, who had probably been looking at the portrait in Winton Castle.
		The eigth Earl of Airlie was killed in the Boer War ai 1900 during a courageous action at Diamond Hill, his alst words being a reminder to the distraught NCO bending over him to mind his language.
		The latter title still continues, having passed via the Laird of Grant to Nina, the late countess who was such a notable figure in Highland society and to her son, the present Earl of Seafield.
	www.afn.org /~morgenna/homepage3 (820 words)

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		David (1725-1803), Lord Ogilvy, son of the 4th Earl, joined Bonnie Prince Charlie at the head of a regiment of 600 men of Angus, which protected the right of the line at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.
		Afterwards he escaped to France and was later pardoned in the light of his youth at the time of the rebellion, though the earldom was not restored to the family until 1826.
		James Ogilvy (1664-1730), 4th Earl of Findlater, created also Earl of Seafield in 1701, was, as Lord Chancellor of Scotland, prominent in securing the union of the Scottish and English parliments in 1707.
	www.afn.org /~morgenna/homepage4 (445 words)

	Scotland - Clans and Tartans of Scotland and the Scottish Highlands
		John (Grant), chief of the clan, married the daughter of Gilbert of Glencairnie, and from his elder son sprung the Grants of Freuchie, and his younger son was progenitor of the Tullochgorm branch of the clan.
		From John Grant of Freuchie are descended the Earls of Seafield, the Grants of Corrimony, and the Grants of Glenmoriston.
		The 11th Earl of Seafield was killed in the First World War and the Scottish titles passed to his only child, Nina, Countess of Seafield.
	www.scottishweb.net /culture/clans/scottish_clan_grant.htm (283 words)

	Worldroots.com
		Granddaughter of William The Silent, Prince of Orange, Charlotte married the Earl of Derby, who was related to the English royal family, and found her a queen by his side in Lathom House, a massive and ancient fortress, considered 'the only Court' in the north.
		In 1643, with the Earl on the Isle of Man, the Countess was at Lathom House with two of her children, when it was besieged by Sir Thomas Fairfax, the Parliamentary General who wanted to have a bloodless surrender.
		During the Jacobite uprising of 1715, he is said to have attended the Earl of Mar's Hunting at Braemar on 26 August; and he was in command of a battalion of Drummonds at Sheriffmuir, 13 November 1715, where he was captured and imprisoned.
	worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/churchilll.htm (8945 words)

	GRANTOWN - LoveToKnow Article on GRANTOWN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The town, built of grey I granite, presents a handsome appearance, and being delightfully situated in the midst of the most beautiful pine and birch woods in Scotland, with pure air and a bracing climate, is an attractive resort.
		Castle Grant, immediately to the north, is the principal mansion of the earl of Seafield, the head of the Clan Grant.
		In a cave, still called Lord Huntlys Cave, in a rocky glen in the vicinity, George, marquess of Huntly, lay hid during Montroses campaign in 164445.
	94.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GR/GRANTOWN.htm (210 words)

	SEAFIELD, EARLS OF - Online Information article about SEAFIELD, EARLS OF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1701 he was created earl of Seafield, and in 1711 succeeded to his See also:
		grandson, James, 7th earl of Findlater and 4th earl of Seafield died in See also:
		The earl of Seafield is a peer of the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SCY_SHA/SEAFIELD_EARLS_OF.html (358 words)

	ELGINSHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on ELGINSHIRE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the upper end, on an island believed to be artificial, stand the ruins of Lochindorb Castle, in the 14th century the stronghold of the Wolf of Badenoch, and afterwards successively the property of the earl of Moray, the Campbells of Cawdor and the earl of Seafield.
		Sir Thcmas Dick Lauder saw at Cawdor Castle a massive iron gate which, according to tradition, Sir Donald Campbell of Cawdor carried on his back from Lochindorb to Cawdor, a distance of 13 m.
		In spite of such interruptions as the battle of Torfness (Burghead) on the I4th of August 1040, in which Thorfinn, earl of Orkney and Shetland, overthrew a strong force of Scots under King Duncan, the consolidation of the kingdom was being gradually accomplished.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EL/ELGINSHIRE.htm (3155 words)

	Easter Weekend Breaks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Seafield Hotel, standing in the heart of Cullen provides an unrivalled haven from the madding rush of modern life.
		Peace and quiet together with exquisitely high standards define the tranquil atmosphere of this Coaching Inn, built by the Earl of Seafield in 1822 and extended in 1972 by the present Earl.
		The Seafield Hotel is ideal for conferences, meetings and employee incentive breaks.
	www.easterweekendbreaks.co.uk /hotel-home.asp?Name=303 (186 words)

	Seafield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 1st earl of Seafield, in the Scottish peerage, was James...
		The Countess of Seafield arrived at Hobart on the 1st June 1864 in a...
		The title '''Earl of Seafield''' was created in 1701 for James Ogilvy, who served as [[Secretary of...
	zarryo.com /rehabs1/seafield.html (581 words)

	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.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1677 (2431 words)

	The Earls of Findlater
		Later again, when the earldom of Findlater became either extinct or dormant, the lands passed to the Grants of Grant, who became Ogilvie-Grant, earls of Seafield.
		The lands of Findlater and Deskford were great enough to support one of the earldoms of a powerful and extended house, but not great enough to maintain the position of a family of minor gentry, whose senior line ended in an heiress.
		From 1730 he was styled Lord Deskford until, in 1764, he succeeded his father and became Earl of Findlater and Earl of Seafield.
	www.findlater.org.uk /Earls.htm (867 words)

	Dunin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The English crown jewels had already been destroyed by Cromwell and the Honours of Scotland, the most potent remaining icon of the monarchy, were next on his list.
		His army was fast advancing on Scone and the King ordered the Earl Marischal to secure the Honours and many of his personal papers at Dunnottar Castle.
		After parliamentary union in 1707, the regalia was used for the last time, when the Earl of Seafield took up the sceptre to touch the finalised Treaty of Union and said sadly: "Now here's an end to an auld sang".
	www.clankeith.org /australia/honin.htm (476 words)

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		Janet Ogilvie (B3QL-WX) Born: 1698, Of, Findlater, Died: 1722, Bur: At Banff Married (1) 1716: Sir Hugh Forbes (TK31-FP), Born: Abt 1686 Of, Craigievarr (or Cragievar) Married (2) 1719 at Dipple, Morayshire: William Duff, Earl of Fife (B3QK-S9), Born: 1696 (Abt 67-1763) Of Dipple, Frenchie, Perth, 1/3.
		Godfathers William, Earl of Morishall, Sir William Hamilton of Whitlaw?, Mr William Brodie, advocat William Dunbar, Laird of Durn (or Dorn), and William, his son.
		Helen Hamilton, (V9WB-36) Born: Abt 1517 Of, Isle Of Arran, Buteshire, Scotland Married: Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll (V9W9-ZJ) Bef 26 Mar 1529 Of, Buteshire, Scotland 1/2.
	www.antonymaitland.com /clan0001.htm (5220 words)

	The Summer House
		With the first election in May 1999 to the devolved Scottish parliament in Edinburgh there was increased interest in the historical connection with the Moray House Summer House.
		In 1707 the Earl of Seafield was Lord Chancellor of Scotland, charged with taking the Act of Union through parliament.
		History does not explain why Seafield wished to append the signatures of Scottish Grandees to the Act of Union.
	www.education.ed.ac.uk /aboutus/morayhouse/omh/summerhouse.html (600 words)

	The Earliest Grants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Coming down to the ninth century, history records that name of Hacken, third of that name from Wodine and Earl of Trondelagen, one of the most renowned men for courage and strength in the Kingdom of Norway.
		It was besieged and taken by Edward I in 1303 and was chartered to A Grant of Grant in 1509 by King James IV.
		It is the lordly seat of the Grants as Earls of Seafield, and is a mouldering ruin of eight centuries of Scottish history and four hundred years of the annals of the family of Grant.
	www.css.edu /usgrant/earliest.html (796 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Scotland's 100 Top Earners - Landed with a cash crisis
		Not to mention the Earl of Seafield - whose 101,000-acre Banffshire estate was last valued at £104 million - Viscount Cowdray, who owns 93,600 acres in Aberdeenshire, and the Duke of Argyll.
		Compiling the list, we spoke to many of the country’s largest landowners, land managers and estate factors and concluded that, this year, many of Scotland’s oldest families will be struggling to earn a six-figure sum.
		The Earl of Mansfield, who owns 33,000 acres in Perthshire, conservatively valued at £23 million, is a case in point.
	business.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=1007&id=1032612003 (890 words)

	Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname - part 74 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ogilvy-Grant, Francis William, Earl of Seafield 10th, b.
		Ogilvy-Grant, Francis William, Earl of Seafield 6th, b.
		Ogilvy-Grant, Ian Charles, Earl of Seafield 8th, b.
	www.dcs.hull.ac.uk /genealogy/royal/gedx74.html (571 words)

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