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	Earls and dukes of Roxburghe - LoveToKnow 1911
		The duke was a representative peer for Scotland in four parliaments; George I. made him a privy councillor and keeper of the privy seal of Scotland, and he was loyal to the king during the Jacobite rising in 1715.
		John was betrothed to Christiana, daughter of the duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; but when the princess's sister Charlotte was affianced to George III., reasons of state led to the rupture of the engagement, and he died unmarried on the 19th of March 1804.
		The duke of Roxburghe sits in the House of Lords as Earl Innes, a peerage of the United Kingdom, which was conferred in 1837 upon James Henry, the 6th duke (1816-1879).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Earls_and_dukes_of_Roxburghe (680 words)

	Stall-Plates of the Knights of the Garter
		1399 (96) Humphrey (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster." Duke of Gloucester.
		Daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, K.G. Married John I, King of Portugal, K.G. 1378 Elizabeth, Duchess of Exeter.
		Daughter of John (Beaufort), Duke of Somerset, K.G. Married Edmund (Tudor), Earl of Richmond, and was mother of Henry VII.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/orders/garterstalls.htm (12928 words)

	Duke of Roxburghe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Duke of Roxburghe is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Viscount Broxmouth, Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford and Earl of Kelso.
		The Duke's eldest son bears the courtesy title of Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford.
		John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe (became Duke of Roxburghe in 1707) (c.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/d/du/duke_of_roxburghe.html (205 words)

	Order of the Garter
		Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, Admiral of the Fleet and Steward of England (1300-1361)
		John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset, afterwards 1st Duke of Somerset (1439), the grandfather of King Henry VII (1439)
		Duke Frederick III of Saxe-Gotha, brother-in-law of the Prince of Wales (1750)
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/or/Order_of_the_Garter.html (3123 words)

	History
		Ralph's descendants became the Kerrs of Ferniehurst, the senior branch, whilst John was progenitor of the Kerrs of Cessford.
		The Earldom of Lothian was revived for the Earl of Ancram's son in 1631.
		From the Cessfords there was John Ker who was elevated from Earl to Duke of Roxburghe as a reward for his valuable services to the Crown in promoting the 1707 Treaty of Union which united England and Scotland.
	www.carr-genealogy.com /cname.html (3065 words)

	Clan KERR
		The chief of the Clan Kerr is the Marquess of Lothian and the Duke of Roxburgh is the Chief of the Innes.
		In 1616, Robert Ker, 1st Lord Roxburgh, was created Earl of Roxburghe and in 1707, as reward for supporting the Union of the Parliaments, this Cessford line, descended from John Kerr of Altonburn (c.1357), had their earldom raised to a dukedom.
		In 1805, Sir James Innes of that Ilk inherited as Duke of Roxburghe, and Major-General Walter Kerr of Littledean became heir-male of the house of Cessford.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/htol/kerr2.html (656 words)

	Significant Scots - John Ker
		KER, JOHN, third duke of Roxburgh, distinguished by his eminent bibliographical knowledge, and his extensive and valuable collection of books, was born in Hanover Square, London, on the 23d April, 1740.
		The duke had also collected many ancient manuscripts, some of them splendidly illuminated; and it is mentioned, that he read these with great facility, as was testified by various remarks which he wrote upon them with his own hand.
		He mentions that the duke’s library occupied a range of apartments in the second floor of his house; and in a room adjoining, and into which the library opened, "slept and died" the illustrious collector himself.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/other/ker_john.htm (2928 words)

	ker03
		Although he was a younger son (of the Earl of Perth), William obtained the earldom of Roxburghe as nominee (ratified by Parliament) of the 1st Earl of Roxburghe who was both his mother's father and his wife's father's father.
		John inherited the title Lord Bellenden as he was the heir of his mother's father's cousin, Sir William Bellenden, 1st Lord Bellenden of Broughton.
		After John's death without surviving issue, the Dukedom lay dormant for some years but was eventually successfuly claimed by Sir James Innes, Bart, great-grandson of a grand-daughter of the 1st Earl of Roxburghe.
	www.stirnet.com /HTML/genie/british/kk/ker03.htm (439 words)

	Upper Grosvenor Street: North Side \| British History Online
		John Nivison), but the design for the new front (Plate 60b) was supplied by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
		This stone-fronted house was built as a speculation in 1909—10 by Matthews, Rogers and Company to the designs of their architect-partner, M. Hulbert, after the Duke of Westminster had required 'the omission of some of the ornamentation of the architraves'.
		The first ratepayer, from 1737 intermittently until 1751, was a John Emmott, gentleman, who is known to have let the house furnished for short periods to upper-class tenants.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=42143 (7132 words)

	Grosvenor Street: North Side \| British History Online
		In 1801 Lord Hertford granted a nineteen-year lease to the fifth Duke of Rutland, (ref.
		In sharp contrast to the front, the rear of the house is made up of a picturesquely accretive jumble of projections, some of them no doubt the work of John Newson and Son, who, in 1856, had enlarged a back drawing-room.
		John Spencer, son of 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 1738—45.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=42103 (6949 words)

	Scottish clan tartans (Gordon - MacDonell)) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tradition states that Iain Fraoch, brother of John, 1st Lord of the Isles, married a daughter of the chief of the Hendersons of Glencoe and that their son Iain Abrach was the founder of the MacIains of Glencoe.
		Sir John, 3rd Baronet, was unjustly executed in London in 1690 for being present at the marriage of Captain Campbell of Mamore who was alleged to have abducted Miss Wharton and married her.
		The MacDonalds of Sleat are descended from Hugh MacDonald, son of Alexander, 3rd Lord of the Isles.
	www.clothing.mysterious-scotland.com /tartan/tartan1.html (6010 words)

	Scotland - Clans and Tartans of Scotland and the Scottish Highlands
		John, 5th Earl, supported the Union of 1707, and was created Duke of Roxburghe.
		John, 3rd Duke, was a noted book-collector, and the sale of his library was a famous event in the literary world.
		Mark Ker was abbot of Newbattle in 1547, and his son Mark had the lands of Newbattle erected into a barony in 1587 and in 1606 he was created Earl of Lothian.
	www.scottishweb.net /culture/clans/scottish_clan_kerr.htm (334 words)

	Roxburgh Hotel Edinburgh
		The town stood on a defensible peninsula between the rivers Tweed and Teviot, with Roxburgh Castle guarding the narrow neck of the peninsula.
		Roxburgh was born at Underwood in the parish of Craigie, Ayrshire.
		In 1803 he received a second gold medal for a communication on the growth of trees in India, and on the 31st of May, 1814, was presented with a third, in the presence of a large assembly which he personally attended, by the duke of Norfolk, who was then president of the Society of Arts.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/178/roxburgh-hotel-edinburgh.html (1354 words)

	Duke of Roxburghe - Definition, explanation
		The Duke of Roxburghe (pronounced "Roxbruh") is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Viscount Broxmouth, Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford and Earl of Kelso.
		John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder of these titles.
		John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe (became Duke of Roxburghe in 1707) (c.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/d/du/duke_of_roxburghe.php (305 words)

	Knights of the Garter, 1694-present
		(inv 1771) Augustus Henry (Fitzroy), 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811).
		(inv 1819) Hugh (Percy), 3rd Duke of Northumberland.
		Afterwards Duke of Edinburgh, reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1893.
	www.bibliotecapleyades.net /sociopolitica/sociopol_garter04b.htm (4899 words)

	John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe Biography and Summary
		John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe Biography and Summary
		John Ker(1740- 1804), 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, was a Scottish nobleman and bibliophile.
		Born in Hanover Square, London, on 23rd April 1740, Ker succeeded his father to become the 3rd Duke of Roxburghe in 1755.
	www.bookrags.com /John_Ker,_3rd_Duke_of_Roxburghe (169 words)

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		John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe founded the Roxburghe club, about which Sir Walter Scott wrote: -
		We are not sure whether the publication of rare tracts was an original object of their friendly re-union, or, if it was not, how and when it came to be engrafted thereupon.
		* * * Under this system, the Roxburgh[e] Club has proceeded and flourished for many years, and produced upwards of forty reprints of scarce and curious tracts, among which many are highly interesting, not only from their value, but also their intrinsic merit." [Quarterly Review, xiiv.
	members.lycos.co.uk /rocksoffclub/2004_03_01_rocksoffclub_archive.html (165 words)

	Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1426: John Cameron, Provost of Lincluden, Bishop of Glasgow
		1702: John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl, later 1st Duke of Atholl
		1765: John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Keeper_of_the_Privy_Seal_of_Scotland (261 words)

	Descendants of John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth (abt 1584-1662)
		John Fleming, 3rd Earl of Wigton, son of John Fleming, 2nd
		Murray, 3rd Earl of Tullibardine and Elizabeth Dent
		Married Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres, son of
	worldroots.com /foundation/britain/johndrummonddesc1584.htm (454 words)

	Free Ebooks of 911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After the declaration of War, when the American Expeditionary Force was organizing, the Roosevelt boys father, Theodore, wired Major General John J. Pershing asking if his sons could accompany him to Europe as privates.
		- Robert Ker, 3rd Earl of Roxburghe (c.
		- John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe (became Duke of Roxburghe in 1707) (c.
	21.juillet.fr.rhot.org /en/911 (2627 words)

	dgreenlaw1660timeline
		1680 John Campbell (2nd Duke of Argyll and Duke of Greenwich) born - Soldier and politician
		1682 Archibald Campbell (3rd Duke of Argyll and 1st Earl of Islay) born - Politician, lawyer and soldier
		1717 John Campbell (1st Earl of Breadalbane) died - Descended from the Campbells of Glenorchy, Breadalbane was a supporter of William of Orange and the expulsion of King James VII (1633 - 1701)
	www.justice101us.com /greenlaw/dgreenlaw1660timeline.htm (1592 words)

	Named Collections I to K
		Presented by Revd John Julian to Church House; donated to the British Museum in 1949.
		Later owned by John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe.
		A set of facsimiles printed from the microfilms are shelved in the Rare Books and Music Reading Room at RAX Roxburghe.
	www.bl.uk /collections/early/namedik.html (649 words)

	finch1
		John Finch, 6th Earl of Winchilsea (b 24.02.1682-3, d unm 09.09.1729)
		Sir John Wentworth, Bart of Gosfield (b c1583, d 10.1631)
		Catherine Gaynsford (dau of Sir John Gaynsford of Crowhurst)
	www.stirnet.com /HTML/genie/british/ff/finch1.htm (1135 words)

	thePeerage.com - George Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe and others
		He was the son of Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe and Mary Goelet.
		She and George Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe were divorced in 1953.
		He was the son of Sir John of Glamis Lyon and Elizabeth Graham.
	www.thepeerage.com /p246.htm (766 words)

	Royal-Arse-Wiper
		Grooms of the Stole to Charles II 1660: William Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford
		1683–1697: John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton
		Grooms of the Stole to George II 1727–1735: Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
	royal-arse-wiper.web-word.eu /start/universalis.php?ref=Royal-Arse-Wiper&dom=web-word.eu&page=403 (636 words)

	NPG D13810; John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe
		NPG D13810; John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe
		3 of 3 portraits of John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe
		Artist associated with 7 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
	www.npg.org.uk /live/search/portrait.asp?LinkID=mp03894&rNo=2&role=sit (64 words)

	decendants of Sir John Spencer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ponsonby, Frederick [139359] 3rd earl of Bessborough b.24_Jan_1758 d.3_Feb_1844, Canford House, Dorset, England
		Ponsonby, John William [139320] 4th earl of Bessborough b.31_Aug_1781 d.16_May_1847, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland bu.
		Vane, Frances Anne Emily (known as "Fanny") [25675] daughter of 3rd marquess of Londonderry had 3 sons who died in infancy, plus 6 more in addition to those shown b.1822 d.1899 wife of John W. Sp.
	www.hdhdata.org /roots/i1230.shtml (1162 words)

	Binding for John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Binding for John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe (1740-1804)
		Three volumes of an 18th century catalogue of the collections of the Musei Capitolini in Rome bear this binding incorporating the arms of John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe.
		As well as being a courtier and friend of George III, Roxburghe was an obsessive book-collector, and has given his name to one of the most famous bibliographical societies, the Roxburghe Club.
	www.joh.cam.ac.uk /library/special_collections/early_books/pix/provenance/roxburgh/roxburgh.htm (96 words)

	McGill News - Summer '98
		Portrait of John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe (1740-1804).
		First World War poster designed by Montreal artist Hal Ross Perrigard, based on Whistler's famous painting of his mother.
		These regular reports sent back to Europe by priests described their progress in converting native people to Christianity, and contain much historical information on life in New France.
	www.news-archive.mcgill.ca /s98/rare.htm (1914 words)

	Marlborough
		1c) John, cr 1761 Viscount and Baron Spencer of Althorp, and cr 1765 Earl Spencer and Viscount Althorp (
		William Henry Lyttleton, 3rd Lord Lyttelton (London 3 Apr 1782-Spencer House 30 Apr 1837)
		5a) Mary (15 Jul 1689-14 May 1751); m.20 Mar 1705 John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (Boughton 29 Mar 1690-London 6 Jul 1749); they had three sons who died young, a daughter, Isabella, Duchess of Manchester, who died without issue, and another daughter, Mary, Duchess of Montagu, who died without surviving male issue
	pages.prodigy.net /ptheroff/gotha/marlborough.html (2479 words)

	Merchant of Venice: bibliographic descriptions - Shakespeare in quarto
		Signed at the top on the turn-in of the upper cover 'TUCKETT.
		Provenance: John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, sold 1812; King George III, presented 1823.
		Binding: In a 19th-century English gold tooled red half sheep binding, the boards covered with marbled paper.
	www.bl.uk /treasures/shakespeare/merchantbibs.html (624 words)

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