Clan Cunningham

Clan Cunningham coat of arms Coat of arms : head of a unicorn Motto : Over Fork Over portrait region Highlands district Ayrshire

Chief Clan Cunningham has no clan chief and is an armigerous clan Historic seat Finlaystone House

Cunningham is the name of a Scottish clan that originated in Ayrshire . The clan has no chief recognized by the Lord Lyon King of Arms , which is why he is considered the Armigerous Clan .

history

Hervey von Cunningham was born in 1263 by Alexander III. rewarded with the lands of Kilmaurs for his bravery at the Battle of Largs , and by marriage the estates were expanded. In 1488 the title of Earl of Glencairn was created. The family traditionally frequented the circle of the powerful, the 4th Earl was a friend of the reformer John Knox , and the 9th Earl was after the restoration to the Lord Chancellor appointed. The 14th Earl was a patron of the Scottish national poet Robert Burns . Since the childless death of his brother, the 15th Earl, in 1796, the title of nobility and chief dignity have been suspended.

The clan's motto is Over Fork Over .

photos

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  Coat of arms of the Cunninghams

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  Tartan

literature

• Alan Bold: Scottish tartans. Pitkin Pictorials, London 1978, ISBN 0-85372-245-5 .