Clan Ogilvy

Kinship of the Ogilvy clan
	Airlie, Findlater, Gilchrist, MacGilchrist, Milne, Richardson, Storey

Chief
;
David Ogilvy
13th Earl of Airlie
Historic seat	Airlie Castle

Clan Ogilvy
coat of arms
	Motto : A Fin - ("Until the end.")
portrait
region	Highlands
district	Angus

Clan branches
Ogilvy of Airlie (chiefs) Ogilvy of Seafield Ogilvy of Findlater

Affiliated clans
Clan Oliphant Clan Seton Clan Gordon Clan Forbes

Rival clans
Clan Robertson Clan Lindsay Clan Campbell

Ogilvy (also Ogilvie ) is the name of a Scottish clan in the Scottish Highlands . The Ogilvys are one of the most respected families in Scotland.

history

Origins of the clan

Scottish clothing of the "Ogilvie" family. Illustration by RR McIan , from James Logan 's The Clans of the Scottish Highlands , published 1845.

The name Ogilvy comes from a place near Glamis , which was first documented as Ogilvin around 1205 . This in turn is derived from an early form of the Welsh words uchel (English: "high") and either ma ("plain", "place") or ban ("hill").

Patrick de Ogilvy appears on the Ragman Roll, in which he swears allegiance to King Edward I of England in 1296 .

Scottish Wars of Independence

During the Scottish Wars of Independence , Patrick's sons supported King Robert I of Scotland . The family's estates are in Angus , where they were hereditary sheriffs in the 14th and 15th centuries .

Anglo-Scottish Wars

During the Anglo-Scottish Wars against England in the 16th century, the Ogilvy clan fought in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh , where the Chief's fourth eldest son (James) was killed in 1547.

The clan today

The current Chief of the Clan's David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie , which Lord Chamberlain of the Queen was. The connection with the British royal family was strengthened when Angus Ogilvy (the brother of the Chiefs) married Princess Alexandra of Kent . Today the Ogilvy family is scattered all over the world. B. Relatives in Australia , Norway , the United States and New Zealand .