Clan Ramsay
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The Clan Ramsay is a Scottish clan from the Central Lowlands .
history
origin
The name of the clan probably goes back to the coat of arms of the Huntingdon Abbey from the 11th century, on which a battering ram was depicted in the sea ( ramm in the sea ). In 1124 David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon was accompanied by several Norman nobles, including Symon de Ramesie. He was awarded lands in Midlothian by David in 1140 .
13th Century
In the 13th century, five main branches of the clan had developed: Ramsay of Dalhousie , Ramsay of Auchterhouse , Ramsay of Banff , Ramsay of Forfar and Ramsay of Clatto. 1255, in the youth of Alexander III. was William de Ramsay of Dalhousie on the Privy Council .
The clan in the Scottish Wars of Independence
During the Scottish Wars of Independence , William Ramsay swore a feudal oath on Edward I of England . Even so, he later joined Robert the Bruce and was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Arbroath . William had two sons, William and Alexander. The latter was made Sheriff of Teviotdale in 1342 . Since William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale , the chief of Clan Douglas claimed this post for himself, he kidnapped Alexander and kept him prisoner at Hermitage Castle until he starved to death. Alexander's brother William was captured by the English during the Battle of Neville's Cross and survived captivity.
In 1400, one of Williams' descendants, Alexander Ramsay, held up Dalhousie Castle under British occupation.
16th Century and Anglo-Scottish Wars
During the Anglo-Scottish Wars , a descendant of Alexander Ramsay, also named Alexander, was killed at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. Thereupon his son Nicolas took over the land. He was a follower of Maria Stuart . After their defeat, the Ramsays recognized James I as the rightful king and were later even awarded for saving the king's life. John Ramsay, one of Nicolas' grandsons, prevented the King's kidnapping by the Earl of Gowrie in 1600 and was therefore elevated to the status of Earl of Holderness .
17th Century and the Role of the Clan in the English Civil War
In 1618 the brother of the Earl of Holderness was raised to Lord Ramsay. His eldest son William opposed the religious views of Charles I. As a result, he built a regiment in the English Civil War , with which he took part in the Battle of Marston Moor . He also fought under Sir David Leslie in the Battle of Philiphaugh . In 1633 Ramsay was finally raised to Earl of Dalhousie .
In 1666 Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Bamff, descendant of the doctor of Alexander II Neis de Ramsay, received the title of Baronet of Nova Scotia .
18th and 19th centuries
The various branches of the clan took part in all the campaigns of the 18th and 19th centuries. They worked in Europe, Canada and India. George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie , held the post of Governor General of British North America between 1819 and 1828 . From 1829 to 1832 he was Commander in Chief of the British Forces in India. His son James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie was Governor General and Viceroy of India from 1847 to 1856 . For his services he was awarded the title of Marquess of Dalhousie in 1849 , but this became extinct with his death in 1860. The title of Earl of Dalhousie was passed on to his cousin, from whom it passed on to the ancestors of today's Earl of Dalhousie.
High-ranking nobles also emerged from the other branches. So married Alexander Ramsay , the younger son of Arthur George Maule Ramsay, 14th Earl of Dalhousie with Princess Patricia of Connaught , a granddaughter of Queen Victoria . From this marriage a son emerged, Alexander Ramsay of Mar . After his marriage to Flora Fraser, 21. Lady Saltoun , he and his wife belonged to the royal family at the request of the royal family.
Sir John Ramsay of Balmain was raised to Lord Bothwell in 1485. However, this title was revoked three years later for high treason and later awarded to the Hepburn clan . The branch of the Ramsays of Balmain was able to restore its reputation by first being awarded the title of baronet in 1625 and then in 1806.
Additional Services
However, the clan was not only distinguished by skills in the military field. Andrew Ramsay left Scotland in 1708 for France. There he soon drew attention to himself through his scientific skills and taught at the court of the French king . He accepted him as a knight in the Order of Lazarus . Subsequently, Ramsay taught both Charles Edward Stuart and Henry Benedict Stuart for a time .
The writer Allan Ramsay and his son, the painter Allan Ramsay, named after him, came from the Lairds of Cockpen clan .
The clan today
Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie, died in 1999 at the age of 84. His son James Hubert Ramsay , who now leads the clan, worked as an investment banker in London and has been Lord Steward of the Household since 2009 .
Clan castles
- Dalhousie Castle , seat of the Chief of Clan Ramsay until the beginning of the 20th century, has been used as a hotel since 1972.
- Brechin Castle has been the seat of the chief of Clan Ramsay since the beginning of the 20th century
Symbols
Members of the clan are allowed to wear a Scottish coat of arms as well as their clan badge . The former usually shows the chief's coat of arms and his motto, surrounded by a ribbon and a buckle. The clan badge, on the other hand, consists of the image of an ordinary plant. The Clan Ramsay is a blue bellflower.
The tartan pattern used by the clan goes back to an entry in the Vestiarium Scoticum from 1842. Although this book was exposed as a forgery from the Victorian era, its description still serves as the template for the clan's tartan today.
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of Clan Ramsay on scotclans.com
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia . (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs ), 1994, pp. 298-299.
- ^ Clan Ramsay . Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2014.