David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan
David Stuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan (also David Steuart Erskine ; born June 12, 1742 , † April 19, 1829 in Dryburgh Abbey ), was a Scottish nobleman .
Life
His father was Henry David Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan ; his mother was Agnes, daughter of James Steuart, 1st Baronet Steuart of Goodtrees.
His training in the Foulis Academy (Glasgow) and the University of Leiden he finished in 1763 with the graduation to the doctor of law at the University in Glasgow . In 1765 he was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) ; 1766 Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA). In 1766 and 1767 he served as Secretary of the British Embassy in Madrid.
When his father died, he inherited his title of Earl of Buchan and the subordinate titles of Lord Auchterhouse and Lord Cardross . In his time as Earl he founded the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and acted as a patron and patron of the writers of his day. Sir Walter Scott wrote about him, however, that he was a person "... whose immense vanity, bordering upon insanity, obscured or rather eclipsed very considerable talents." ("... whose enormous vanity, which borders on madness, his considerable Talents veiled or almost covered up. ")
David Stuart died and was buried in Dryburgh Abbey , which he bought in 1786.
He was married once. The marriage, entered into on October 15, 1771, with Margaret, daughter of William Fraser of Fraserfield, remained childless. An illegitimate son was not entitled to inheritance; therefore his nephew Henry David followed him as 12th Earl.
literature
- James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Scots Peerage . tape 2 . Douglas, Edinburgh 1905, Erskine, Earl of Buchan , p. 278 f . ( online at www.archive.org [accessed September 1, 2014]).
Web links
- David Steuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan on thepeerage.com , accessed September 15, 2016.
- Buchan, Earl of (S, 1469). www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk, accessed September 1, 2014 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Erskine |
Earl of Buchan 1767-1829 |
Henry Erskine |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erskine, David, 11th Earl of Buchan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erskine, David Steuart, 11th Earl of Buchan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1742 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1829 |
| Place of death | Dryburgh Abbey |