Earl of Glasgow
Earl of Glasgow is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland .
The respective earl is the hereditary chief of the Boyle clan . The Earls' family seat is Kelburn Castle in Ayrshire , Scotland. The castle is one of the oldest castles in Scotland and has been the seat of the Boyle clan since it was built.
Award
The title was given to David Boyle of Kelburn on April 12, 1703 in recognition of his services to the unification of Scotland and England , which led to the Act of Union in 1707 . Boyle was considered one of the leading architects of the controversial treaty that formed the Kingdom of Great Britain from the two kingdoms .
Subordinate title
The first earl had already been raised to Lord Boyle of Kelburn, Stewartoun, Cumbrae, Finnick, Largs and Dalry on January 31, 1699 . Simultaneously with the elevation to Earl , he was given the titles Viscount of Kelburn and Lord Boyle of Stewartoun, Cumbraes, Fenwick, Largs and Dalry in 1703 . All of these titles also belong to the Peerage of Scotland .
The seventh earl was governor general of New Zealand . After leaving office, he was given the title of Baron Fairlie , of Fairlie in the County of Ayr , on July 23, 1897 , who belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Another title
The fourth Earl , a longtime member of the House of Lords , was made Baron Ross , of Hawkhead in the County of Renfrew on August 11, 1815 . This title, which belonged to the Peerage of the United Kingdom , expired in 1890 with the death of the sixth earl .
List of the Earls of Glasgow (1703)
- David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow (1666-1733)
- John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow (1688-1740)
- John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow (1714-1775)
- George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow (1766–1843)
- James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow (1792–1869)
- George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow (1825–1890)
- David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow (1833-1915)
- Patrick James Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow (1874–1963)
- David William Maurice Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow (1910–1984)
- Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow (* 1939)
Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is the eldest son of the current Earl, David Michael Douglas Boyle, Viscount of Kelburn (* 1978).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. on leighrayment.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Kelburn History . Kelburn Country Center, Fairlie, Ayrshire , archived from the original on March 14, 2009 ; accessed on June 9, 2010 (English).
- ^ The Boyles of Kelburn . Boyle Clan Society, Fairlie, Ayrshire , archived from the original September 8, 2011 ; accessed on January 22, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow on thepeerage.com , accessed August 19, 2015..
- ↑ Patrick Robin Archibald Boyle, DL . Archive.is , archived from the original on October 11, 2012 ; accessed on August 2, 2013 .