Earl of Moray
Earl of Moray (pronounced "Murry") is a hereditary British title of nobility awarded six times in the Peerage of Scotland .
Awards
For the first time, the title 1314 was awarded to Thomas Randolph . His last descendant was Elizabeth Stewart, 7th Countess of Moray , whose husband was also recognized as an Earl. The title expired when his childless younger son, the 3rd Earl, fell at the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346 .
In the same battle, the Scottish King David II was taken prisoner by the English and was only released in 1357 on a promise of a ransom. Among the concessions made by David II because of late payment of the ransom to England was that he had the English nobleman Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster , a third degree nephew of the English King Edward III. on April 5, 1359 raised in the second bestowal to Earl of Moray. This has already led some English titles, in particular Duke of Lancaster , Earl of Lancaster , Earl of Leicester , Earl of Derby and Earl of Lincoln . When he died in 1361 without leaving any sons, the title expired.
In the third award of the title on March 9, 1372 John Dubar was awarded. His great-granddaughter's husband, the 5th Countess, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray died in 1455 at the Battle of Arkinholm when he rebelled against the king and the title was confiscated.
On June 12, 1501 the title was created in the fourth bestowal for James Stewart , the son of King James IV . This earl died in 1544/45 without heirs, the title expired.
In the fifth bestowal in February 1549, the title was then granted to George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly , who was already Earl of Huntly . In 1562 his titles were revoked for high treason.
On January 30, 1562 the title was bestowed on the sixth bestowal of James Stewart , the illegitimate son of King James V. Along with the earliest dignity, he was given the subordinate title of Lord Abernethy and Strathearn . His grandson, the 3rd Earl, inherited the title of 3rd Lord Doune from his father in 1592 and the title of 3rd Lord St. Colme from his cousin in 1620 , which since then have also been subordinate titles to the respective Earl. His descendant, the 9th Earl, was also elevated to Baron Stuart , of Castle Stuart in the County of Inverness on June 4, 1796 . This title belongs to the Peerage of Great Britain and was directly linked to a seat in the House of Lords until 1999 . The Scottish titles only allowed this from 1963 .
The family home of today's Earls is Doune Lodge near Doune , Stirling .
List of the Earls of Moray
Earls of Moray, first bestowal (1314)
- Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray († 1332)
- Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray († 1332)
- John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray († 1346)
Earls of Moray, second bestowal (1359)
- Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster , 1st Earl of Moray († 1361)
Earls of Moray, third bestowal (1372)
- John Dunbar, 1st Earl of Moray († 1391)
- Thomas Dunbar, 2nd Earl of Moray († around 1420)
- Thomas Dunbar, 3rd Earl of Moray († around 1425)
- James Dunbar, 4th Earl of Moray († 1429)
- Elizabeth Dunbar, 5th Countess of Moray († 1485) ⚭ Archibald Douglas, de iure uxoris Earl of Moray († 1455) (title forfeited 1455)
Earls of Moray, fourth award (1501)
- James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (around 1499–1544 / 45)
Earls of Moray, fifth bestowal (1549)
- George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly , 1st Earl of Moray (1514–1562) (title forfeited 1562)
Earls of Moray, sixth bestowal (1562)
- James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (around 1531–1570)
- Elizabeth Stewart, 2nd Countess of Moray († 1591) ⚭ James Stewart, 2nd Lord Doune , de iure uxoris 2nd Earl of Moray († 1592)
- James Stewart, 3rd Earl of Moray († 1638)
- James Stewart, 4th Earl of Moray († 1653)
- Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray († 1701)
- Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray († 1735)
- Francis Stuart, 7th Earl of Moray († 1739)
- James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray (1708–1767)
- Francis Stuart, 9th Earl of Moray (1737-1810)
- Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray (1771–1848)
- Francis Stuart, 11th Earl of Moray (1795-1859)
- John Stuart, 12th Earl of Moray (1797–1867)
- Archibald Stuart, 13th Earl of Moray (1810–1872)
- George Stuart, 14th Earl of Moray (1816–1895)
- Edmund Stuart, 15th Earl of Moray (1840–1901)
- Francis Stuart, 16th Earl of Moray (1842–1909)
- Morton Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray (1855-1930)
- Francis Stuart, 18th Earl of Moray (1892–1943)
- Archibald Stuart, 19th Earl of Moray (1894–1974)
- Douglas Stuart, 20th Earl of Moray (1928–2011)
- John Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray (born 1966)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder James Stuart, Lord Doune (* 2002).
See also
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Moray, Earl of (S, 1561/2) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Moray, Earl of (S, 1501-1545) at Cracroft's Peerage