Lord Banff

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Lord Banff was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland , named after the town of Banff in what is now Aberdeenshire .

Award and history of the title

The title was created on August 31, 1642 for Sir George Ogilvy, 1st Baronet . The award was made with the special addition that, in the absence of direct male descendants, the title could also be passed on to other male heirs who carry the name and coat of arms of the Ogilvy. As early as July 30, 1627, the subordinate title Baronet , of Forglen in the County of Banff , had been awarded to him in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia .

When his great-great-grandson, the 6th lord , died childless in November 1746, both titles fell to his second cousin, Sir Alexander Ogilvy, 2nd baronet , as 7th lord. Already in 1727 he had inherited another title of Baronet , of Forglen in the County of Banff, which was bestowed on his grandfather Alexander Ogilvy († 1727), a brother of the 2nd Lord Banff, on June 24, 1701 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia was.

Since his son, the 8th Lord , died childless on June 4, 1803, the title has been suspended, since no legitimate heir has been able to legally prove his title claim.

List of Lords Banff (1642)

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