Lord Napier
Lord Napier , of Merchistoun , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland .
The respective lord is the hereditary chief of the Clan Napier .
Awards
The title was bestowed on Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Baronet , on May 4, 1627 . As Lordship of Parliament , in the absence of male heirs, the title can also be inherited in the female line. He had already been awarded the title Baronet , of Merchistoun in the County of Midlothian, on March 2, 1627 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia . At the death of the 3rd Lord, the Baronetcy fell to a different line of the family than the Lordship.
His descendant, the 10th Lord, was British Governor of Madras from 1866 to 1872 . On the occasion of his resignation from this office he was awarded the title Baron Ettrick , of Ettrick in the County of Selkirk , in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on July 16, 1872 . The two titles have been linked ever since.
The current title holder is Francis Napier as 15th Lord and 6th Baron.
List of Lords Napier (1460)
- Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier (around 1575–1645)
- Archibald Napier, 2nd Lord Napier (around 1625-1660)
- Archibald Napier, 3rd Lord Napier († 1683)
- Thomas Nicolson, 4th Lord Napier (1669–1688)
- Margaret Brisbane, 5th Lady Napier († 1706)
- Francis Napier, 6th Lord Napier (around 1702–1773)
- William Napier, 7th Lord Napier (1730–1775)
- Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier (1758–1823)
- William Napier, 9th Lord Napier (1786–1834)
- Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier , 1st Baron Ettrick (1819–1898)
- William Napier, 11th Lord Napier , 2nd Baron Ettrick (1846–1913)
- Francis Napier, 12th Lord Napier , 3rd Baron Ettrick (1876–1941)
- William Napier, 13th Lord Napier , 4th Baron Ettrick (1900–1954)
- Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier , 5th Baron Ettrick (1930–2012)
- Francis Napier, 15th Lord Napier , 6th Baron Ettrick (* 1962)
Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. William Napier, Master of Napier (* 1996).
See also
- Baron Napier of Magdala (1868)
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Napier of Merchistoun, Lord (S, 1627) at Cracroft's Peerage