Lord Ruthven of Freeland

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Lord Ruthven of Freeland is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland .

Award

The title was created in January 1651 by King Charles II for Sir Thomas Ruthven .

The award document ( Letters Patent ) is believed to have been lost in 1750 in a fire at the then family home, Freeland House near Forgandenny in Perthshire . It is therefore unclear with which inheritance regulation the title was awarded. Nevertheless, the title was still recognized and assumed that the title could also be inherited in the female line in the absence of male offspring.

His descendant, the 9th Lord, was raised to Baron Ruthven of Gowrie on October 28, 1919 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . At the time, the title was associated with a seat in the British House of Lords , but was only inheritable in the male line, which is why it was passed on to his great-nephew Alexander Ruthven on April 16, 1956, when his son, the 10th Lord and 2nd Baron, died . 2nd Earl of Gowrie , fell. The lord title, however, fell to his daughter as the 11th lady.

The 11th Lady was married to George Howard, 11th Earl of Carlisle . Her son, who later became the 12th Lord, inherited the Peerage of England titles Earl of Carlisle , Viscount Howard of Morpeth and Baron Dacre of Gillesland from his father in 1963 . The lord title has since been a subordinate title of the respective earl.

Today's title holder is his son George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle , 13th Lord Ruthven of Freeland.

List of Lords Ruthven of Freeland (1651)

Presumptive title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the brother of the current title holder Hon. Philip Howard (* 1963).

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