Lord Sempill
Lord Sempill is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland .
The title was created for Sir John Sempill , around 1489 . The exact date of the award is not certain. He fell at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. The respective lord is the hereditary clan chief of Clan Sempill . In the absence of direct male descendants, the title can also be inherited in the female line. Today his descendant James Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill holds the title.
The 17th Lord had also inherited the title of 8th Forbes Baronet , of Craigievar in the County of Aberdeen , in 1846 , which was created on April 20, 1630 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. After the 19th Lord's death in 1965, this title fell to another line of the family.
List of Lords Sempill (around 1489)
- John Sempill, 1st Lord Sempill († 1513)
- William Sempill, 2nd Lord Sempill († 1552)
- Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord Sempill (around 1505–1576)
- Robert Sempill, 4th Lord Sempill († 1611)
- Hugh Sempill, 5th Lord Sempill († 1639)
- Francis Sempill, 6th Lord Sempill (around 1622–1644)
- Robert Sempill, 7th Lord Sempill († 1675)
- Francis Sempill, 8th Lord Sempill (around 1660–1684)
- Anne Abercromby, 9th Lady Sempill († 1695)
- Francis Sempill, 10th Lord Sempill (around 1685-1716)
- John Sempill, 11th Lord Sempill († 1727)
- Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill (1688–1746)
- John Sempill, 13th Lord Sempill († 1782)
- Hugh Sempill, 14th Lord Sempill (1758-1830)
- Selkirk Sempill, 15th Lord Sempill (1788–1835)
- Maria Sempill, 16th Lady Sempill (1790-1884)
- William Forbes-Sempill, 17th Lord Sempill (1836–1905)
- John Forbes-Sempill, 18th Lord Sempill (1863-1934)
- William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill (1893–1965)
- Ann Forbes-Sempill, 20th Lady Sempill (1920–1995)
- James Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill (* 1949)
Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder Francis Sempill, Master of Sempill (* 1979).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Sempill, Lord (S, c.1489) at Cracroft's Peerage