Marquess of Ormond
Marquess of Ormond was a hereditary British title of nobility created twice in the Peerage of Scotland .
Awards
The title was first created on January 29, 1488 for James Stewart, 1st Earl of Ross . He was the second son of King Jacob III. of Scotland . The title was bestowed on him along with the parent title Duke of Ross and the subsidiary titles Earl of Edirdale and Lord Brechin and Navar . As early as January 23, 1481, the titles Earl of Ross and Lord of Brechin, Navar and Ardmannoch had been awarded to him. All of these titles belonged to the Peerage of Scotland and expired on his death on January 17, 1504.
In the second award, the title was awarded on December 23, 1600 to Charles Stuart . He was the second son of King Jacob VI. of Scotland . Together with the Marquessate he was awarded the major title Duke of Albany and the minor titles Earl of Ross and Lord Ardmannoch . When he succeeded his father as Charles I as King of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1625 , the titles became extinct through merging with the Scottish crown.
List of the Marquesses of Ormond
Marquesses of Ormond, first bestowal (1488)
- James Stewart, 1st Duke of Ross , 1st Marquess of Ormond (1476–1504)
Marquesses of Ormond, second award (1600)
- Charles Stuart, 1st Duke of Albany , 1st Marquess of Ormond (1600–1649) (title merged with the crown in 1625)