Earl of Dysart
Earldom of Dysart | |
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Creation date | 3 August 1643 |
Created by | King Charles I |
Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
First holder | William Murray |
Present holder | John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus, 13th Earl |
Heir apparent | James Patrick Grant, Lord Huntingtower |
Remainder to | 2nd Countess's heirs of the body lawfully begotten, failing which to her heirs whatsoever |
Subsidiary titles | Lord Huntingtower |
Earl of Dysart (pronounced /ˈdaɪzərt/) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created by King Charles I in 1643 for William Murray and has been held continuously since then by his relatives.
Creation
The title was granted in 1643 to
Succession
Murray was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth, the 2nd Countess. In 1670 she resigned the peerage and received a new grant thereof by patent with precedency of her father, and with remainder to her heirs of the body, failing which to her heirs whatsoever. Lady Dysart married, firstly, Sir Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Baronet (see Tollemache baronets for the earlier history of this title), and, secondly, John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale.[3] She was succeeded by her son from her first marriage,
The Tollemache baronetcy became extinct in 1821 when Wilbraham died leaving no direct descendants. The Scottish titles were inherited by the 5th and 6th Earls' sister,
Louisa's eldest son and heir apparent,
On the death of the 9th Earl the baronetcy and Scottish peerages separated. The baronetcy was inherited by a male heir,
Lady Dysart married Owain Edward Whitehead Greaves and was succeeded in 1975 by their eldest daughter Rosamund Agnes Greaves (1914–2003), the 11th Countess.[5] In 2003 her sister Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus (1918–2011), the widow of Lieutenant-Colonel John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus MBE, became the 12th Countess. As of 2021[update] the titles are held by her only son, the 13th Earl, who succeeded his mother in 2011.
The family seat is now The Doune of Rothiemurchus, near Aviemore, Inverness-shire.[6]
Earls of Dysart (1643/1670)
- 1643: William Murray, 1st Earl of Dysart (c.1600–1655)
- 1655: Elizabeth Tollemache, 2nd Countess of Dysart (1626–1698)
- 1698: Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart (1649–1727)
- 1727: Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart (1708–1770)
- 1770: Lionel Tollemache, 5th Earl of Dysart (1734–1799)
- 1799: Wilbraham Tollemache, 6th Earl of Dysart (1739–1821)
- 1821: Louisa Tollemache, 7th Countess of Dysart (1745–1840)
- 1840: Lionel William John Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart (1794–1878)
- 1878: William John Manners Tollemache, 9th Earl of Dysart (1859–1935)
- 1935: Wenefryde Agatha Scott, 10th Countess of Dysart (1889–1975)
- 1975: Rosamund Agnes Greaves, 11th Countess of Dysart (1914–2003)
- 2003: Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus, 12th Countess of Dysart (1918–2011)
- 2011: John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus, 13th Earl of Dysart (b. 1946)
The heir apparent is the present holder's only son, James Patrick Grant of Rothiemurchus, Lord Huntingtower (b. 1977).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus, Master of Huntingtower (b. 2011).[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Harwood, H. W. Forsyth; Murray, Keith W. (1906). "Murray, Earl of Dysart". In Paul, James Balfour (ed.). The Scots Peerage. Vol. III. Edinburgh: David Douglas. pp. 401–420.
- ^ Hunneyball, Paul (2010). "MURRAY, William (c.1600–1655), of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster and Ham, Surr.". In Thrush, Andrew; Ferris, John P. (eds.). The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604–1629. Cambridge University Press.
- required.)
- ISBN 0-521-77221-4. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ ISBN 9781955071727.
- ^ "The Doune House". Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- better source needed]
Sources
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 329.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- This article incorporates text from The Scots Peerage (1904-1914), a publication now in the public domain.