Marquess of Linlithgow

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"Lord Linlithgow" redirects here. For the Governor-General of India from 1936-1943, see Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow.
Marquessate of Linlithgow
heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesEarl of Hopetoun
Viscount Aithrie
Lord Hope
Baron Hopetoun
Baron Niddry
Seat(s)Hopetoun House
MottoAt spes non fracta
("But my hope is not broken")

Marquess of Linlithgow, in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian, is a title in the

John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun.[1] The current holder of the title is Adrian Hope
.

This branch of the Hope family descends from

Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire and as Governor of the Bank of Scotland. Lord Hopetoun married Lady Henrietta, only surviving daughter of William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale
(died 1721). He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. In 1763 he succeeded his kinsman as fourth Baronet, of Kirkliston (see Hope baronets for earlier history of this title).

His son from his first marriage, the third Earl, served as Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire from 1794 to 1816 and sat in the

Member of Parliament for Linlithgow and served as Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire. In 1814, two years before he succeeded in the earldom, he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in his own right as Baron Niddry, of Niddry Castle in the County of Linlithgow.[3]

He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Earl. He was Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire. His son, the sixth Earl, also served as Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire. He was succeeded by his son, the seventh Earl. He was a prominent colonial administrator and

Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943. He was succeeded by his eldest twin son, the third Marquess. He was Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian from 1964 to 1985. As of 2013
the titles are held by his only son, the fourth Marquess, who succeeded in 1985.

The family seat is Hopetoun House, near Queensferry, West Lothian.

Earls of Hopetoun (1703)

Other titles (1st Earl onwards): Viscount Aithrie (Sc 1703), Lord Hope (Sc 1703)
Other titles (3rd Earl onwards): Baron Hopetoun (UK 1809)
Other titles (4th Earl onwards): Baron Niddry (UK 1814)

Marquesses of Linlithgow (1902)

Other titles (1st Marquess onwards): Viscount Aithrie (Sc 1703), Lord Hope (Sc 1703), Baron Hopetoun (UK 1809), Baron Niddry (UK 1814)

The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son, Andrew Christopher Victor Arthur Charles Hope, Earl of Hopetoun (born 1969).

The heir apparent's heir apparent is his elder son, Charles Adrian Bristow William Hope, Viscount Aithrie (born 2001).[5]

Family tree and line of succession

Line of succession (simplified)[5]
  • Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (1887–1952)
    • Charles Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow (1912–1987)
      • Adrian Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow (b. 1946)
        • (1). Andrew Hope, Earl of Hopetoun (b. 1969)
          • (2). Charles Hope, Viscount Aithrie (b. 2001)
          • (3). Hon. Victor Alexander Edward Hope (b. 2001)
        • (4). Lord Alexander John Adrian Hope (b. 1971)
        • (5). Lord Robert Charles Robin Adrian Hope (b. 1984)
    • John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon (1912–1996)
      • (6, 1). Jonathan Hope, 3rd Baron Glendevon (b. 1952)

There are further male heirs in line to the earldom of Hopetoun and its subsidiary titles, who are descended from the younger sons of the 4th, 2nd and 1st earls.[5]

Baron Niddry (1814)

Other family members

Numerous other members of the Hope of Hopetoun family have also gained distinction. James Hope-Vere (son of William Hope-Vere, eldest son of the Hon.

major-general
in the army.

Charles Hope, son of Charles Hope (1798–1854), was a

lieutenant-general in the army. His third son, Sir William Hope-Johnstone (1766–1831) was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy. He married his second cousin Lady Anne Hope-Johnston, de jure 6th Countess of Annandale and Hartfell, daughter of the third Earl. Their eldest son John James Hope Johnstone (1796–1876) twice unsuccessfully claimed the earldom of Annandale and Hartfell. However, his great-great-great-grandson successfully claimed the title in 1985 (see Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
).

Sir William Hope-Johnstone and Lady Anna Hope-Johnstone were also the parents of:

  1. Sir William James Hope-Johnstone (1798–1878), an admiral in the Royal Navy
  2. Commander Charles Jame Hope-Johnstone (1801–1835), who was the father of James Charles Hope-Johnstone (1835–1884), a major-general in the army
  3. George James Hope-Johnstone (1802–1842), a captain in the Royal Navy, whose son William George Hope-Johnstone (1830–1870) was also a captain in the Royal Navy

Sir George Johnstone Hope, son of Charles Hope-Weir by his third wife Helen Dunbar, was an admiral in the Royal Navy and fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. He married his first cousin once removed Lady Jemima Hope (d. 1808), daughter of the third Earl of Hopetoun. Their son Sir James Hope-Vere was an admiral of the fleet in the Royal Navy.

Charles Hope (1768–1828), eldest son of the second Earl from his third marriage to Lady Elizabeth Leslie, was a general in the army. The Hon.

Charles Hope, third son of the fourth Earl, proved his claim to the Dunbar Baronetcy of Baldoon (created in 1664) in 1916 and became the 6th Baronet (see Hope-Dunbar baronets). Lord John Hope, younger twin son of the second Marquess, was a prominent Conservative politician and was created Baron Glendevon
in 1964.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "No. 11456". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 October 1902. p. 1061.
  2. ^ "No. 16223". The London Gazette. 28 January 1809. p. 109.
  3. ^ "No. 16894". The London Gazette. 3 May 1814. p. 936.
  4. ^ "No. 27487". The London Gazette. 24 October 1902. p. 6734.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-1-9997-6705-1
    .

References

External links

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