Clan Ramsay is a Scottish clan that has existed since the 11th century. Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of Scottish Highland identity and shared descent both to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the... (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ...

Etymology

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Origins

The ancient family of Ramsay is of Anglo-Norman origin.

History

A ram in the sea is said to have been an emblem on the seal of an abbey in Huntingdon in the 11th century. When David, Earl of Huntingdon, travelled north to claim his kingdom of Scotland in 1124, he was accompanied by many young Norman noblemen keen to share in their overlord’s heritage. These may have included Sir Symon de Ramesie who received a grant of land in Midlothian from David and who witnessed several important charters, including one to the monks of Holyrood in 1140. Emblem and symbol are often used interchangeably in day-to-day conversation without harm. ... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ... This article is about the English town of Huntingdon. ... David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon (d. ... Earl of Huntingdon is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Events March 26 - Henry I of Englands forces defeat Norman rebels at Bourgtheroulde. ... Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a former country (a Duchy) situated in northern France occupying the lower Seine area (upper or Haute-Normandie) and the region to the west (lower or Basse-Normandie) as far as the Cotentin Peninsula. ... Heritage can refer to: Inheritance Kinship and descent This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Midlothian is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... The name Holyrood may refer to: the official seat of the Scottish Parliament, or the Scottish Parliament Building Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh one of the areas of Edinburgh Holyrood is an anglicisation of the Scots haly ruid (holy cross). ... Events Henry Jasomirgott was made count palatine of the Rhine. ...

The de Ramesie family prospered, and by the 13th century there were five major branches: Dalhousie; Auchterhouse; Banff; Forfar; and Clatto. William de Ramsay of Dalhousie was a member of the king’s council in 1255 during the minority of Alexander III. His son, or perhaps his grandson, also called William, appears on the Ragman Roll, swearing fealty to Edward I of England in 1296 as Ramsay ‘de Dalwolsy’. Dalhousie later declared for Bruce, becoming one of the signatories to the open letter to the pope, now known as the Declaration of Arbroath, which declared Scotland’s independence in 1320. He had at least two sons, William and Alexander. Alexander was a renowned knight, and for his many services he was made sheriff of Teviotdale in 1342. This aroused the jealousy of the Douglases, who claimed the office as their own. Sir William Douglas of Liddesdale fell upon Alexander with a strong force of men and imprisoned him in Hermitage Castle, where he was starved to death. Alexander’s brother, William, also endured captivity when he was captured at the Battle of Neville’s Cross in 1346. The English were apparently kinder jailers than Douglas, as William lived to tell the tale. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Dalhousie can refer to: Any of the Earls of Dalhousie Dalhousie University in Canada Dalhousie, New Brunswick Dalhousie, India Dalhousie Springs, Central Australia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Banff may refer to: Banff National Park Banff, Alberta Banff, Scotland Banff Television Festival This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Forfar is a town of approximately 13,500 people, located in the unitary authority of Angus in Scotland. ... Events Königsberg was founded Births Emperor Albert I of Germany, in July Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Categories: 1255 ... Alexander III may refer to any of the following; Alexander III (emperor), Byzantine emperor (912-913) Pope Alexander III pope from 1159 to 1181 Alexander III of Russia (1845-1894), emperor of Russia Alexander III of Scotland (1241-1285), king of Scotland Alexander III of Macedon - Alexander the Great This... for other uses of William see William (disambiguation) William is derived from an Old French name with Germanic elements: wil = will, desire; helm = helmet, protection. ... Roland pledges his fealty to Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste. ... Edward I; illustration from Cassells History of England circa 1902. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Events April 27 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England. ... Robert I, King of Scots, usually known as Robert the Bruce (July 11, 1274 – June 7, 1329, reigned 1306 – 1329), was, according to a modern biographer (Geoffrey Barrow), a great hero who lived in a minor country. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... The Declaration of Arbroath. ... Events January 20 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland April 6 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office. ... -1... Hermitage Castle is a castle in the border region of Scotland. ... Events Foundation of the University of Valladolid Foundation of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge August 26 Battle of Crecy after which Edward the Black Prince honored the bravery of John I, Count of Luxemburg and King of Bohemia also known as John the BLIND! who was killed in the fighting...

In 1400, Sir Alexander Ramsay held Dalhousie Castle in Midlothian against a siege by Henry IV of England, and resisted so resolutely that the English were forced to withdraw. His descendant and namesake, Alexander Ramsay, was killed at Flodden in 1513, when Dalhousie passed to his son, Nicolas, who was to be a staunch supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots. After Mary’s final defeat the Ramsays acknowledged her son as James VI. They were later to be handsomely rewarded for saving that monarch’s life. In 1600, John Ramsay, one of Nicolas’s great-grandsons, killed the Earl of Gowrie and his brother, Alexander Ruthven, who were apparently attempting to kidnap the king in what became known as the Gowrie Conspiracy. John was created Earl of Holderness and Viscount Haddington by a grateful king. George Ramsay, the new earl’s eldest brother, also attained high rank when he was created Lord Ramsay in 1618. Ramsay’s eldest son, William, opposed the religious policies of Charles I and raised a cavalry regiment for Parliament. He fought at Marston Moor, and was part of General Lesley’s force which surprised Montrose at Philiphaugh in 1645. He had been created Earl of Dalhousie in 1633. Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births Owen Tudor, seventh generation descedant of Rhys ap Gruffydd (approximate... Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Scotland. ... Henry IV can refer to Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV of England Henry IV of France Henry IV of Castile Henry IV, Duke of Breslau or plays by William Shakespeare: Henry IV, part 1 Henry IV, part 2 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... Western side of the battlefield, looking south-south-east from the monument erected in 1910 (marked red in the key below). ... Events January 20 - Denmark and Norway. ... Mary, Queen of Scots is the name of: Mary I of Scotland, the former queen of France and Scotland executed by her cousin Elizabeth I of England Mary, Queen of Scots (movie), a 1971 film about that queen starring Vanessa Redgrave Mary, Queen of Scots (1969 book), a 1969 book... James VI and I King of England, Scotland and Ireland James VI of Scotland and I of England (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was a King who ruled over England, Scotland and Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in the three realms simultaneously. ... Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned in a stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... The title of Earl of Gowrie was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1945 for Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie, a former Governor-General of Australia. ... The title of Earl of Holdernesse was created on three occasions in the Peerage of England, in 1621, 1644, and 1682 Earls of Holdernesse, 1st Creation (1621) Subsidiary titles, Lord Ramsay of Barns and Viscount of Haddington (Peerage of Scotland, 1606), Lord Ramsay of Melrose (Scottish, 1615), and Baron Kingston... George Burrell Ramsay (b. ... Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... The name Charles I is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings: Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland Charles I of France (also known as Charles the Bald) Charles I of Spain (also known as Charles V of the German Empire) Charles I of Romania Charles I... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... Marston Moor, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire was the site of the battle of Marston Moor, the last great battle of the English Civil War in 1644. ... Montrose is the name of several places in the world. ... Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ...

The Ramsays were thereafter to continue in military and public service down to the present day. They served in all the great campaigns of the 18th and 19th centuries on the continent, in Canada, and in India. The 9th Earl was Governor of Canada from 1819 to 1828, and commander-in-chief of India from 1829 to 1832. His son also served as Governor General of India from 1847 to 1856, during a period of great expansion of British interest on the sub-continent. He was created Marquess of Dalhousie in 1849, but this title died with him in 1860, although the older earldom passed to a cousin from whom the present Earl descends. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Earl as a member of the British peerage ranks below a Marquess and above a Viscount. ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... An Earl as a member of the British peerage ranks below a Marquess and above a Viscount. ...

Many other branches of the family have also produced persons of distinction and rank. Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Ramsay, the younger son of the 14th Earl, married Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Connaught, granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Their son, Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar, and his wife, the Lady Saltoun, chief of the Frasers, are, by Her Majesty The Queen’s personal wish, members of the royal family. Sir Gilbert Ramsay of Banff, descended from Neis de Ramsay, physician to Alexander II around 1232, was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1666. The Ramsays of Balmain, whose title of ‘Lord Bothwell’ was forfeited for treason in 1488 and later given to the Hepburns, restored their fortunes by being created baronets, first in 1625 and again in 1806. HRH is an acronym for His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... Princess Victoria can refer to one of the following: Victoria of Sweden Victoria, Princess Royal and Empress Frederick Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom Princess Victoria of Battenberg This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Connaught redirects here. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... This article discusses the historic area of Scotland known as Mar. ... Her Majesty is the name of a song written by Paul McCartney (although credited to Lennon-McCartney) that appears on The Beatles album Abbey Road. ... Banff may refer to: Banff National Park Banff, Alberta Banff, Scotland Banff Television Festival This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A physician is a person who practices medicine. ... A number of historical people were named Alexander II: Alexander II of Epirus, King of Epirus 272 B.C. Pope Alexander II, Pope from 1061 to 1073 Alexander II of Scotland (1198-1249), King of Scotland Alexander II of Russia (1818_1881), Emperor of Russia This is a disambiguation page — a... Events Canonization of Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of lost items Pope Gregory IX driven from Rome by a revolt, taking refuge at Anagni First edition of Tripitaka Koreana destroyed by Mongol invaders Births Manfred of Sicily Arnolfo di Cambio, a Florentine architect (may have been born in 1245) Deaths... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... -1... In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to ones nation. ... Events February 3 - Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south. ... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) is the holder of a title, similar to a knighthood except that it is hereditary, known as a baronetcy. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events January 8 - Cape Colony becomes a British colony January 10 - Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British January 19 - The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope February 6 - Royal Navy victory off Santo Domingo - see:Action of 6 February 1806 March 23 - After traveling through the...

Fighting was not the only talent of this family. Andrew Ramsay, better known as the Chevalier de Ramsay, left Scotland for France in 1708. His academic excellence was soon recognized, and he became mentor to the Prince de Turenne. The King of France appointed him a Knight of the Order of St. Lazarus, and for a time he was tutor to both the Jacobite princes, Charles Edward and Henry, later Cardinal York. Alan Ramsay, the great 18th century poet, and his son, the distinguished portrait painter, were descended from the Lairds of Cockpen, cadets of the chiefly house. Dalhousie Castle is now a hotel, and the chief seat is Brechin Castle in Angus. Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay (January 31, 1814 _ December 9, 1891) was a Scottish geologist. ... Events March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth September 28 - Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais In Masuria one third of the population die during the plague J.S. Bach appointed as chamber musician and... In Greek mythology, Mentor (sometimes Mentes) was the son of Alcumus and, in his old age, a friend of Odysseus. ... Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. ... A silver statue of an armoured knight, created as a trophy in 1850 For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... This article needs cleanup. ... A prince (from the Latin princeps) is a male member of royalty or a royal family. ... Bust of Homer, one of the earliest European poets, in the British Museum Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... This article refers to the general definition of cadet. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... Brechin Castle is a castle located in Brechin, County Angus, Scotland. ... This article is about the region in Scotland. ...

See also

• Brech Castle
• Dalhousie Estates
• Ramsay
• Scottish clan

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External links

• Clan Ramsay Association of North America (http://www.clanramsay.org/) (CRANA)
• Clan Ramsay's History (http://www.clanramsay.org/ramsay_hist.html) (CRANA)
• The History of Clan Ramsay (http://www.eddieramsay.com/) (Eddie Ramsay)
• Clan Ramsay (http://www.myclan.com/clans/Ramsay_115/default.php) (Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs)