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Clan Scrymgeour is a Highland Scottish clan. Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives 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 heraldry and Coat...
History
Origins of the Clan The name Scrymgeour is believed to derive from the Old English word 'skrymsher' which means 'swordsman'. The clan appears to have been well established in Fife long before their connection with the city of Dundee where the chiefs of the clan would later become the Earls of Dundee and the hereditary royal standard bearers. Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...
Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. ...
Dundee (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dèagh) located on the North bank of the river Tay, is a royal burgh and the fourth largest city in Scotland. ...
The title Earl of Dundee was created in 1660 in the Peerage of Scotland for John Scrymgeour. ...
According to the herald, Sir Iain Moncreiffe the Scrymgeours are probably descendants of the great MacDuff Earl of Fife and that they may have claimed their office as standard bearer from their early Celtic origins. It was customary for Celtic armies to be accompanied by sacred holy relics usually borne by a hereditary keeper. It is believed that the Clan Scrymgeours may have carried the pastoral staff of St Columba which was later replaced by a consecrated heraldic banner. The words Celt and Celtic can have a variety of meanings. ...
A separate article is titled Columba (constellation). ...
Wars of Scottish Independence During the Wars of Scottish Independence the Clan Scrymgeour were supporters of Sir William Wallace. They were confirmed as banner bearers by Sir William Wallace and Parliment on the 29th March 1298. The document in which this is recorded is the only contemporary document to have survived in which the names of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce are mentioned together. At this time the chief of the clan was Alexander Scrymgeour he was later captured by the English and hanged in Newcastle in 1306 on the direct orders of King Edward I of England. He was succeeded by another Alexander Scrymgeour who rode as royal banner bearer when the clan fought at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between Scotland and England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. ...
// Origins Tradition often describes Wallace as a common person in contrast to his countryman, Robert the Bruce, who came from the upper nobility. ...
// Origins Tradition often describes Wallace as a common person in contrast to his countryman, Robert the Bruce, who came from the upper nobility. ...
Robert I, the Bruce, in a conjectural drawing Robert I, (Roibert a Briuis in medieval Gaelic, Raibeart Bruis in modern Scottish Gaelic and Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys in Norman French), usually known in modern English today as Robert the Bruce (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), was...
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Combatants Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England Commanders Robert Bruce Edward II of England Strength about 9,000 17,000-20,000 Casualties unknown unknown The Battle of Bannockburn (June 23, 1314 – June 24, 1314) was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence. ...
Large amounts of land came to the Scrymgeors at Glassary in Argyll in around 1370 with the marraige of Alexander Scrymgeour to Agnes, heiress to Gilbert Glassary. Argyll, archaically Argyle (Airthir-Ghaidheal in Gaelic, translated as [the] East Gael, or [the] East Irish), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a traditional county of Scotland. ...
15th Century In the 15th century the Clan Scrymgeour continued to prosper and the chief who was the seventh constable of Dundee acquired the lands of Dudhope in 1495. They would go on to build a castle in this land which would remain as their seat until 1668.
16th Century & Anglo-Scottish Wars In the 16th century during the Anglo-Scottish Wars the Clan Scrymgeour fought against the English at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. As the chief was just an infant the clan was led by his nephew, John Scrymgeour. John was mortally wounded. The Anglo-Scottish Wars were a series of wars fought between England and Scotland during the sixteenth century. ...
Combatants England Scotland Commanders Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey James IV †Strength 26,000 approx 30,000 approx Casualties 1,500 dead 10,000 dead Western side of the battlefield, looking south-south-east from the monument erected in 1910. ...
Sir James Scryngeour received a new charter to his estates at Holyrood House on 25th Novemeber 1587. He was confirmed in all of the family's grants of houners with lands, privileges and titles being destined to his male heirs bearing the name of Scrymgeour.
17th Century & Civil War Sir James Scrymgeour was also sent to Denmark to negociate the marraige of King James VI to Princess Anne and in 1604 he was appointed a commisioner to negociate a political union with England after Queen Elizabeth I of England died without heir and King James of Scotland became the King of England too. He died in 1612 and was succeeded by his son John Scrymgeour. 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. ...
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John Scrymgeour entertained James VI at Dudhope Castle in 1617. He was raised to the peerage by King Charles I as Viscount of Dudhope and Baron Scrymgeor of Inverkeithing in November 1641. 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...
During the Civil War the second Viscount of Dudhope was sent with the Scottish Covenanter forces to assist the Parliment of England against Charles I. He led the Clan Scrymgeour at the Battle of Marston Moor in July 1644, where he recieved a fatal wound. Combatants Scottish Covenanters Parliamentarians Royalists Commanders Earl of Leven Earl of Manchester Lord Fairfax Prince Rupert of the Rhine Marquess of Newcastle Strength 7000 horse 500+ dragoons 14000 foot 30 - 40 guns 6000 horse 11000 foot 14 guns Casualties 300 killed 4000 killed 1500 prisoners The Battle of Marston Moor...
He was succeeded by his son, also called John. This John Scrymgeour supported the Royalist cause and commanded a cavelry regiment from the clan, under the Duke of Hamilton in 1648. He also fought at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. He escaped after the royal defeat and joined the army of General Middleton in the Scottish Highlands. He was eventually captured in 1654. Look up Royalist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton sits in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace in Hamilton The Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. ...
The Battle of Worcester was the final battle of the English Civil War. ...
At the restoration of the crown in 1660 he was rewarded with the title Earl of Dundee. He died in 1668 without issue and all of his castles, lands, estates and royal office were seized by the Duke of Lauderdale upon a legal pretext. Lauderdale sent soldiers to carry off all of the Clan Scrymgeour charters and papers from Dudhope Castle. He then declared that there were no lawful heirs and the esates were reverted to the crown. Lauderdale then had all of the estates given to his brother by the crown. The title Earl of Dundee was created in 1660 in the Peerage of Scotland for John Scrymgeour. ...
The title Earl of Lauderdale was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1624. ...
The estates should have gone to a John Scrymgeour of Kirkton who was the great-grandson of the fifth Constable of Dundee.
18th Century The grandson of the rightful John Scrymgeour of Kirkton, David Scrymgeour of Birkhill, Sherriff of Inverness married Cathrine, daughter of Sir Alexander Wedderburn of Blackness. Their son succeeded in 1788 as heir of the line of David Wedderburn of Wedderburn. Therefore the Scrymgeours gained that family's title and estates.
The Scrymgeour family continued to assert their rights to their ancient titles which were taken from them. At the coronation of King Edward VII, Henry Srymgeour-Wedderburn carried the standard of Scotland Edward VII King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ...
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20th Century Henry Scrymgeours grandson succeeded in a case before the House of Lords gaining back the Scryngeour's Dundee estates and gaining the title of 11th Earl of Dundee. In 1954 he was also created by the peer of the United Kingdom as Baron Glassary to enable him to take up Government office and became Deputy Leader of the House of Lords. This article is about the British House of Lords. ...
The title Earl of Dundee was created in 1660 in the Peerage of Scotland for John Scrymgeour. ...
This article is about the British House of Lords. ...
Clan Chief The current chief of Clan Scrymgeour is Alexander Henry Scrymgeour of Dundee, the 12th Earl of Dundee has followed his father into polotics in the House of Lords. The title Earl of Dundee was created in 1660 in the Peerage of Scotland for John Scrymgeour. ...
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Clan Seat The Scrymgeour family seat is still at Birkhill north of Cupar in Fife. Location within the British Isles The Royal Burgh of Cupar is a burgh in Fife, Scotland, and is Fifes former county town, although in 1975 the administration of the newly-created Fife Regional Council was moved to Glenrothes. ...
Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. ...
See Also Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives 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 heraldry and Coat...
An armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan which does not currently have (a) a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms and therefore has no official position under Scots law and (b) a member of which is armigerous. ...
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