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Clan Sempill is a Lowland Scottish clan. Image File history File links SempillCoatArms. ...
Image File history File links SempillCoatArms. ...
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Battles & History
Origins of the Clan The name Sempill has been known in Renfrewshire since the 12th century however its origins are obscure. On suggestion is that Sempill is a corruption of the St Pauls however this seems unlikely. It is tradition that the name originates from someone who is humble or simple. Image File history File links SempillCrest. ...
Image File history File links SempillCrest. ...
Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ...
Robert de Semple witnessed a charter to Paisley Abbey in around 1246. Later as the chamberlain of Renfrew he witnessed a charter of the Earl of Lennox. Location Paisley Abbey is sited on the East bank of the river Cart in the center of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire. ...
14th Century & Robert the Bruce During the 14th century Clan Sempill supported King Robert the Bruce. Robert de Semple's two sons were rewarded by the King for their services. The elder son called Robert received all of the lands around Largs in Ayrshire which had been confiscated off the Clan Balliol. The younger son called Thomas received a grant of half the lands of Longniddry. 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...
15th Century Sir Thomas Sempill fell leading the clan in support of King James III of Scotland at the Battle of Sauchieburn in June 1488. His only son called John Sempill inherrited all of the estates. John was made Lord Sempill during the reign of King James IV of Scotland. James III of Scotland (1451/ 1452 – June 11, 1488), son of James II and Mary of Gueldres, created Duke of Rothesay at birth, king of Scotland from 1460 to 1488. ...
The Battle of Sauchieburn was fought on June 11, 1488, at the side of Sauchie Burn, a brook about two miles south of Stirling, Scotland. ...
James IV (March 17, 1473-September 9, 1513) - King of Scots from 1488 to 1513. ...
16th Century & Anglo-Scottish Wars During the Anglo-Scottish Wars the Clan Sempill led by the now Lord John Sempill fought at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513 where the chief was killed. He was scucceded by his son William Sempill. Image File history File links SempillTarten. ...
Image File history File links SempillTarten. ...
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. ...
William's son called Robert was made constable of the King's Castle Douglas. William also led Clan Sempill at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547 where he was captured by the English. Castle Douglas, a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, lies in the eastern part of Galloway known as the Stewartry, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet. ...
Combatants Scots English Commanders Earl of Arran Duke of Somerset Strength Between 23000 and 36000 17000 30 warships Casualties 5000 killed 1500 prisoners 500 killed The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, along the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh on 10 September 1547, was part of the War of the...
The clan Sempill were initially loyal towards Mary Queen of Scots, however later they supported King James IV of Scotland and fought against Mary at the Battle of Carberry Hill. Mary I of Scotland; known as Mary, Queen of Scots Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart or Stewart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was the ruler of Scotland from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567. ...
James IV (March 17, 1473-September 9, 1513) - King of Scots from 1488 to 1513. ...
The Clan Sempill also fought in the Regent Moray's army at the Battle of Langside in 1568. The Battle of Langside was a battle fought on May 13, 1568 between the forces of Mary Queen of Scots and a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother (who won the battle). ...
17th Century & Civil War During the Civil War the Clan Sempill supported the Royalist cause. However they would later take up the Protestant faith. Look up Royalist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...
18th Century & Jacobite Uprisings During the Jacobite Uprisings of 1745-1746 the Clan Sempill supported the British government. The Chief led his men against the Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 in the 25th Regiment of Foot, made from Scottish soldiers which today is called the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Combatants Government Army Jacobite Forces Commanders William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender Strength ca. ...
Kings Own Scottish Borderers cap badge and tartan The Kings Own Scottish Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ...
Chief The current Clan Chief is Lord Sempill the 21st Chief.
Castle The seat of the clan is at Craigievar Castle which is one of the best preserved castles in Scotland. Categories: Stub | Castles in Scotland ...
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. ...
External Links - http://www.myclan.com/clans/Sempill_125/default.php
- Scottish Field:Clan Sempill
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