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Encyclopedia > Duke of Roxburghe

The Duke of Roxburghe (pronounced "Roxbruh") is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder of these titles. The title is derived from Roxburgh in the Scottish Borders. The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Acts of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe (c. ... Historically, the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh (Gaelic: Rosbrog), in the Scottish Borders, was an important trading burgh in the economy of Scotland. ... Scottish Borders (often referred to locally as The Borders or The Borderland) is one of 35 local government unitary council areas of Scotland. ...


The Duke has the subsidiary titles of: Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford (created 1707), Earl of Roxburghe (1616), Earl of Kelso (1707), Earl Innes (1837), Viscount Broxmouth (1707), Lord Roxburghe (1600), and Lord Ker of Cessford and Cavertoun (1616). All of the titles form part of the peerage of Scotland, with the exception the Earldom of Innes, which belongs to the peerage of the United Kingdom. The Duke's eldest son bears the courtesy title of Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...


The dukedom and its associated titles descend to heirs who shall inherit the earldom which in turn had a very specific line of decent. On the death of the 4th duke the titles became dormant as no one could prove their claim. In 1812 the House of Lords ruled in favour of Sir James Innes-Ker, rejecting claims by the heir female of the second earl and heir male whatsoever of the first earl. This article is about the British House of Lords. ...


The family has its seat at Floors Castle in Kelso, Scotland. Floors Castle in 1880. ... The centre of Kelso with its cobbled square. ...


Earls of Roxburghe (1616)

Arms of the Earls of Roxburghe 1570-1741. The arms of Ker (quarters I and IV) quartered with the arms of Weapont (II and III).
Arms of the Earls of Roxburghe 1570-1741. The arms of Ker (quarters I and IV) quartered with the arms of Weapont (II and III).

== {| align=right cellpadding=3 id=toc style=margin-left: 15px; |- | align=center colspan=2 | Years: 1613 1614 1615 - 1616 - 1617 1618 1619 |- | align=center colspan=2 | Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s |- tall> 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |} randomised 1616 was a leap year starting on Friday... Image File history File links This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Robert Ker (1570? – 1650) 1st Earl of Roxburghe, was a Scottish nobleman. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe (d. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe (c. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius...

Dukes of Roxburghe (1707)

Arms of the Duke of Roxburghe since 1736. Arms further quartered with the arms of Innes.
Arms of the Duke of Roxburghe since 1736. Arms further quartered with the arms of Innes.

his son and heir: Charles Robert George Innes-Ker, Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford (b. 18 February 1981) Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Acts of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Image File history File links This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe (c. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... John Ker (1740 - 1804), 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, was a Scottish nobleman and bibliophile. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala The founding of the University of Havana (Universidad de la Habana), Cubas most well-established university. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... James Innes-Ker, 5th Duke of Roxburghe (10 January 1736-19 July 1823), was a Scottish nobleman. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe, KT (12 July 1816–23 April 1879) was a Scottish peer. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe (5 September 1839–23 October 1892), became Duke of Roxburghe on the death of his father, James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe, his mother was Susanna Stephenia Dalbiac. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Henry John Innes-Ker (24 July 1876 - 29 September 1932) was the 8th Duke of Roxburghe. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... George Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe (September 7, 1913 – September 26, 1974) was the son of Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe and Mary Goelet. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Guy David Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe (born 18 November 1954) is a British aristocrat. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Robert George Innes Ker, Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford (born 18 February 1981) is the eldest son of the 10th Duke of Roxburghe and his first wife, the former Lady Jane Grosvenor, daughter of the 5th Duke of Westminster. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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