Earl of Orkney
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Norse earls
The original Earl of Orkney was a Norse jarl controlling Orkney in the period 875-1231. When the line became extinct, the earldom of Caithness was granted to Magnus, second son of the earl of Angus, whom the king of Norway apparently confirmed in the title. Norsemen (the Norse) is the indigenous or ancient name for the people of Scandinavia, including (but not limited to) the Vikings. ... Jarl is the Scandinavian language cognate of Earl. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ... Events December 29 - Charles the Bald, king of west Danes capture Lindisfarne and arrive in Cambridge. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events Ardengus becomes bishop of Florence. ... Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy area. ... This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The...
Some jarls of Orkney
- Ragnvald Eysteinsson, 890
- Turf-Einar, 910
- Torfinn Hausakljuv, 963
- Saint Magnus Erlendsson, 1108 to 1117
Ragnvald Eysteinsson, The Wise (830-890) (Old Norse: Rögnvaldr Mærajarl), Earl of Sunnmøre, Nordmøre and Romsdal, was born in Maer Nord-Trøndelag, Norway and died at the Orkney Islands. ... Einar Ragnvaldson, Turf-Einar (d. ... Torfinn Hausakljuv (d. ... Saint Magnus was the first earl of Orkney to bear that name, and ruled from 1108 to 1117. ...
Scottish earls
The title Earl of Orkney has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland. The first grant was to Henry Sinclair in 1379. His descendant, William Sinclair, surrendered the earldom of Orkney in exchange for the earldom of Caithness. The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ...
The next Orkney title was the dukedom of Orkney, which was given to James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, husband of Queen Mary I, in 1567. Later that year, however, he forfeited the title when his wife was forced to abdicate. Jump to: navigation, search Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart or Mary Stewart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was Queen of Scots, monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland, from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567; and Queen Consort of France from July...
The second creation of the title was for Lord Robert Stewart, an illegitimate son of King James V. His successor Patrick, however, forfeit the title. James V (April 10, 1512 – December 14, 1542) was king of Scotland (September 9, 1513 – December 14, 1542). ...
The last creation of the earldom was in favour of the man who would become the first British Field Marshal, Lord George Hamilton, the fifth son of William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton. By marriage, the title passed to the O'Brien family, then to the Fitzmaurice family, and finally to the St John family. The present earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount of Kirkwall and Lord Dechmont. Both subsidiary titles were created at the same time as the earldom, in 1696. William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk (1635-1694), who was created Duke of Hamilton in 1660 on the petition of his wife, Anne Hamilton, suo jure Duchess of Hamilton (daughter of the 1st Duke), receiving also several of the other Hamilton peerages, but for his life only. ...
Earls of Orkney, First Creation (1379)
- Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney (d. 1400)
- Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney (d. 1418)
- William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney (d. 1480) (surrendered 1470)
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Dukes of Orkney (1567)
- James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney (c. 1535-1578) (forfeit 1567)
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Earls of Orkney, Second Creation (1581)
- Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney (1533-1593)
- Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney (c. 1569-1614) (forfeit 1614)
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Earls of Orkney, Third Creation (1696)
The third creation, made for the husband of the discarded mistress of King William III, is a Scottish earldom created 3 Jan 1695/1696 (1696 modern style). A special remainder) allowed the title to be inherited by heirs male, then by heirs whatsover of the 1st Earl. Thus, failing sons, the 1st Earls daughters inherited successively (both married to successive Earl of Inchiquin, then the daughter of the 3rd Countess. It then passed to her grandson, of the FitzMaurice family (descended from kinsmen of the Marquess of Lansdowne) and remainded in that family until the 8th Earl died without issue 1998. It then passed to the new heir whatsover, the political scientist and terrorism expert Peter St. John, who was descended through a female from earlier peers. The earldom has thus been transmitted through four different families - Hamilton (of the dukes of Hamilton), O'Brien (of the earls of Inchiquin, sometime marquesses of Thomond), then Fitzmaurice (of the earls of Shelburne, later also earls of Kerry and marquesses of Lansdowne), and now St. John (of the barons St. John). 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. ... William III King of England, Scotland and Ireland William III and II (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William Henry and William of Orange) was Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland from 11 April... The title of Baron Inchiquin is one of the older titles in the Peerage of Ireland, dating to 1543. ... The title of Marquess of Lansdowne was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 for William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, the former Prime Minister. ...
- George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney (1666-1737)
- Anne O'Brien, 2nd Countess of Orkney (d. 1756)
- Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney (c. 1721-1791)
- Mary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of Orkney (1755-1831)
- Thomas John Hamilton FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney (1803-1877)
- George William Hamilton FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of Orkney (1827-1889)
- Edmond Walter FitzMaurice, 7th Earl of Orkney (1867-1951)
- Cecil O'Bryen FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Orkney (1919-1998)
- Oliver Peter St John, 9th Earl of Orkney (b. 1938)
Heir Apparent: Oliver Robert St John, Viscount Kirkwall (b. 1969) George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney (February 9, 1666 - January 29, 1737) was a British soldier. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1721 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...
