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The title of Earl of Rosslyn was created in 1801 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough, the former Lord Chancellor. 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (February 13, 1733 - January 2, 1805), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, was the eldest son of Peter Wedderburn (a lord of session as Lord Chesterhall), and was born in East Lothian. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and in former times Chancellor of England, is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom. ...


The Earl bears the subsidiary title of Baron Loughborough (1795), in the Peerage of Great Britain, and is a baronet of Nova Scotia (1666). 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... 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. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ... 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. ...


The family seat is Rosslyn Castle in Midlothian, Scotland. He also owns Rosslyn Chapel. The central portions of the old province of Lothian in Scotland, centred around Edinburgh, became known as Midlothian, Scotland. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


Earls of Rosslyn (1801)


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By tradition, the oldest son of the Earl of Rosslyn uses the title of Lord Loughborough; this is why the present Earl of Rosslyn was known as Peter Loughborough.
The 2nd Earl of Rosslyn, who inherited the Rosslyn estate in 1789, was descended from both the the 1st/10th Lord Sinclair and the 1st Earl of Caithness.
The present Earl, a Liberal Democrat, was elected to the House of Lords as a representative hereditary peer in 1999.
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