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Encyclopedia > Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

The title Earl of Kinghorne was created in the Peerage of Scotland 1606 for Patrick Lyon. In 1677, the designation of the earldom changed to "Strathmore and Kinghorne". A second Earldom was bestowed on the fourteenth Earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937, the title being Strathmore and Kinghorne. The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ... 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. ...


Aside from the Earldoms, the Earl holds the subsidiary titles: Viscount Lyon (created 1677), Lord Glamis, Tannadyce, Sidlaw and Strathditchie (1677), Lord Glamis (1445) and Baron Bowes (1887). An earlier creation of Baron Bowes (1815), in favour of the 10th Earl became extinct on his death in 1821. The first three are in the Peerage of Scotland; the last two in the Peerage of the UK. The eldest son of the Earl uses Lord Glamis as a courtesy title. Normally, the highest subsidiary title (in this case Viscount Lyon) would be used, but the same is not done so as not to cause confusion with the Lord Lyon. A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ... Arms of the Office of the Lord Lyon The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that kingdom, issuing new grants of arms, and...


Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900 - 2002), the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until 1952, was the daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite; later Queen Elizabeth; 4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen Consort of King George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


The family seat is Glamis Castle, in Angus, Scotland. Glamis Castle Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis — pronounced Glahmz (in IPA: ) — in Angus, Scotland. ... Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ...

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Lord Glamis (1445)

  • Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis (d. 1459)
  • Alexander Lyon, 2nd Lord Glamis (d. 1486)
  • John Lyon, 3rd Lord Glamis (d. 1497)
  • John Lyon, 4th Lord Glamis (d. 1500)
  • George Lyon, 5th Lord Glamis (d. 1505)
  • John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis (d. 1528)
  • John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis (d. 1558) (forfeit in 1537 but restored in 1543)
  • John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis (d. 1578)
  • Patrick Lyon, 9th Lord Glamis (d. 1615) (became 1st Earl of Kinghorne in 1606, see below)

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Earls of Kinghorne (1606)

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Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1677)

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John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore The Right Honourable John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1696–November 13, 1715) was a Scottish peer and the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore. ... 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. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne The Right Honourable Charles Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne ( 1699–May 11, 1728) was a Scottish peer and the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... 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He was born at Lowndes Square in London, the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and his wife, the... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore (September 22, 1884–May 25, 1949). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, DL (born 7 June 1957) is a Scottish politician and former army officer. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (425 words)
A second Earldom was bestowed on the fourteenth Earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937, the title being Strathmore and Kinghorne.
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900 - 2002), the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until 1952, was the daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1643-1695)
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