Duke of Roxburghe
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The Duke of Roxburghe 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 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 dukedom and its associated titles descend to heirs who shall inherit the earldom which in turn had a very specific line of descent. 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, 6th Baronet, of Innes (see Innes Baronets
), rejecting claims by the heir female of the second earl and heir male whatsoever of the first earl.
The Duke of Roxburghe would be the Chief of Clan Innes
, but cannot be so recognised as he retains the name Innes-Ker.
The family has its seat at Floors Castle
in Kelso, Scotland.
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford
Cessford Castle
Cessford Castle is a ruined L-plan castle lying equidistant between the Royal Burgh of Jedburgh, and the Burghs of Kelso and Kirk Yetholm, in the historic county of Roxburghshire, now a division of the Scottish Borders...
, Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe
John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, PC, FRS was the second son of Robert Ker, 3rd Earl of Roxburghe, and Margaret Hay, daughter of John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale. He was younger brother to Robert Ker, 4th Earl of Roxburghe....
became the first holder of these titles. The title is derived from Roxburgh
Roxburgh
Roxburgh , also known as Rosbroch, is a village, civil parish and now-destroyed royal burgh. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland...
in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
.
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
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, with the exception the Earldom of Innes, which belongs to the peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. The Duke's eldest son bears the courtesy title of Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford.
The dukedom and its associated titles descend to heirs who shall inherit the earldom which in turn had a very specific line of descent. On the death of the 4th duke the titles became dormant as no one could prove their claim. In 1812 the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
ruled in favour of Sir James Innes-Ker, 6th Baronet, of Innes (see Innes Baronets
Innes Baronets
There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Innes, three in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
), rejecting claims by the heir female of the second earl and heir male whatsoever of the first earl.
The Duke of Roxburghe would be the Chief of Clan Innes
Clan Innes
Clan Innes is a Scottish clan. The clan is without a chief that is recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms therefore it can be considered an armigerous clan. The clan takes its name from the lands of Innes in Moray, Scotland....
, but cannot be so recognised as he retains the name Innes-Ker.
The family has its seat at Floors Castle
Floors Castle
Floors Castle, on the western outskirts of Kelso, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is a country house, rather than a fortress. It was built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for the 1st Duke, possibly incorporating an earlier tower house...
in Kelso, Scotland.
Earls of Roxburghe (1616)
- Other titles: Lord Ker of Cessford and Cavertoun (1616)
- Other titles (1st Earl): Lord Roxburghe (1600)
- Robert Ker, 1st Earl of RoxburgheRobert Ker, 1st Earl of RoxburgheRobert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest son of William Ker of Cessford , and grandson of Sir Walter Ker of Cessford , who fought against Mary, Queen of Scots, both at Carberry Hill and at Langside.He helped James VI against Bothwell...
(1570–1650) had been Lord Roxburghe since 1600, died without male issue- William Ker, Lord Ker (d. 1618), elder son of the 1st Earl, predeceased his father without issue
- Henry Ker, Lord Ker (d. 1642), younger son of the 1st Earl, predeceased his father without male issue
- William Ker, 2nd Earl of RoxburgheWilliam Ker, 2nd Earl of RoxburgheWilliam Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe was the grandson of Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe. He was born William Drummond, the youngest son of John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth, and Jean Ker, daughter of Robert. On Robert's death in 1650 he had no surviving male heirs, consequently his titles and...
(d. 1675), a female-line grandson of the 1st Earl, succeeded him by special arrangement - Robert Ker, 3rd Earl of Roxburghe (c. 1658–1682), eldest son of the 2nd Earl
- Robert Ker, 4th Earl of Roxburghe (d. 1696), eldest son of the 3rd Earl
- John Ker, 5th Earl of RoxburgheJohn Ker, 1st Duke of RoxburgheJohn Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, PC, FRS was the second son of Robert Ker, 3rd Earl of Roxburghe, and Margaret Hay, daughter of John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale. He was younger brother to Robert Ker, 4th Earl of Roxburghe....
(c. 1680–1741), 2nd son of the 3rd Earl, became Duke of Roxburghe in 1707
- Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe
Dukes of Roxburghe (1707)
- Other titles: Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford (1707), Earl of Roxburghe (1616), Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth (1707) and Lord Ker of Cessford and Cavertoun (1616)
- John Ker, 1st Duke of RoxburgheJohn Ker, 1st Duke of RoxburgheJohn Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, PC, FRS was the second son of Robert Ker, 3rd Earl of Roxburghe, and Margaret Hay, daughter of John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale. He was younger brother to Robert Ker, 4th Earl of Roxburghe....
(c. 1680–1741), second son of the 3rd Earl
- John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe
- Other titles (2nd & 3rd Dukes): Earl Ker, of Wakefield in the County of York and Baron Ker, of Wakefield in the County of York (1722)
- Robert Ker, 2nd Duke of Roxburghe (c. 1709–1755), only son of the 1st Duke
- John Ker, 3rd Duke of RoxburgheJohn Ker, 3rd Duke of RoxburgheJohn Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe KG, KT, PC was a Scottish nobleman and bibliophile.Born in Hanover Square, London, on 23 April 1740, Ker succeeded his father to become the 3rd Duke of Roxburghe in 1755. It is said that he fell in love with Christina Sophia Albertina, oldest daughter of the Duke...
(1740–1804), elder son of the 2nd Duke, died without issue
- Other titles (4th Duke): Lord Bellenden of Broughton (1661)
- William Bellenden-Ker, 4th Duke of Roxburghe (1728–1805), grandson of Lord BellendenLord BellendenThe title Lord Bellenden, of Broughton, was a lordship of Parliament created in the Peerage of Scotland on 10 June 1661 for William Bellenden, who was Treasurer-depute of Scotland. Shortly before his death, he resigned his peerage in favour of his first cousin twice removed, John Ker . In 1804, the...
(himself fourth and youngest son of the 2nd Earl), died without issue and the Roxburghe titles went dormant 1805–12 - James Innes-Ker, 5th Duke of RoxburgheJames Innes-Ker, 5th Duke of RoxburgheJames Innes-Ker, 5th Duke of Roxburghe was a Scottish nobleman.He was the eldest surviving son of Sir Henry Innes, 5th Baronet , and Anne Drummonda Grant . He succeeded to the Baronetcy on his father's death...
(1736–1823), great-grandson of Hon. Margaret Ker (d. 1681), daughter of Hon. Henry Ker, Lord Ker (d. 1642/3; himself younger son of the 1st Earl)
- William Bellenden-Ker, 4th Duke of Roxburghe (1728–1805), grandson of Lord Bellenden
- Other titles (6th Duke onwards): Earl Innes (GB, 1837)
- James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of RoxburgheJames Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of RoxburgheJames Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe, KT was a Scottish peer.Innes-Ker was the only surviving child of the 5th Duke of Roxburghe and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He inherited his father's titles in 1823 and on 29 December 1836, he married Susanna Stephania...
(1816–1879), only son of the 5th Duke - James Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of RoxburgheJames Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of RoxburgheJames Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe , became Duke of Roxburghe on the death of his father, James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe, his mother was Susanna Dalbiac....
(1839–1892), elder son of the 6th Duke - Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of RoxburgheHenry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of RoxburgheHenry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe was a Scottish peer. He was the son of James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe and Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill. His first cousin was Winston Churchill...
(1876–1932), eldest son of the 7th Duke - George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of RoxburgheGeorge Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of RoxburgheGeorge Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe was the son of Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe and Mary Goelet. He succeeded his father in 1932....
(1913–1974), only son of the 8th Duke - Guy Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of RoxburgheGuy Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghethumb|right|Portrait by [[Allan Warren]]Guy David Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe , is a British aristocrat. He was the elder son of the 9th Duke by his second wife Elisabeth McConnel...
(b. 1954), elder son of the 9th Duke - Heir apparentHeir apparentAn heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
: Charles Innes-Ker, Marquis of Bowmont and Cessford (b. 1981), eldest son of the 10th Duke
- James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe