Earl of Airth
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Earl of Airth
was a title in the Peerage of Scotland
created on 21 January 1633 by Charles I
, for William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith
. It became extinct on the death of his son in 1694.
rejected a claim to the title by Robert Barclay Allardice
.
Airth
Airth is a Royal Burgh, village, former trading port and civil parish in Falkirk, Scotland. It is north of Falkirk town and sits on the banks of the River Forth. Airth lies on the A905 road between Grangemouth and Stirling and is overlooked by Airth Castle, the village retains two market crosses...
was a title in the Peerage of 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 on 21 January 1633 by Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
, for William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith
William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith
William Graham , 7th Earl of Menteith, 1st Earl of Airth, was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:Appointed a member of the Privy Council of Scotland in 1626, he was Lord President of the Court of Session from 1628, an office he held in conjunction with that of Lord Justice General...
. It became extinct on the death of his son in 1694.
Earls of Airth (1632)
- William Graham, 1st Earl of AirthWilliam Graham, 7th Earl of MenteithWilliam Graham , 7th Earl of Menteith, 1st Earl of Airth, was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:Appointed a member of the Privy Council of Scotland in 1626, he was Lord President of the Court of Session from 1628, an office he held in conjunction with that of Lord Justice General...
(died 1670) - William Graham, 2nd Earl of Airth (died 1694)
19th century claimant
In 1839, the House of LordsHouse 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....
rejected a claim to the title by Robert Barclay Allardice
Robert Barclay Allardice
Robert Barclay Allardice , the 6th Laird of Ury, generally known as Captain Barclay, was a notable Scottish walker of the early 19th century, known as the celebrated pedestrian. His most famous feat was the walking of in 1000 hours for 1000 guineas in 1809...
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