James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
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Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
(23 May 1674 – 14 March 1705) was the son of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC , was an English nobleman. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter...
and Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch
Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch
Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch was a wealthy Scottish peeress.Anne was the daughter of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch. In 1661, she succeeded to her sister's titles of 4th Countess of Buccleuch, 5th Baroness Scott of Buccleuch and 5th Baroness Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill...
. He was also the grandson of Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
. On 2 January 1693/94 he married Lady Henrietta Hyde (born in Hindon, Wiltshire
Hindon, Wiltshire
Hindon is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about west of Salisbury and south of Warminster. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Hindon was a market town but is now a village...
, c. 1677, died 30 May 1730), daughter of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester KG PC was an English statesman and writer. He was originally a supporter of James II but later supported the Glorious Revolution in 1688.-Early life:...
and Henrietta Hyde, Countess of Rochester
Henrietta Hyde, Countess of Rochester
Henrietta Hyde , Countess of Rochester was an English noblewoman. She was one of the Windsor Beauties, painted by Sir Peter Lely....
. They had six children:
- Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of BuccleuchFrancis Scott, 2nd Duke of BuccleuchFrancis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch KT FRS was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:He was the son of Sir James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith and Lady Henrietta Hyde, daughter of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester. He was baptised on 20 January 1694/95 in St...
(11 January 1695 – 22 May 1751) married (1) Lady Jane Douglas (2) Alice Powell - Charles (March, 1700 – 4 April 1700)
- (name unknown) (14 January 1702 – 26 February 1719)
- Henry (26 November 1704 – died young)
- Anne (1 April 1696 – 11 October 1714)
- Charlotte (30 April 1697 – 22 August 1747)