Knight Marischal
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The office of Knight Marischal was first created for the Scottish
coronation
of Charles I
in 1633, at Scone. Unlike the separate office of Marischal
, the office of Knight Marischal is not heritable, and has continued to be filled up to the death of the 11th Duke of Hamilton
in 1863. The office is vacant but has not been abolished.
At the time of the Jacobite rising
of 1715, the Knight Marischal was a Keith, and with his kinsman George, the 10th Earl Marischal, was in rebellion. However, as the office is non-heritable, it could not be forfeited, although the holder was stripped of office.
The Public Offices (Scotland) Act 1817 provided that no person thereafter appointed as Knight Marshall should receive a salary.
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The office was not filled after the death of the Duke of Hamilton in 1863.
Kingdom of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland was a Sovereign state in North-West Europe that existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England...
coronation
Coronation
A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia...
of 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...
in 1633, at Scone. Unlike the separate office of Marischal
Earl Marischal
The title of Earl Marischal was created in the peerage of Scotland for William Keith, the Great Marischal of Scotland.The office of "Marischal of Scotland" had been held heritably by the senior member of the Keith family since Hervey de Keith, who held the office of Marischal under Malcolm IV and...
, the office of Knight Marischal is not heritable, and has continued to be filled up to the death of the 11th Duke of Hamilton
William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton
William Alexander Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and 8th Duke of Brandon , styled Earl of Angus before 1819 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1819 and 1852, was a Scottish nobleman.He was the son of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Susan Euphemia...
in 1863. The office is vacant but has not been abolished.
At the time of the Jacobite rising
Jacobite rising
The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746. The uprisings were aimed at returning James VII of Scotland and II of England, and later his descendants of the House of Stuart, to the throne after he was deposed by...
of 1715, the Knight Marischal was a Keith, and with his kinsman George, the 10th Earl Marischal, was in rebellion. However, as the office is non-heritable, it could not be forfeited, although the holder was stripped of office.
The Public Offices (Scotland) Act 1817 provided that no person thereafter appointed as Knight Marshall should receive a salary.
Knights Marischal
- 1660-1714: John Keith, 1st Earl of KintoreJohn Keith, 1st Earl of KintoreSir John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore was a Scottish nobleman.The fourth son of William Keith, 5th Earl Marischal, he held Dunnottar Castle against Oliver Cromwell, and preserved the regalia in 1650...
- 1714-1715: William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore
- 1718-1732: Charles Hamilton, Lord BinningCharles Hamilton, Lord BinningCharles Hamilton, Lord Binning was a Scottish politician.The son of Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington and Helen Hope, he used his father's subsidiary title of Lord Binning as a courtesy title....
- 1733-1758: John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore
- 1758: James Erskine, Lord Barjarg
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- 1785: Sir Robert LaurieRobert LaurieRobert Laurie may refer to:* Robert Laurie , Scottish prelate, Bishop of Brechin* Robert Laurie , Australian sportsman* Robert Peter Laurie , Member of Parliament for Canterbury and Bath...
, Bt - 1805: William Hay, 17th Earl of ErrollWilliam Hay, 17th Earl of ErrollWilliam Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll , known as Lord Hay until 1778, was a Scottish peer.Erroll was the son of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll and his second wife, Isabella Carr. He firstly married Jane Bell in 1792, and they had one child together...
- 1819: Alexander Keith, later Sir Alexander
- 1832: William George Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll
- 1846: William Hamilton, 11th Duke of HamiltonWilliam Hamilton, 11th Duke of HamiltonWilliam Alexander Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton and 8th Duke of Brandon , styled Earl of Angus before 1819 and Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale between 1819 and 1852, was a Scottish nobleman.He was the son of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Susan Euphemia...
The office was not filled after the death of the Duke of Hamilton in 1863.