Walter Scott, Earl of Tarras
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Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Tarras, 1st Baron Almoor and Campcastill (25 December 1644 – 9 April 1693) was a Scottish nobleman.
Born Walter Scott of Highchesters, he married his kinswoman Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch
, daughter of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch
and Lady Margaret Leslie, on 9 February 1659 in Wemyss
, Fife
. She died in 1661 and the couple had no children. He married Helen Hepburn of Humbie
in 1677, and they had a number of children.
He was granted the titles Earl of Tarras and Baron Almoor and Campcastill in the Peerage of Scotland
in 1660. These were early examples of a life peerage, being granted ‘for the days of his natural life,’ to make Walter Scott of equal rank to his wife. In 1685 he was attainted
, but restored in 1687.
Born Walter Scott of Highchesters, he married his kinswoman Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch
Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch
Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch and Countess of Tarras was a young Scottish peeress, the daughter of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch. Mary succeeded to her father's titles aged 4, when he died in 1651. She immediately became one of the most desirable matches of the kingdom...
, daughter of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch
Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch
Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch was the son of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch.On 25 July 1646, he married Lady Margaret Leslie, daughter of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes and they had three children:...
and Lady Margaret Leslie, on 9 February 1659 in Wemyss
Wemyss
Wemyss can refer to:Places*Wemyss Bay, a large village in Inverclyde, Scotland**Wemyss Bay railway station**Castle Wemyss, a demolished mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland*East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland*West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland...
, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
. She died in 1661 and the couple had no children. He married Helen Hepburn of Humbie
Humbie
Humbie is a hamlet and rural parish in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies in the south-west of the county, approximately 10 miles south-west of Haddington and 15 miles south-east of Edinburgh. Humbie as we know it today was formed as the result of the union between Keith Marischal and Keith Hundeby in...
in 1677, and they had a number of children.
He was granted the titles Earl of Tarras and Baron Almoor and Campcastill 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...
in 1660. These were early examples of a life peerage, being granted ‘for the days of his natural life,’ to make Walter Scott of equal rank to his wife. In 1685 he was attainted
Attainder
In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura is the metaphorical 'stain' or 'corruption of blood' which arises from being condemned for a serious capital crime . It entails losing not only one's property and hereditary titles, but typically also the right to pass them on to one's heirs...
, but restored in 1687.