The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, Volume 1James Balfour Paul D. Douglas, 1904 |
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Acta Parl afterwards Alexander Andrew Annandale Anne appointed April Archibald Atholl Chronicles August Balfour Balmerino baptized barony born brother Bruce buried Campbell Castle Catherine Charles charter Charter-Chest Countess Countess of Atholl daughter of Sir David death December died s. p. died unmarried Douglas Book Duke Duke of Albany Dunkeld Earl of Angus Earl of Argyll Earl of Atholl Earl of Lennox Earl of Menteith Earl of Strathearn earldom Edin Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle eldest daughter Elizabeth estates Exch February George Gordon granted Hamilton heirs-male Henry Hist Ibid Ireland January Jean Johnstone July June King James King's Lady lands leaving issue Lord March Margaret Marquess marriage Mary Menteith Moray Murray November October Ogilvy P. C. Reg Parliament Patrick Peerage Privy Council Queen Robert Arbuthnott Sasines Scot Scotland Scottish secondly September served heir Sir James Sir John Sir William Stewart Strabane Thomas Tixall Tullibardine Viscount Walter wife
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