Lord of Badenoch

Lord of Badenoch was a Scottish title of nobility in the 13th and 14th centuries. Badenoch was a historic district in the county of Inverness -shire and belongs to the district Badenoch and Strathspey in the Highlands. The title reign was probably under Alexander III. created after the suppression of the uprising of the Meic Uilleam and provided with parts of their lands. William Comyn, who was instrumental in the crackdown, was given the title probably bestowed to 1229 and gave it to his son Walter Comyn on. After this had died in 1258 without heirs, the title passed to his nephew John I. Comyn, the son of his brother Richard Comyn, over. After the death of John III. Comyn in 1306 was the first title vacant since his son John Comyn made ​​no claim to it. After 1314 he was killed at the Battle of Bannockburn and no heirs left, the title was first recovered and went in the same year in the newly created title Earl of Moray.

As was the title Earl of Moray after the death of John Randolph in 1346 initially fell again to the Crown, Lord of Badenoch was awarded in the following years a number of times as a subordinate. Thus, first to Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan ( later than 1370 ), who was nicknamed "Wolf of Badenoch ". Later led his illegitimate son, also named Alexander Stewart, the title. After his death in 1435 the title of Lord of Badenoch initially reverted to the crown.

The most recent ceremony as subordinate title took place in 1599 to George Gordon. The Marquess of Huntly use the title Lord of Badenoch (since 1684 only Lord Badenoch ) up to the present time, and not everyone Marquess also used it active. The current Marquess of Huntly and thus Lord Badenoch is Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly.

Title holders

As the sole title

The following Scottish nobles bore the title of Lord of Badenoch:

  • William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch († 1233 )
  • Walter Comyn, Lord of Badenoch († 1258 )
  • John I. Comyn, Lord of Badenoch († 1274 or 1277 )
  • John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch († 1302)
  • John III. Comyn, Lord of Badenoch († 1306)

As subordinate title "Lord of Badenoch "

  • Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray
  • Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray
  • John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray, the earldom and all subordinate swooned after his death returned to the Crown
  • Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan († 1394), also known as "Wolf of Badenoch " known
  • Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar ( † 1435 )
  • George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, was given the title together with the appointment to the Marquess of Huntly
  • George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly ( 1592-1649 )
  • Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly (ca. 1626-1653 )

As subordinate title " Lord Badenoch "

  • George Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly ( 1649-1716 ), in 1684 was appointed Duke of Gordon with downstream title Lord Badenoch
  • George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly ( 1649-1716 )
  • Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon, 5th Marquess of Huntly († 1728)
  • Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon, 6th Marquess of Huntly (ca. 1720-1752 )
  • Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, 7th Marquess of Huntly ( 1743-1827 )
  • George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon, 8th Marquess of Huntly ( 1770-1836 )
  • George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly ( 1761-1853 )
  • Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly ( 1792-1863 )
  • Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly ( 1847-1937 )
  • Douglas Gordon, 12th Marquess of Huntly ( 1908-1987 )
  • Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly (1944 )
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