Francis Keith-Falconer, 8th Earl of Kintore

Earl of Kintore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1677 for Sir John Keith, third son of William Keith, 6th Hereditary Earl Marischal of

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(see

Earl Marischal The title of Earl Marischal was created in the Peerage of Scotland for William Keith, the Great Marischal of Scotland. History The office of Marischal of Scotland (or ''Marascallus Scotie'' or ''Marscallus Scotiae'') had been hereditary, held b ...

for earlier history of the family) and Chief of

Clan Keith Clan Keith is a Highland and Lowland Scottish clan, whose Chief historically held the hereditary title of Marischal, then Great Marischal, then Earl Marischal of Scotland.Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family E ...

. He was made Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. At the death of William, the 4th Earl, in 1761, the Earldom and Lordship became dormant, as no-one could prove a claim to them. In 1778, it was decided that the Earldom, Lordship and Chieftaincy of Clan should pass to Anthony Adrian Falconer, Lord Falconer of Halkerton, who changed his surname to Keith-Falconer. The Lordship Falconer of Halkerton and the Earldom of Kintore and Lordship Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall remained united until 1966, when, at the death of the 10th Earl, the Lordship Falconer of Halkerton became dormant. The 11th holder of the titles, Ethel Sydney Keith-Falconer, married John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven. At the death of Lord Stonehaven, the titles Viscount Stonehaven (created 1938), and Baron Stonehaven (created 1925), both in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, as well as the Baird of Urie Baronetcy, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, passed to the couple's son, James Ian. The Countess of Kintore, who died the day after her one-hundredth birthday, was the longest-lived female holder of a British peerage; upon inheriting his mother's titles, her son James Ian changed his surname from Baird to Keith. The family seat was Keith Hall, near

Inverurie Inverurie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Uraidh'' or ''Inbhir Uaraidh'', 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about north-west of Aberdeen. Geography Inverurie is in the va ...

, Aberdeenshire. The

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to the earldom uses the courtesy title Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall.

Lords Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (1677)

* John Keith, 1st Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (d. 1714) (created Earl of Kintore in 1677)

Earls of Kintore (1677)

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(d. 1714) *

William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore (1660 – 5 December 1718), was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the only son born to John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore and the former Lady Margaret Hamilton. His two sisters were Lady Jean Keith (the wife o ...

(d. 1718) * John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore (c. 1699–1758) *

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(c. 1702–1761) (dormant 1761) * Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore (d. 1804) (revived 1778) *

William Keith-Falconer, 6th Earl of Kintore William Keith-Falconer, 6th Earl of Kintore, 8th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, 6th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (11 December 1766 – 6 October 1812), was a Dutch-Scottish aristocrat. Early life Lord Kintore was born on 11 December 1766. ...

(1766–1812) * Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 7th Earl of Kintore (1794–1844) ** William Adrian Keith-Falconer, Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (1822–1843) *

Francis Alexander Keith-Falconer, 8th Earl of Kintore Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural ...

(1828–1880) * Algernon Hawkins Thomond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore (1852–1930) ** Ian Douglas Montagu Keith-Falconer, Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (1877–1897) * Arthur George Keith-Falconer, 10th Earl of Kintore (1879–1966). * Ethel Sydney Keith-Falconer, 11th Countess of Kintore (1874–1974) * James Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore (1908–1989) (succeeded as 2nd Viscount Stonehaven, 2nd Baron Stonehaven, 3rd Baronet, 4th of Ury in 1941) * Michael Canning William John Keith, 13th Earl of Kintore (1939–2004) *

James William Falconer Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

(b. 1976) The

is the present holder's son Tristan Michael Keith, Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (b. 2010)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kintore Earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland 1677 establishments in Scotland Noble titles created in 1677 Inverurie Earls of Kintore

Lords Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (1677)

Earls of Kintore (1677)

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