Clan Ogilvy, also known as Clan Ogilvie, is a
Scottish
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family from
Angus
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* Angus, Canada, a community in Essa, Ontario
Animals
* Angus cattle, various breeds of beef cattle
Media
* ...
,
Scotland
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.
[Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The ]Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
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). pp. 294–295. Gillebride, Earl of Angus, received a barony from
King William the Lion in 1163 and bestowed the lands of Ogilvy upon his son Gilbert.
In 1491,
King James IV
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elevated Sir James Ogilvy as Lord Ogilvy of Airlie.
Saint John Ogilvie was a
Scottish
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Jesuit
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martyr
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who was hanged for his faith in 1615 and who was
canonised
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in the
Roman Catholic Church
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.
In 1639, the
7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie was made the 1st Earl of Airlie by
King Charles I for his support of the Crown in the
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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. The present
Chief of Clan Ogilvie is David Ogilvy, 14th Earl of Airlie. His uncle
Angus Ogilvy
Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy (14 September 1928 – 26 December 2004) was a British businessman. He is best known as the husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Ogilvy is also remembered for his role in a bu ...
married
Queen Elizabeth II
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's first cousin
Princess Alexandra of Kent
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.
History
Origins of the clan
The lands of Ogilvy are in
Angus
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* Angus, Canada, a community in Essa, Ontario
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* Angus cattle, various breeds of beef cattle
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and the name is derived from the
Brittonic "Ocel-fa" which means "high plain".
In
Pictish
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times Angus was ruled by a
mormaer
In early medieval Scotland, a mormaer was the Gaelic name for a regional or provincial ruler, theoretically second only to the King of Scots, and the senior of a '' Toísech'' (chieftain). Mormaers were equivalent to English earls or Continenta ...
who was one of the ancient
Celtic
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nobles of Scotland who became the first earls.
The title of Mormaer of Angus became
Earl of Angus
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.
Gillebride, Earl of Angus, received a Barony from
King William the Lion in 1163,
and bestowed upon his son, Gilbert, the lands of Wester Powrie, Ogilvy, and Kyneithin.
Wars of Scottish Independence
Patrick de Ogilvy swore fealty to
Edward I of England
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and appears on the
Ragman Rolls
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of 1296.
His sons Sir Patrick Ogilvy and Sir Robert de Ogilvy were instead strong supporters of
Robert the Bruce
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.
Sir Patrick Ogilvy, for his loyalty and faithful service, received a charter for the lands of
Kettins
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, while Robert de Ogilvy was described as one of Robert the Bruce's firmest friends.
Sheriffs of Angus (Forfar)
In 1365 the Ogilvys became hereditary
Sheriffs of Angus.
Walter Ogilvy, on the death of his uncle Sir Malcolm Ramsay, succeeded him as the
Sheriff of Forfar. In 1369, he gained the barony of
Cortachy
Cortachy is a village in Angus, Scotland
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.
In 1391 Sir Walter Ogilvy, Sheriff of Angus, led Clan Ogilvy in battle against
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan (the Wolf of Badenoch) during the
Raid of Angus.
14th and 15th centuries
Ogilvys fought at the
Battle of Harlaw in 1411. Sir Patrick Ogilvy commanded the Scottish forces that fought alongside
Joan of Arc
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against the English, and he was styled ''Viscomte d'Angus''.
The Clan Ogilvy, supported by men from the
Clan Oliphant,
Clan Seton,
Clan Gordon
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and the
Clan Forbes fought at the
Battle of Arbroath on 24 January 1445 against the Master of Crawford and his
Clan Lindsay
Clan Lindsay is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.
History
Origins of the clan
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.
Battle of Arbroath
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In 1425 Sir Walter Ogilvy, younger son of Ogilvy of Wester Powrie, was appointed High Treasurer of Scotland. He was also an ambassador to England
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in 1430 and four years later he attended Princess Margaret on her marriage to the Dauphin, heir to the throne of France
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. Sir Walter had numerous sons, including another Walter who became the ancestor of the Earls of Seafield . His eldest son was Sir John Ogilvy of Lintrathern who received a charter for Airlie Castle and its lands in 1459. In 1491 Sir John's son, Sir James Ogilvy of Airlie was appointed ambassador to Denmark
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.
16th century and the Anglo-Scottish wars
James Ogilvy, the eldest son of the fourth Lord was killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
The Battle of Pinkie, also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (), took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk, Lothian, River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland. The last pitched battle between Scotland and England before the U ...
in 1547.
17th century and the Civil War
In 1615, Saint John Ogilvie was hanged at Glasgow Cross. In 1639 the seventh Lord Ogilvy was created Earl of Airlie
Earl of Airlie is a title of the peerage in Scotland created on 2 April 1639 for James Ogilvy, 7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, along with the title "Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen". The title "Lord Ogilvy of Airlie" was created on 28 April 14 ...
. However the Ogilvy family suffered in their service to the Stuart monarchs. The earl and his sons joined James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose
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to oppose enemies of Charles I of England
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. The earl fought with distinction at the Battle of Kilsyth
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where Montrose was victorious. Sir Thomas Ogilvy, the earl's second son raised his own regiment to fight for the royalists but he was killed at the Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
The Battle of Inverlochy occurred on 2 February 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, when a Cavalier, Royalist force of Highlanders and Confederate Ireland, Confederate Irish troops under the overall command of James Graham, 1st Ma ...
, which was another victory for Montrose. The earl's eldest son, Lord Ogilvy fought at the Battle of Philiphaugh
The Battle of Philiphaugh was fought on 13 September 1645 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. The Royalist army of the Marquis of Montrose was destroyed by the Covenanter army of Sir David Leslie, ...
in February 1645, where Montrose was taken by surprise by a strong force of Covenanter
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cavalry under General David Leslie, Lord Newark
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. Montrose escaped but Ogilvy was captured. Ogilvy awaited execution in St Andrews Castle
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however when his sister visited she exchanged clothes with him and he passed unnoticed by the guards. Ogilvy lived to see the Restoration.
18th century and the Jacobite risings
The Clan Ogilvy supported the Stuart cause and joined the Earl of Mar
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in the Jacobite rising of 1715
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or 'the Fifteen') was the attempt by James Francis Edward Stuart, James Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland and Kingdom of Scotland ...
. Lord Ogilvy was attained but was allowed to return home in 1725, although his titles were not restored. When he died in 1730 his younger brother, John Ogilvy, assumed the style ''Earl of Airlie''. During the Jacobite rising of 1745
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his son, David Ogilvy, raised a regiment that was composed mostly of Ogilvys to fight for Prince Charles Edward Stuart. In 1746 the regiment fought at the Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden took place on 16 April 1746, near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. A Jacobite army under Charles Edward Stuart was decisively defeated by a British government force commanded by the Duke of Cumberland, thereby endi ...
. After the defeat at Culloden Ogilvy escaped to France
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. There he entered royal service and obtained the rank of general. The earldom of Airlie was not restored until an Act of Parliament in 1896 when it was confirmed to David Ogilvy, sixth earl. However the Ogilvy Earl of Seafield had in fact supported the Acts of Union 1707
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.
Extant clan
David John Ogilvy, 14th Earl of Airlie is the present Chief of Clan Ogilvie. His father, the 13th Earl, served as Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Angus Ogilvy, the uncle of the chief, married HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel; born 25 December 1936) is a member of the British royal family and the only daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and D ...
.
Clan castles
* Airlie Castle, also known as Errolly Castle,[Coventry, Martin. (2008). ''Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans''. pp. 460 - 464. .] is about four miles north-east of Alyth in Angus
Angus may refer to:
*Angus, Scotland, a council area of Scotland, and formerly a province, sheriffdom, county and district of Scotland
* Angus, Canada, a community in Essa, Ontario
Animals
* Angus cattle, various breeds of beef cattle
Media
* ...
. The original castle was built in 1432 by the Ogilvies, with major renovations in 1793.
*Cortachy Castle
Cortachy Castle is a castellated mansion House at Cortachy, Angus, Scotland, some north of Kirriemuir. The present building dates from the 15th century, preceded by an earlier structure that was owned by the Earls of Strathearn. It was acquire ...
, about three miles north of Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir ( , ; ), sometimes called Kirrie or the ''Wee Red Toon'', is a burgh in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The playwright J. M. Barrie was born and buried here and a statue of Peter Pan is in the town square.
History
Some of th ...
, Angus, is a courtyard castle that dates from the fifteenth century. It came to the Ogilvies in 1473. Charles II of England
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Charles II was the eldest su ...
spent a night at the castle in 1650 in what is now known as the 'King's Room'. The following year it was sacked by Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially ...
.
* Auchindoun Castle was held by the Ogilvies from 1482 until 1535.
* Findlater Castle, east of Cullen, Moray, was the seat of the Ogilvies of Findlater and Deskford, whose descendants became Earls of Seafield.
See also
* Ogilvie (name)
*Ogilvy (name)
Ogilvy is a surname of Clan Ogilvy from Angus, Scotland, which is probably Pictish language, Pictish of uncertain origin and meaning.
People with the surname
*Andrew Ogilvy (born 1988), basketball player
*Angus Ogilvy, Sir Angus Ogilvy (1928–2 ...
*Scottish clan
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References
External links
Clan Ogilvy at Electric Scotland.com
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