Lord Dingwall is a title in the

Peerage of Scotland The Peerage of Scotland ( gd, Moraireachd na h-Alba, sco, Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707. Following that year's Treaty of Union, ...

. It was created in 1584 for Andrew Keith, and in 1609 for Sir Richard Preston, with remainder to his heirs whatsoever. In 1619 he was further honoured when he was made Baron Dunmore and Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland, with remainder to heirs male. On his death in 1628 the Irish titles became extinct while he was succeeded in the Scottish lordship by his daughter Elizabeth, the second Lady Dingwall. She was the wife of

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, KG, PC (19 October 1610 – 21 July 1688), was a statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond from 1634 to 1642 and Marquess of Ormond from 1642 to 1661. Following the failur ...

. Their eldest son

Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory Vice-Admiral Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, KG, PC, PC (Ire) (1634–1680) was an Irish soldier and politician. He was the eldest son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond but predeceased his father and therefore never succeeded as duke. ...

, was summoned by writ to the English Parliament as Baron Butler, of Moore Park, in 1666. However, he predeceased his parents who were both succeeded by their grandson, the second Duke and third Lord Dingwall. He had already succeeded his father as second Baron Butler. However, the Duke was

attainted In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura was the metaphorical "stain" or "corruption of blood" which arose from being condemned for a serious capital crime (felony or treason). It entailed losing not only one's life, property and hereditary ...

in 1715 and his titles forfeited. In 1871, Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper, managed to obtain a reversal of the attainder of the lordship of Dingwall and barony of Butler and became the fourth Lord Dingwall and third Baron Butler. He was the great-great-great-grandson of

Henrietta d'Auverquerque, Countess of Grantham Henrietta d'Auverquerque, Countess of Grantham (died 11 October 1724), formerly Lady Henrietta Butler, was an English noblewoman and the wife of Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham. History Henrietta was the youngest daughte ...

(wife of Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham), second daughter of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory and 1st Baron Butler, whose second daughter Lady Henrietta de Nassau d'Auverquerque married

William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper (13 August 1709 – 18 September 1764), styled Viscount Fordwich between 1718 and 1723, was a British peer and courtier. Born William Cowper, he was the eldest son of William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, by ...

. In 1880 he also succeeded his mother as eighth Baron Lucas of Crudwell. For later history of the lordship of Dingwall and barony of Butler, see the

Baron Lucas of Crudwell Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

Lord Dingwall (1584)

Andrew Keith, Lord Dingwall Andrew Keith, Lord Dingwall (died 1606) was a Scottish landowner, soldier, and diplomat. Andrew Keith was a grandson of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal, a son of Robert Keith, the second Commendator of Deer. He spent his early career as a sol ...

Lords Dingwall (1609)

* Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond, 1st Lord Dingwall (d. 1628) * Elizabeth Preston, Duchess of Ormonde, 2nd

Lady Dingwall The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Infor ...

(1615–1684) * James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, 3rd Lord Dingwall (1665–1745) (attainted 1715) *''Heirs but for the attainder:'' **''Lady Elizabeth Butler'' (d. 1750) **'' Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran'' (1671-1758) **''

Lady Frances Elliot William Elliot of Wells (1701–1764) was an army officer, courtier, and Member of Parliament during the reign of George II. The son of William Elliot of Wells (1660-1728, known to posterity as the "Laceman", from his trade in gold-embroidere ...

'' (d. 1772) **''

George Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper George Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper (1738 – 22 December 1789) was an English peer who went on the Grand Tour as a young man, but actually emigrated. Despite becoming a member of parliament and later inheriting lands and the title ...

'' (1738-1789) **''George Augustus Clavering-Cowper, 4th Earl Cowper'' (1776–1799) **''Peter Leopold Louis Francis Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper'' (1778–1837) **''

George Augustus Frederick Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper George Augustus Frederick Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper (26 June 1806 – 15 April 1856), styled Viscount Fordwich until 1837, was a British Whig politician. He served briefly as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under his uncle Lord Melbo ...

'' (1806–1856) * Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper, 4th Lord Dingwall (1834–1905) (restored 1871) ''For further holders see

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20120331185943/http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Dingwall1609.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Dingwall Lordships of Parliament Extinct lordships of Parliament Noble titles created in 1584 1609 establishments in Scotland Noble titles created in 1609

Lord Dingwall (1584)

Lords Dingwall (1609)

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