Viscount of Frendraught was a title in the

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, historically associated with the last Crichtons of Frendraught. It was created on 29 August 1642, along with the title Lord Crichton, for

James Crichton James Crichton, known as the Admirable Crichton (19 August 1560 – 3 July 1582), was an alleged Scottish polymath noted for his extraordinary accomplishments in languages, the arts, and sciences before he was murdered at the age of ...

, son of

James Crichton of Frendraught James Crichton of Frendraught or Frendraucht (1599-1667) was a Scottish landowner and survivor of the Fire of Frendraught in October 1630. Several of his guests were killed at Frendraught Castle and arson was suspected, though the facts of the ca ...

, who thereafter became known as Crichton of Kinnairdie. The Crichtons of Frendraught were heirs-male of

William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton (died 1454) was an important political figure in the late medieval Kingdom of Scotland. Life The son of Sir John Crichton of Crichton, William Crichton is first attested to as one of the Scots noblemen an ...

, who was Lord Chancellor under James II and whose title had been forfeit in 1484.

Viscounts of Frendraught (1642)

* James Crichton, 1st Viscount of Frendraught (c. 1620 - 1663) was the eldest son of Sir James Crichton of Frendraught. * James Crichton, 2nd Viscount of Frendraught (1643 - 1676) was the eldest son of the 1st Viscount. * William Crichton, 3rd Viscount of Frendraught (1670 - 1686) was the eldest son of the 2nd Viscount. * Lewis Crichton, 4th Viscount of Frendraught (c. 1650 - 1698) was a younger son of the 1st Viscount.

Attainder

Lewis Crichton, 4th Viscount Frendraught - a Jacobite - served with

John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee John Graham, 7th of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee (21 July 1648 – 27 July 1689) was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, a Tory and an Episcopalian. As Graham of Claverhouse, he was responsible for policing southwest Scotland to suppress religi ...

in the 1689 rising and, as punishment, the title was

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(i.e. forfeit) on 14 July 1690. ''“ first viscount">James Crichton, 1st Viscount Frendraught">first viscounthad one son, David Makgill of Rankeilour, whose daughter, Isabella Makgill, married the Rev. William Dick, minister of Cupar. Margaret Dick, granddaughter and heiress of this minister, was married to the Hon. Frederick Maitland, sixth son of the

Earl of Lauderdale Earl of Lauderdale is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. The current holder of the title is Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale. History The title was created in 1624 for John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Berwickshire. The se ...

, who assumed the additional name of Makgill. The eldest son of this marriage, Charles Maitland-Makgill of Rankeilour, was married in August, 1794, to Mary, daughter of David Johnstone of Lathrisk. Their eldest son, David Maitland-Makgill Crichton of Rankeilour, was born in 1801, and succeeded his grandmother in 1827."'' In 1839, David Maitland Makgill was served 'heir of line' to the Viscountcy of Frendraught, but was not entitled to claim the title for the following reasons: ''“The fourth viscount was the legitimate holder of the title, and it was

in his person. Even if it had not been so, the title appears to have been confined to “heirs-male”, and the Makgill branch could only claim through an heir-female, viz., Janet Crichton.” ... “Unless some new documents have been found bearing upon the destination of the title, the claim could have no effect now. And even though it had, there would have to be a petition presented to the King asking him to restore the forfeited title, which has not been in abeyance, but actually extinct since 1690.”''

Heraldic insignia

The

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of Viscount Frendraught was quartered, first and fourth

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, a

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; second and third

, a

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and chief

; surtout

, thee mullets

within a

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Or.

References

* Francis J. Grant, "Crichton, Lord Frendraught" in ''

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vol. iv
pp. 123–134. {{DEFAULTSORT:Frendraught Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Scotland Noble titles created in 1642

Viscounts of Frendraught (1642)

Attainder

Heraldic insignia

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