Viscount Teviot was a title that was created twice in the
Peerage of Scotland. The first creation was on 20 October 1685 for the Honourable
Robert Spencer of the
Spencer family
The Spencer family is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. From the 16th century, its members have held numerous titles including the dukedom of Marlborough, the earldoms of Sunderland and Spencer, and the Churchill barony. Two prom ...
. He was the son of
William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (christened 4 January 1591 – 19 December 1636) was an English nobleman, politician, and peer from the Spencer family.
Life
Spencer was the son of Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormlei ...
and younger brother of
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland
Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, 3rd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (c. 23 November 1620 – 20 September 1643), known as The Lord Spencer between 1636 and June 1643, was an English peer, nobleman, and politician from the Spencer family who ...
.
It became extinct upon his suicide in 1694.
The second creation was for
Sir Thomas Livingstone, Viscount Teviot, on 4 December 1696; he was at the same time created Lord Livingstone of Peebles. Lord William Douglas, son of the
Duke of Queensberry
The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 3 February 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the 1st Marquess of Queensberry. The Dukedom was held along with the Marquessate of Queensb ...
) was created
Earl of March
Earl of March is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or borderlands between England and either Wales (Welsh Marches) or Scotland (Scottish Marc ...
and Viscount Peebles on 20 April 1697. Livingstone unsuccessfully protested and a second patent was issued on 19 June 1698, this time as Lord Livingstone of Hyndford. Both titles became extinct upon his death in 1711.
Viscounts Teviot (1685)
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Robert Spencer, 1st Viscount Teviot (1629–1694)
Viscounts Teviot (1696)
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Sir Thomas Livingstone, Viscount Teviot (1651-1711)
References
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Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Scotland
Noble titles created in 1685
Noble titles created in 1696