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No substantive Scottish peerage had appeared since George Crawfurd's in 1716. In 1764, Douglas published the volume, The Peerage of Scotland; [2] with a dedication to the Earl of Morton and a list of subscribers prefixed. In his preface Douglas stated that he had sent for corrections and additions a manuscript copy of each account of a peerage ...
The Scots Peerage is a nine-volume book series of the Scottish nobility compiled and edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, published in Edinburgh from 1904 to 1914. The full title is The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom.
His grandson, the Scottish-born Robert Douglas (1611–1662), transplanted this branch of the Scottish clan to Sweden when in 1627 he became an officer in the Thirty Years' War; In 1657 he became field marshal. He received the Swedish title of Baron in 1651 and the title of Count (the highest title awarded to non-royalty in Sweden) in 1654.
The Peerage of Scotland differs from those of England and Ireland in that its lowest rank is not that of baron. In Scotland, "baron" is a rank within the Baronage of Scotland, considered noble but not a peer, equivalent to a baron in some continental countries. The Scottish equivalent to the English or Irish baron is a Lord of Parliament.
1764: Died William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire: 1764: 1811: Duke of Marlborough (1702) George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough: 1758: 1817: Duke of Rutland (1703) John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland: 1721: 1779: Peerage of Scotland: Duke of Hamilton (1643) James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton: 1758: 1769: Died Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of ...
1764 in Scotland. 1 language ... List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1764 in: Great Britain • Wales • Elsewhere: Events from the year 1764 in ...
1764: 1807: Viscount Weymouth (1682) Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth: 1751: 1796: Peerage of Scotland: Viscount of Falkland (1620) Lucius Cary, 7th Viscount Falkland: 1730: 1785: Viscount of Stormont (1621) David Murray, 7th Viscount of Stormont: 1748: 1796: Viscount of Arbuthnott (1641) John Arbuthnot, 6th Viscount of Arbuthnott: 1756: ...
1764: 1807: Created Marquess Townshend, see above Viscount Weymouth (1682) Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth: 1751: 1796: Created Marquess of Bath, see above Peerage of Scotland: Viscount of Falkland (1620) Lucius Cary, 7th Viscount Falkland: 1730: 1785: Died Henry Thomas Cary, 8th Viscount Falkland: 1785: 1796: Viscount of Stormont (1621)