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The chief of the clan is the only person permitted to use these arms. The original arms of Napier (as seen in the picture of John Napier on this page) were: Argent, a saltire engrailed between four roses gules, barbed vert. These arms bear striking similarity to the arms of the Clan Lennox (see origin of
Napier (/ ˈ n eɪ p i ər / NAY-pee-ər) is a surname with an English, Scottish, French or Polish origin. The British surname Napier is derived from an occupational name for someone who sold or produced table linen ; or for a naperer which was a servant who was responsible for the washing and storage of linen in a medieval household.
Lord Napier was the hereditary clan chief of Clan Napier. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst he was commissioned into the Scots Guards serving in Malaya in 1950. At the death of his father in 1954 he succeeded as 14th Lord Napier , 5th Lord Ettrick, and 11th baronet of Nova Scotia, as well as chief of the name and arms of Clan Napier .
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Coat of arms of the Lord Napier of Merchistoun, Baron Ettrick of Ettrick, Baronet of Nova Scotia: Napier (arms of feudal Earls of Lennox, a title inherited by King James I & VI from his father Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley) quartering Scott [1] Lord Napier, of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.
Sir Alexander Lennox Napier, 11th Baronet (1882–1954) Sir Robert Archibald Napier, MBE, 12th Baronet (1889–1965) Sir William Archibald Napier, 13th Baronet (1915–1990) Sir John Archibald Lennox Napier, 14th Baronet (born 1946) The heir apparent is the present holder's only son Hugh Robert Lennox Napier of Merchistoun, Younger of Napier ...
Merchiston Tower, also known as Merchiston Castle, was probably built by Alexander Napier, the 2nd Laird of Merchiston around 1454. It serves as the seat for Clan Napier.It was the home of John Napier, the 8th Laird of Merchiston and the inventor of logarithms, who was born there in 1550.
He was the second son of Alexander Napier (alias Sandy) of Exeter, Devon, by his wife Anne Birchley, daughter of Edward Birchley of Hertfordshire. Alexander was a son of Sir Alexander Napier of Scotland, and was a brother of Sir Archibald Napier. He had left Scotland during the reign of King Henry VIII (1509–1547) and settled in the city of ...
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