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Baron of Kilravock is a title of nobility in the Baronage of Scotland. [3] It was created in 1293 by John Balliol for Hugh Rose of Geddes. The holders of the title Baron of Kilravock have also held the Chiefdom of Clan Rose .
[2] [3] Following the death of his elder brother, John Baillie Rose, 22nd of Kilravock on 20 September 1854, Rose inherited Kilravock Castle and the title Baron of Kilravock at which point he returned to Scotland from the army. [1] On his return he was appointed Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Nairn. [1]
Rose was born the son of Hugh Rose, 15th of Kilravock and his first wife, Margaret Campbell, daughter of Sir Hugh Campbell, 5th of Cawdor. [3] Born the son of the Chief of Clan Rose, he was a member of an ancient family who received their title from John Balliol in 1293, after inheriting their estates at Kilravock Castle in around 1290. [2]
The thirteenth Baron of Kilravock led the Clan Rose against James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose at the Battle of Auldearn in 1645. [2] Later, however, after the king had been handed over to Parliament by the Scottish army, Rose led a regiment of dragoons as part of the Duke of Hamilton 's regiment, which planned to rescue the king.
[2] [3] He inherited Kilravock on his father's death in 1687 along with the Barony of Kilravock and the Chiefdom of the Name and Arms of Clan Rose. On his father's death, the Rose estates were heavily encumbered, it was only by successive marriages to heiresses that the estates were saved and brought out of debt.
In Scotland, "baron" or "baroness" is a rank of the ancient nobility of the Baronage of Scotland, a hereditary title of honour, and refers to the holder of a barony, formerly a feudal superiority (dominium directum) attached to land erected into a free barony by Crown Charter, this being the status of a minor baron, recognised by the crown as noble, but not a peer.
Hugh Rose, 20th Baron of Kilravock (1781–1827), was a Member of Parliament for Nairnshire and the Chief of Clan Rose. [1] He was the eldest son of Hugh Rose of Brea and Broadley and his wife Elizabeth Rose, Lady of Kilravock. Upon his mother's death in 1815, he inherited her estates and became the Clan Chief of the Roses. [2]
Rose's family seat, Kilravock Castle. Rose was born at Kilravock Castle on 10 August 1863, the son of Major James Rose, 23rd of Kilravock and Anna Maria Twemlow, the daughter of General George Twemlow. [2] He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and went on to go to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [1]