12-622: Lady Elgin may refer to: Lady Elgin, the wife of the Earl of Elgin Mary Louisa Lambton , the second wife of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin PS Lady Elgin , a steamship named in honour of Mary Louisa Lambton Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lady Elgin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
24-564: Is a title in the Peerage of Scotland , created in 1633 for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss . He was later created Baron Bruce , of Whorlton in the County of York, in the Peerage of England on 30 July 1641. The Earl of Elgin is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Bruce . The family descended from the Bruces of Clackmannan , whose ancestor was Thomas de Bruys . According to Sir James Balfour Paul , there
36-453: Is no evidence that this branch of the family was descended from Robert the Bruce (King Robert I), despite claims that Thomas was an illegitimate son of the king. However, King Robert's son David II made a grant of land in 1359 to Robert Bruce referring to him as dilecto consanguineo suo (our beloved cousin). It was generally accepted that Clackmannan branch descended from John de Brus who
48-590: Is the present holder's son Charles Edward Bruce, Lord Bruce (b. 1961). The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son James Andrew Charles Robert Bruce, Master of Bruce (b. 1991). Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom . It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after
60-589: The Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain . New peers continued to be created in the Peerage of Ireland until 1898 (the last creation was the Barony of Curzon of Kedleston ) The House of Lords Act 1999 reformed the House of Lords . Until then, all peers of the United Kingdom were automatically members of the House of Lords. However, from that date, most of
72-513: The Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords following the Acts of Union of 1707 and 1800 , though the law permitted a limited number to be elected by their fellows to serve in the House of Lords as representative peers . Some peerages of the United Kingdom were created to get around this obstacle and allow certain Scottish and Irish peers to enjoy
84-424: The hereditary peers ceased to be members, whereas the life peers retained their seats. All hereditary peers of the first creation (i.e. those for whom a peerage was originally created, as opposed to those who inherited a peerage), and all surviving hereditary peers who had served as Leader of the House of Lords , were offered a life peerage to allow them to continue to sit in the House, should they wish. Peers in
96-826: The Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united. In Dublin there are roads that come from the Earl's titles. These are Elgin Road and Ailesbury Road. The most famous Earl was the 7th Earl , who removed and transported to Britain the so-called Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon . As well as the titles Earl of Elgin and Earl of Kincardine, Lord Elgin also holds the titles Lord Bruce of Kinloss (created 1604), Lord Bruce of Torry (1647) and Baron Elgin , of Elgin in Scotland (1849). The first two are in
108-540: The Peerage of Scotland; the third is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The Lordship of Kinloss held by the first four Earls was inherited on the death of the 4th Earl by the 3rd Duke of Chandos . Through his daughter it passed to the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos , and is now held by these Dukes' heir of line. The family seat is Broomhall House , three miles south-west of Dunfermline , Scotland . The heir apparent
120-805: The automatic right to sit in the House of Lords The ranks of the peerage are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount , and Baron . The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1874, and the last marquessate was created in 1936. Creation of the remaining ranks, except baronies for life , mostly ceased once Harold Wilson 's Labour government took office in 1964 , and only thirteen (nine non-royal and four royal) people have been created hereditary peers since then. These were: Marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons are all addressed as 'Lord X', where 'X' represents either their territory or surname pertaining to their title. Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Dukes and duchesses are addressed just as 'Duke' or 'Duchess' or, in
132-511: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lady_Elgin&oldid=858596709 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Earl of Elgin Earl of Elgin ( / ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / EL -ghin )
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#1732849062753144-593: Was a younger son of Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale . The first earl was succeeded by his son, Robert, who also was created Earl of Ailesbury in the Peerage of England. The two Earldoms continued united until the death of the fourth Earl of Elgin, when the Ailesbury and Baron Bruce (of Whorlton) titles became extinct, and the Elgin title passed to the Earl of Kincardine ; the Lordship of Kinloss became dormant. Thereafter,
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