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Arms of Alexander Wedderburn, as 1st Baron Loughborough
Arms of Alexander Wedderburn,
as 1st Baron Loughborough

Earl of Rosslyn is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most Peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801 when It was created in 1801 for Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough, Lord Chancellor from 1793 to 1801, with special remainder to his nephew Sir James St Clair-Erskine, 6th Baronet. Alexander Wedderburn 1st Earl of Rosslyn ( 13 February 1733 &ndash 2 January 1805) Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. James St Clair-Erskine 2nd Earl of Rosslyn GCB PC (1762 &ndash 1837 known as Sir James Erskine 6th Baronet, from 1765 until 1789 and as Sir James Wedderburn had already been created Baron Loughborough, of Loughborough in the County Leicester, in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1780, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body, and Baron Loughborough, of Loughborough in the County Surrey, in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1795, with similar remainder as for the earldom. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant Peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Lord Rosslyn was childless and on his death in 1805 the barony of 1780 became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony of 1795 and in the earldom according to the special remainders by his aforementioned nephew, the second Earl. He was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and also held political office as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above

His son, the third Earl, was a General in the Army and held political office as Master of the Buckhounds and Under-Secretary of State for War. The Master of the Buckhounds was an officer in the Master of the Horse 's department of the British Royal Household Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for War 1794-1947 1794 Sir Evan Nepean, Bt 1795 William Huskisson In 1801 the He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (Chief Government Whip in the House of Lords) in Lord Salisbury's second Conservative administration. The Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a UK government post usually held by the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" "Lord Salisbury" redirects here For other holders of the title see Marquess of Salisbury. As of 2007 the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the seventh Earl, who succeeded his father in 1977. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He is a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Service. "Metropolitan Police" redirects here See also Metropolitan police. Lord Rosslyn is also one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher. Elected by the Whole House The following peers were elected to serve as Deputy Speakers of the House of Lords. The House of Lords Act 1999 (1999 c 34 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999

The Erskine Baronetcy, of Alva in the County of Fife, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1666 for Charles Erskine. Baronetage of England (1611-1705 King James I erected the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611 for the settlement of Ireland He represented Clackmannan and Stirling in the Parliament of Scotland. This article is about the pre-1707 parliament The article on the devolved legislative body established in 1999 is at Scottish Parliament. His eldest son, the second Baronet, was killed at the Battle of Landen in 1693. The Battle of Landen (or Neerwinden) in the current Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, was a battle in the Nine Years' War, fought in the He was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He was one of the Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain and later represented Clackmannanshire. Scottish representatives to the House of Commons of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain were not Elected but Co-opted in 1707 from the Commissioners Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire were constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and His eldest son, the fourth Baronet, was killed at the Battle of Laffeldt in 1747. His younger brother and successor, the fifth Baronet, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and sat as Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs and Anstruther Easter Burghs. Ayr Burghs was a District of burghs Constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Anstruther Burghs was a District of burghs Constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and Erskine married Janet Wedderburn, daughter of Peter Wedderburn and sister of Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn. Alexander Wedderburn 1st Earl of Rosslyn ( 13 February 1733 &ndash 2 January 1805) Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned sixth Baronet, who in 1805 succeeded his uncle Lord Rosslyn in the barony of Loughborough and earldom of Rosslyn. See above for further history of the baronetcy.

The family seat is Rosslyn Castle in Midlothian, Scotland. Roslin Castle (sometimes spelt Rosslyn) is a partially ruined Castle near the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. Midlothian ( Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Earl also owns Rosslyn Chapel. Rosslyn Chapel, properly named the Collegiate Church of St Matthew, was founded on a small hill above Roslin Glen as a Roman Catholic collegiate church (with between

Erskine Baronets, of Alva (1666)

Earls of Rosslyn (1801)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's eldest son Jamie William St. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An heir apparent is an Heir who (short of a fundamental change in the situation cannot be displaced from inheriting the term is used in contrast to Heir presumptive Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (b. 1986)

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