Barony of Urquhart
Former Barons of Urquhart

Former Barons of UrquhartLANDS OF URQUHART AND PLUSCARDEN ERECTED INTO A BARONY BY MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

Former Barons of Urquhart

On 6 April, 1611, the first Baron of Urquhart, Alexander Seton received a charter of novodamus of the lands and Baronies of Urquhart and Fyvie, the lands of Dalgety and Danduff, which were all incorporated into the Earldom of Dunfermline and Lordships of Urquhart and Fyvie. In 1605, Seton was appointed Lord Chancellor of Scotland, a post he held until his death in 1622. Alexander Seton had been one of the most prominent civil servants during the reign of James VI.

Since its formation 400 years ago as a gift by Mary Queen of Scots to her god-son Alexander Seton, the Barony of Urquhart and the feudal title of Baron of Urquhart have been past chronologically to these eighteen gentlemen:

  1. 2nd 1622 – Charles Seton
  2. 3rd 1653 – Alexander Livingston of Almond
  3. The Barony of Urquhart was elevated to the Lordship and Regalty of Urquhart in 1663
  4. 3rd 1663 – Alexander Livingston of Almond
  5. 4th 1674 – Lord John Hamilton
  6. 5th 1680 – William Livingston
  7. 6th 1688 – Alexander Livingston
  8. 7th 1692 – James Livingston
  9. 8th Lord Cosmo George Gordon, K.T.
  10. 9th 1752 – Alexander Gordon
  11. 10th 1763 – James Duff
  12. 11th 1809 – Alexander Duff
  13. 12th 1811 – James Duff
  14. 13th 1857 – James Duff
  15. 14th 1879 – Alexander William George Duff
  16. 15th 1899 – Thomas MacKenzie of Innes
  17. 16th 1912 – Francis John Tennant
  18. 17th 1942 – Sir Iain Tennant, K.T.
  19. 18th 1971 – Mark Edward Tennant
  20. 19th 2004 – Robert Allen Cromartie of Urquhart-On-Spey See current Baron of Urquhart

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