John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore
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Sir John Keith, 1st Earl of Kintore (died 1714) was a Scottish nobleman.
The fourth son of William Keith, 5th Earl Marischal, he held Dunnottar Castle
against Oliver Cromwell
, and preserved the regalia
in 1650. He was created Knight Marischal
of Scotland at the Restoration and was created Earl of Kintore
along with the subsidiary title of Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall and a privy councillor
in 1677.
The fourth son of William Keith, 5th Earl Marischal, he held Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland, about two miles south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th–16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been an early fortress of the Dark Ages...
against Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
, and preserved the regalia
Honours of Scotland
The Honours of Scotland, also known as the Scottish regalia and the Scottish Crown Jewels, dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, are the oldest set of crown jewels in the British Isles. The existing set were used for the coronation of Scottish monarchs from 1543 to 1651...
in 1650. He was created Knight Marischal
Knight Marischal
The office of Knight Marischal was first created for the Scottish coronation of Charles I in 1633, at Scone. Unlike the separate office of Marischal, the office of Knight Marischal is not heritable, and has continued to be filled up to the death of the 11th Duke of Hamilton in 1863...
of Scotland at the Restoration and was created Earl of Kintore
Earl of Kintore
Earl of Kintore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1677 for Sir John Keith, third son of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal . He was made Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland...
along with the subsidiary title of Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall and a privy councillor
Privy Council of Scotland
The Privy Council of Scotland was a body that advised the King.In the range of its functions the council was often more important than the Estates in the running the country. Its registers include a wide range of material on the political, administrative, economic and social affairs of Scotland...
in 1677.