Lord Nairne
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Lord Nairne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland
, which since 1995 is held by the Viscount Mersey
. It was created in 1681 for the Scottish lawyer Sir Robert Nairne, with remainder to his son-in-law Lord William Murray, fourth son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl
. Nairne notably served as a Lord of Session
and a Lord of the Justiciary. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his son-in-law, the second Lord. He was involved in the Jacobite rising of 1715
and was attainted. His son John Nairne, the de jure third Lord, was also attainted for his role in the rising of 1715. After having the attainder partially reversed he was again attainted for his participation in the Jacobite rising of 1745. In 1721, Nairne was created "Viscount of Stanley" and "Earl of Nairne" in the Jacobite peerage
by James Francis Edward Stuart
, the "Old Pretender". In 1824 his grandson William Nairne managed to obtain a reversal of the attainder, and became the fifth Lord.
On the death of his son, the sixth Lord, this line of the family failed. He was succeeded by his kinswoman Margaret Mercer-Elphinstone, 2nd Baroness Keith, who became the seventh Lady Nairne. She was the daughter of George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith
and wife of the French statesman Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut
. On her death the barony of Keith became extinct while she was succeeded in the lordship of Nairne by her daughter Emily, the eighth holder. She married Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne
. They were both succeeded by their eldest son Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and 9th Lord Nairne. The lordship remained a subsidiary title of the marquessate until the death in 1944 of his grandson, the seventh Marquess. He was succeeded in the marquessate by his cousin while the Scottish lordship passed to his sister Katherine Evelyn Constance Bigham, who became the twelfth Lady Nairne. She was the wife of Edward Clive Bigham, 3rd Viscount Mersey. They were both succeeded by their eldest son, the fourth Viscount and thirteenth Lord. As of 2006 the titles are held by the latter's son, the fifth Viscount and fourteenth Lord Nairne.
The Heiress Presumptive is the present holder's daughter Hon. Flora Diana Joan Bigham, Mistress of Nairne (b. 2003)
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
, which since 1995 is held by the Viscount Mersey
Viscount Mersey
Viscount Mersey, of Toxteth in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1916 for the lawyer and politician John Bigham, 1st Baron Mersey. He had already been created Baron Mersey, of Toxteth in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in 1910,...
. It was created in 1681 for the Scottish lawyer Sir Robert Nairne, with remainder to his son-in-law Lord William Murray, fourth son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl
John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, KT was a leading Scottish royalist and defender of the Stuarts during the English Civil War of the 1640s, until after the rise to power of William and Mary in 1689...
. Nairne notably served as a Lord of Session
Court of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
and a Lord of the Justiciary. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his son-in-law, the second Lord. He was involved in the Jacobite rising of 1715
Jacobite rising
The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland occurring between 1688 and 1746. The uprisings were aimed at returning James VII of Scotland and II of England, and later his descendants of the House of Stuart, to the throne after he was deposed by...
and was attainted. His son John Nairne, the de jure third Lord, was also attainted for his role in the rising of 1715. After having the attainder partially reversed he was again attainted for his participation in the Jacobite rising of 1745. In 1721, Nairne was created "Viscount of Stanley" and "Earl of Nairne" in the Jacobite peerage
Jacobite peerage
After the deposition by the English parliament in February 1689 of King James II and VII from the thrones of England and Ireland , he and his successors continued to create peers and baronets, which they believed was their right...
by James Francis Edward Stuart
James Francis Edward Stuart
James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales was the son of the deposed James II of England...
, the "Old Pretender". In 1824 his grandson William Nairne managed to obtain a reversal of the attainder, and became the fifth Lord.
On the death of his son, the sixth Lord, this line of the family failed. He was succeeded by his kinswoman Margaret Mercer-Elphinstone, 2nd Baroness Keith, who became the seventh Lady Nairne. She was the daughter of George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith
George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith
George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith was a British admiral active throughout the Napoleonic Wars.-Career:Fifth son of the 10th Lord Elphinstone, he was born in Elphinstone Tower, near Stirling, Scotland...
and wife of the French statesman Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut
Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut
Auguste Charles Joseph de Flahaut de La Billarderie, Comte de Flahaut de La Billarderie was a French general and statesman...
. On her death the barony of Keith became extinct while she was succeeded in the lordship of Nairne by her daughter Emily, the eighth holder. She married Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne
Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne
Henry Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne KG , styled Lord Henry Petty-FitzMaurice until 1836 and Earl of Shelburne between 1836 and 1863, was a British politician.-Background and education:...
. They were both succeeded by their eldest son Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and 9th Lord Nairne. The lordship remained a subsidiary title of the marquessate until the death in 1944 of his grandson, the seventh Marquess. He was succeeded in the marquessate by his cousin while the Scottish lordship passed to his sister Katherine Evelyn Constance Bigham, who became the twelfth Lady Nairne. She was the wife of Edward Clive Bigham, 3rd Viscount Mersey. They were both succeeded by their eldest son, the fourth Viscount and thirteenth Lord. As of 2006 the titles are held by the latter's son, the fifth Viscount and fourteenth Lord Nairne.
Lords Nairne (1681)
- Robert Nairne, 1st Lord Nairne (c. 1620–1683)
- William Murray, 2nd Lord Nairne (1664–1726) (attainted 1716)
- John Nairne, de jure 3rd Lord Nairne (1691–1770)
- John Nairne, de jure 4th Lord Nairne (d. 1782)
- William Murray Nairne, 5rd Lord Nairne (1757–1830) (restored 1824)
- William Murray Nairne, 6th Lord Nairne (1808–1837)
- Margaret Mercer-Elphinstone, 7th Lady Nairne, 2nd Baroness Keith (1788–1867)
- Emily Jane Petty-FitzMaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne, 8th Lady NairneEmily Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of LansdowneEmily Jane Mercer Elphinstone Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne and 8th Lady Nairne was a British peeress....
(1819–1895) - Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, 9th Lord NairneHenry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of LansdowneHenry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC was a British politician and Irish peer who served successively as the fifth Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs...
(1845–1927) - Henry William Edmund Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne, 10th Lord NairneHenry Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of LansdowneLieutenant-Colonel Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne DSO MVO , styled Earl of Kerry until 1927, was a British soldier and politician.-Background:...
(1872–1936) - Charles Hope Petty-Fitzmaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne, 11th Lord NairneCharles Petty-FitzMaurice, 7th Marquess of LansdowneCharles Hope Petty-Fitzmaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne was the son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne.He died in 1944, aged 27 in Italy, killed in action during the Second World War...
(1917–1944) - Katherine Evelyn Constance Bigham, Viscountess Mersey, 12th Lady Nairne (1912–1995) who succeeded her brother Charles Hope Petty-Fitzmaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne, 11th Lord NairneCharles Petty-FitzMaurice, 7th Marquess of LansdowneCharles Hope Petty-Fitzmaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne was the son of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne.He died in 1944, aged 27 in Italy, killed in action during the Second World War...
1944. The marquessate passed to a male cousin, George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of LansdowneGeorge Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of LansdowneGeorge John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne DL , known as George Petty-Fitzmaurice until 1944, was a British peer and Conservative politician.-Background:... - Richard Maurice Clive Bigham, 4th Viscount Mersey, 13th Lord Nairne (1934–2006)
- Edward John Hallam Bigham, 5th Viscount Mersey, 14th Lord Nairne (b. 1966)
The Heiress Presumptive is the present holder's daughter Hon. Flora Diana Joan Bigham, Mistress of Nairne (b. 2003)
See also
- Marquess of Atholl
- Viscount Keith
- Marquess of LansdowneMarquess of LansdowneMarquess of Lansdowne, in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. This branch of the family descends from the Hon...
- Viscount MerseyViscount MerseyViscount Mersey, of Toxteth in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1916 for the lawyer and politician John Bigham, 1st Baron Mersey. He had already been created Baron Mersey, of Toxteth in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in 1910,...