Lord Saltoun
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Lord Saltoun, of Abernethy, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland
. It was created in 1445 for Sir Lawrence Abernethy. The title remained in the Abernethy family until the death in 1669 of his great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter, the tenth Lady Saltoun. She was succeeded by her cousin Alexander Fraser, the eleventh Lord. He was the son of Alexander Fraser and Margaret Abernethy, daughter of the seventh Lord Saltoun. The title has remained in the Frasers of Philorth family
ever since.
The eleventh Lord's great-great-great-great-grandson, the seventeenth Lord, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and sat in the House of Lords
as a Scottish Representative Peer
from 1807 to 1853. His nephew, the eighteenth Lord, was a Scottish Representative Peer
from 1859 to 1866. His son, the nineteenth Lord, and grandson, the twentieth Lord, were also Scottish Representative Peers
, between 1890 and 1933 and 1935 and 1963, respectively. the title is held by the latter's daughter, the twenty-first Lady Saltoun. She is head of the Frasers of Philorth
and also one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
s that remain in the House of Lords
after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
.
It has recently been determined that Margaret Abernethy, 10th Lady Saltoun succeeded her brother, Alexander Abernethy, 9th Lord Saltoun in 1668, but only survived him by about six weeks and had not been counted in the title's numbering. This new information has resulted in the ordinals in subsequent Lords Saltoun being revised. As a result, the later heirs to the title are often referenced with the incorrect numbering.
The heiress presumptive is the present holder's daughter Katharine Ingrid Mary Isabel Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun (born 1957). The second in line is her son Alexander William Malise Fraser (born 1990).
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...
. It was created in 1445 for Sir Lawrence Abernethy. The title remained in the Abernethy family until the death in 1669 of his great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter, the tenth Lady Saltoun. She was succeeded by her cousin Alexander Fraser, the eleventh Lord. He was the son of Alexander Fraser and Margaret Abernethy, daughter of the seventh Lord Saltoun. The title has remained in the Frasers of Philorth family
Frasers of Philorth
The Frasers of Philorth are a Scottish lowland family, originally from the Anjou region of France. Their family seat is in Sauchen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Since the time of Alexander Fraser, 11th Lord Saltoun, the heads of the Philorth family are the Lords Saltoun. The current head of the...
ever since.
The eleventh Lord's great-great-great-great-grandson, the seventeenth Lord, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and sat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as a Scottish Representative Peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
from 1807 to 1853. His nephew, the eighteenth Lord, was a Scottish Representative Peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
from 1859 to 1866. His son, the nineteenth Lord, and grandson, the twentieth Lord, were also Scottish Representative Peers
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
, between 1890 and 1933 and 1935 and 1963, respectively. the title is held by the latter's daughter, the twenty-first Lady Saltoun. She is head of the Frasers of Philorth
Frasers of Philorth
The Frasers of Philorth are a Scottish lowland family, originally from the Anjou region of France. Their family seat is in Sauchen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Since the time of Alexander Fraser, 11th Lord Saltoun, the heads of the Philorth family are the Lords Saltoun. The current head of the...
and also one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
s that remain in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
.
It has recently been determined that Margaret Abernethy, 10th Lady Saltoun succeeded her brother, Alexander Abernethy, 9th Lord Saltoun in 1668, but only survived him by about six weeks and had not been counted in the title's numbering. This new information has resulted in the ordinals in subsequent Lords Saltoun being revised. As a result, the later heirs to the title are often referenced with the incorrect numbering.
Lords Saltoun (1445)
- Lawrence Abernethy, 1st Lord Saltoun (1400–1460)
- William Abernethy, 2nd Lord Saltoun (d. 1488)
- James Abernethy, 3rd Lord Saltoun (d. 1505)
- Alexander Abernethy, 4th Lord Saltoun (d. 1527)
- William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun (d. 1543)
- Alexander Abernethy, 6th Lord Saltoun (d. 1587)
- George Abernethy, 7th Lord Saltoun (1555–1590)
- John Abernethy, 8th Lord Saltoun (1578–1612)
- Alexander Abernethy, 9th Lord Saltoun (1611–1668)
- Margaret Abernethy, 10th Lady Saltoun (1609–1669)
- Alexander Fraser, 11th Lord SaltounAlexander Fraser, 11th Lord SaltounAlexander Fraser, 11th Lord Saltoun , was a Scottish peer and the 10th Laird of Philorth.-Early years:Fraser was born in 1604 in the young town of Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His father was Sir Alexander Fraser and his mother was Lady Margaret Abernethy, daughter of Sir John Abernethy,...
(1604–1693) - William Fraser, 12th Lord SaltounWilliam Fraser, 12th Lord SaltounWilliam Fraser, 12th Lord Saltoun , was a Scottish peer and the 11th Laird of Philorth.-Early years:Fraser was born on 11 November 1654 in the small town of Fraserburgh. His father was Alexander Fraser, Master of Saltoun and Lady Ann Kerr...
(1654–1715) - Alexander Fraser, 13th Lord Saltoun (1684–1748)
- Alexander Fraser, 14th Lord SaltounAlexander Fraser, 14th Lord SaltounAlexander Fraser was the 14th Lord Saltoun, and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland....
(1710–1751) - George Fraser, 15th Lord Saltoun (1720–1781)
- Alexander Fraser, 16th Lord Saltoun (1758–1793)
- Alexander George Fraser, 17th Lord SaltounAlexander Fraser, 17th Lord SaltounLieutenant-General Alexander George Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun KT GCH, KCB, was a Scottish representative peer and a British Army general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the First Anglo-Chinese War....
(1785–1853) - Alexander Fraser, 18th Lord Saltoun (1820–1886)
- Alexander William Frederick Fraser, 19th Lord SaltounAlexander Fraser, 19th Lord SaltounAlexander William Frederick Fraser, 19th Lord Saltoun , a Scottish representative peer, was the son of Alexander Fraser, 18th Lord Saltoun.On 7 July 1885, he married Mary Helena Grattan-Bellew and they had two children:...
(1851–1933) - Alexander Arthur Fraser, 20th Lord SaltounAlexander Fraser, 20th Lord SaltounAlexander Arthur Fraser, 20th Lord Saltoun , a Scottish representative peer, was the son of Alexander Fraser, 19th Lord SaltounOn 8 June 1920, he married Dorothy Geraldine Welby and they had two children:...
(1886–1979) - Flora Marjory Fraser, 21st Lady SaltounFlora Fraser, 21st Lady SaltounMarjorie Flora Fraser, 21st Lady SaltounIt has recently been determined that Margaret Abernethy succeeded her brother, Alexander Abernethy, 9th Lord Saltoun in 1668, but only survived him by about 6 weeks and had not been counted in the title's numbering. This new information has resulted in the...
Lady Saltoun, Katherine Fraser, and Alexander Fraser's surnames would all not normally be "Fraser." However, because they are in line to be (or are already) the Chief of the name and arms of Fraser, their surnames have been recognized by the Lord Lyon King of ArmsLord Lyon King of ArmsThe Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new grants of arms, and serving as the judge of the Court of the Lord Lyon, the oldest...
to be "Fraser." (b. 1930)
The heiress presumptive is the present holder's daughter Katharine Ingrid Mary Isabel Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun (born 1957). The second in line is her son Alexander William Malise Fraser (born 1990).