Earl of Traquair

Earl of Traquair (pronounced "Tra-quare") was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for John Stewart, Lord Stewart of Traquair.

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John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair.

The family seat was Traquair House.

Stewart had been created Lord Stewart of Traquair in 1628, and was made Lord Linton and Caberston at the same time as he was given the earldom in 1633. These titles were also in the Peerage of Scotland. The titles became extinct or dormant on the death of the 8th Earl of Traquair, Charles Stewart (b. 1781), 2 August 1861.

Earls of Traquair (1633-1861)

John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair (~1600–1659)
John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Traquair (1624–1666)
William Stewart, 3rd Earl of Traquair (1657–1673) (succeeded by his brother)
Charles Stewart, 4th Earl of Traquair (1659–1741); m. Lady Mary Maxwell. 17 children (born between 1695 and 1711) all of whom survived to adulthood.
Charles Stewart, 5th Earl of Traquair (1697–1764) (succeeded by his brother); imprisoned after the Jacobite rising of 1745.
John Stewart, 6th Earl of Traquair (1699–1779); his daughter Christina married Cyrus Griffin, last President of the Continental Congress
Charles Stewart, 7th Earl of Traquair FRSE (Lord Linton) (1746–1827); m. Mary Ravenscroft
Charles Stewart, 8th Earl of Traquair (1781–1861)

Significant Events

Stewart v. Riddoch,[1] Scottish Court of Session (1675).

In 1745, the 5th Earl of Traquair, Charles Edward Stuart, attempted to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart.[2] Lord Charles escaped to France, where he continued to seek support for another attempt at battle, but being unable to gather enough force, died in Rome, Italia in 1788.[3]

References

"Stewart v Riddoch., [1675] Mor 6758 | Scottish Court of Session, Judgment, Law, casemine.com". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
Riding, Jacqueline (2016). Jacobites : a new history of the '45 rebellion. London. ISBN 1-4088-1912-0. OCLC 946603612.
Douglas, Hugh (23 September 2004). Walkinshaw, Clementine, styled countess of Albestroff (c. 1720–1802), mistress of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.

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[1] "Stewart v Riddoch., [1675] Mor 6758 | Scottish Court of Session, Judgment, Law, casemine.com". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

[2] Riding, Jacqueline (2016). Jacobites : a new history of the '45 rebellion. London. ISBN 1-4088-1912-0. OCLC 946603612.

[3] Douglas, Hugh (23 September 2004). Walkinshaw, Clementine, styled countess of Albestroff (c. 1720–1802), mistress of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.