Katherine Grant, 12th Countess of Dysart
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Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus, 12th Countess of Dysart (1 June 1918 – 8 November 2011) was a Scottish
peeress.
She was born Katherine Greaves, daughter of Wenefryde Agatha Greaves,who succeeeded as 10th Countess of Dysart (1889–1975)in 1935 and Major
Owain Edward Whitebread-Greaves. On her mother's death Lady Katherine's elder sister, Lady Rosamund Agnes (1914–2003) became the 11th Countess of Dysart
, but never married or had issue, on her death in December 2003 Lady Katherine succeeded to the the titles of Countess of Dysart
and Lady Huntingtower.
The Huntingtower
title is a Lordship of Parliament
, the lowest rank in the Peerage of Scotland
and the equivalent of an English barony. The Times
of London has referred to her in print as Baroness Huntingtower.
The Countess married Lieutenant-Colonel John Peter Grant younger of Rothiemurchus in 1941 (1915–1987) who succeeded his father as 15th Grant of Rothiemurchus and the Sheriff of Inverness
. They had two children:
She died in 2011, aged 93.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
peeress.
She was born Katherine Greaves, daughter of Wenefryde Agatha Greaves,who succeeeded as 10th Countess of Dysart (1889–1975)in 1935 and Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Owain Edward Whitebread-Greaves. On her mother's death Lady Katherine's elder sister, Lady Rosamund Agnes (1914–2003) became the 11th Countess of Dysart
Earl of Dysart
Earl of Dysart is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 for William Murray, who had earlier represented Fowey and East Looe in the English House of Commons. He was made Lord Huntingtower at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was succeeded by his daughter, the...
, but never married or had issue, on her death in December 2003 Lady Katherine succeeded to the the titles of Countess of Dysart
Earl of Dysart
Earl of Dysart is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 for William Murray, who had earlier represented Fowey and East Looe in the English House of Commons. He was made Lord Huntingtower at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was succeeded by his daughter, the...
and Lady Huntingtower.
The Huntingtower
Huntingtower
Huntingtower may refer to:*Huntingtower, a part of the village of Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield, near Perth, Scotland*Huntingtower Castle*Huntingtower , a 1923 novel by John Buchan*Huntingtower School, Melbourne, Australia...
title is a Lordship of Parliament
Lord of Parliament
A Lord of Parliament was the lowest rank of nobility automatically entitled to attend sessions of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland. Post-Union, it is a member of the lowest rank of the Peerage of Scotland, ranking below a viscount...
, the lowest rank in the Peerage of Scotland
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...
and the equivalent of an English barony. The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
of London has referred to her in print as Baroness Huntingtower.
The Countess married Lieutenant-Colonel John Peter Grant younger of Rothiemurchus in 1941 (1915–1987) who succeeded his father as 15th Grant of Rothiemurchus and the Sheriff of Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
. They had two children:
- Lady Jane Margery Grant (b. 2 February 1943), married Andrew Robert Fowell Buxton in 1965 and has issue
- Johnnie Grant, Lord HuntingtowerJohn Grant, 13th Earl of DysartJohn Peter Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart, DL , styled Lord Huntingtower from 2003 to 2011, is a Scottish peer, landowner and conservationist. He owns the Rothiemurchus estate, including Rothiemurchus Forest, in the Scottish Highlands....
(b. 22 October 1946), later her successor as Earl of Dysart and owner of the Rothiemurchus estate, married Philippa Chance on 8th May, 1971 and has issue
She died in 2011, aged 93.