Lord Herries of Terregles
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Lord Herries of Terregles is a title in the Peerage of Scotland
. It was created in 1490 for Herbert Herries
. On the death of his grandson, the third Lord, the male line failed. He was succeeded by his daughter Agnes. She married Sir John Maxwell, second son of Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell. Their great-grandson, the seventh Lord, succeeded as third Earl of Nithsdale
in 1667 on the death of his kinsman the second Earl. The earldom had been created in 1620 for Robert Maxwell, 9th Lord Maxwell. The third Earl's grandson, the fifth Earl, took part in the Jacobite rising of 1715
. He was attainted in 1716 and sentenced to death. However, he managed to make a celebrated escape from the Tower of London
by changing clothes with his wife's maid the day before his execution.
On his death the claim to the titles passed to his son, the de jure sixth Earl. On his death in 1776 the earldom and lordships of Maxwell and Maxwell, Eskdale and Carlyle are considered to have become extinct. The claim to the lordship of Herries of Terregles passed to his daughter Winifred. She married Sir William Haggerston-Constable, second son of Sir Carnaby Haggerston, 3rd Baronet, of Haggerston Castle
, Northumberland
(see Constable Maxwell-Scott Baronets
). Their son Marmaduke William assumed the surname of Constable-Maxwell. On his death in 1819 the claim to the lordship passed to his son William Constable-Maxwell. In 1848 the descendants of the fifth Earl of Nithsdale were restored in blood by Act of Parliament and in 1858 William Constable-Maxwell was restored as tenth Lord Herries of Terregles.
He was succeeded by his son, the eleventh Lord, who notably served as Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
from 1880 to 1908, and was Kirkcudbrightshire
between 1885 and 1908. In 1884 he was created of Baron Herries, Carleverock Castle in the County of Dumfries and of Everingham in the East Riding of the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. However, the barony became extinct on his death as he had no sons. He was succeeded in the lordship by his daughter, the twelfth Lady Herries of Terregles. She married her first cousin once removed Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
. On her death in 1945 the title was inherited by her only son Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk
, who became the thirteenth Lord Herries of Terregles. When he died in 1975 the dukedom passed to his cousin, the seventeenth Duke, while he was succeeded in the lordship by the eldest of his four daughters, the fourteenth and present holder of the title. In 1985 Lady Herries of Terregles married the cricketer Colin Cowdrey, who in 1997 was given a life peerage as Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge.
Brown's Peerage of Scotland states, in 1834: "Lord Herries (Attainted), said to be represented by Constable-Maxwell of Terregles; also claimed by Major Maxwell as merging in the Nithsdale Peerage."
The lordship is named for Terregles
, near Dumfries
in south west Scotland
.
The 14th Lady has no legitimate children. Therefore, her heir presumptive is her younger sister, also childless, followed by another childless sister and a sister who has two daughters.
Lady Mary Kerr is followed by the 14th Lady's first cousin (son of Lady Rachel Pepys
), the first male in the line, and his four daughters and grandchildren.
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 1490 for Herbert Herries
Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregles
Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregles , was a Scottish peer.Herries was summoned to the Scottish Parliament as Lord Herries of Terregles in 1490. He died in circa 1505 and was succeeded in the lordship of Parliament by his son Andrew.-References:*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David ....
. On the death of his grandson, the third Lord, the male line failed. He was succeeded by his daughter Agnes. She married Sir John Maxwell, second son of Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell. Their great-grandson, the seventh Lord, succeeded as third Earl of Nithsdale
Earl of Nithsdale
Earl of Nithsdale was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1620 for Robert Maxwell, 9th Lord Maxwell, with remainder to heirs male. He was made Lord Maxwell, Eskdale and Carlyle at the same time...
in 1667 on the death of his kinsman the second Earl. The earldom had been created in 1620 for Robert Maxwell, 9th Lord Maxwell. The third Earl's grandson, the fifth Earl, took part 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...
. He was attainted in 1716 and sentenced to death. However, he managed to make a celebrated escape from the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
by changing clothes with his wife's maid the day before his execution.
On his death the claim to the titles passed to his son, the de jure sixth Earl. On his death in 1776 the earldom and lordships of Maxwell and Maxwell, Eskdale and Carlyle are considered to have become extinct. The claim to the lordship of Herries of Terregles passed to his daughter Winifred. She married Sir William Haggerston-Constable, second son of Sir Carnaby Haggerston, 3rd Baronet, of Haggerston Castle
Haggerston Castle
Haggerston Castle was a castle located in the county of Northumberland, England at Haggerston about south of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Only the tower and the rotunda remain...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
(see Constable Maxwell-Scott Baronets
Constable Maxwell-Scott Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Haggerston, later Constable Maxwell-Scott family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Only one creation is extant as of 2008...
). Their son Marmaduke William assumed the surname of Constable-Maxwell. On his death in 1819 the claim to the lordship passed to his son William Constable-Maxwell. In 1848 the descendants of the fifth Earl of Nithsdale were restored in blood by Act of Parliament and in 1858 William Constable-Maxwell was restored as tenth Lord Herries of Terregles.
He was succeeded by his son, the eleventh Lord, who notably served as Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire. The office was established after the English Restoration in 1660, when a Lord Lieutenant was appointed for each Riding of Yorkshire. Since 1721, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of the...
from 1880 to 1908, and was Kirkcudbrightshire
Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright, now the Lord-Lieutenant for Dumfries and Galloway Region .*George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway 5 November 1794 – 1803...
between 1885 and 1908. In 1884 he was created of Baron Herries, Carleverock Castle in the County of Dumfries and of Everingham in the East Riding of the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. However, the barony became extinct on his death as he had no sons. He was succeeded in the lordship by his daughter, the twelfth Lady Herries of Terregles. She married her first cousin once removed Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Baron Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist...
. On her death in 1945 the title was inherited by her only son Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk
Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk
Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, who died when Bernard was only 9 years old...
, who became the thirteenth Lord Herries of Terregles. When he died in 1975 the dukedom passed to his cousin, the seventeenth Duke, while he was succeeded in the lordship by the eldest of his four daughters, the fourteenth and present holder of the title. In 1985 Lady Herries of Terregles married the cricketer Colin Cowdrey, who in 1997 was given a life peerage as Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge.
Brown's Peerage of Scotland states, in 1834: "Lord Herries (Attainted), said to be represented by Constable-Maxwell of Terregles; also claimed by Major Maxwell as merging in the Nithsdale Peerage."
The lordship is named for Terregles
Terregles
Terregles is a village and parish near Dumfries, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the former county of Kirkcudbrightshire.The name Terregles is said to be a corruption of Brythonic Tir-eglwys...
, near Dumfries
Dumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
in south west Scotland
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...
.
Lords Herries of Terregles (1490)
- Herbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of TerreglesHerbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of TerreglesHerbert Herries, 1st Lord Herries of Terregles , was a Scottish peer.Herries was summoned to the Scottish Parliament as Lord Herries of Terregles in 1490. He died in circa 1505 and was succeeded in the lordship of Parliament by his son Andrew.-References:*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David ....
(d. 1505) - Andrew Herries, 2nd Lord Herries of Terregles (c. 1477–k.1513 Battle of Flodden FieldBattle of Flodden FieldThe Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field or occasionally Battle of Branxton was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 September 1513, between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by the Earl of Surrey...
) - William Herries, 3rd Lord Herries of Terregles (d. 1543)
- Agnes Maxwell, 4th Lady Herries of Terregles (c. 1534–1594)
- William Maxwell, 5th Lord Herries of Terregles (d. 1555–1604)
- John Maxwell, 6th Lord Herries of Terregles (d. 1631)
- John Maxwell, 3rd Earl of Nithsdale, 7th Lord Herries of Terregles (d. 1677)
- Robert Maxwell, 4th Earl of Nithsdale, 8th Lord Herries of Terregles (d. 1696)
- William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, 9th Lord Herries of TerreglesWilliam Maxwell, 5th Earl of NithsdaleWilliam Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale was a Catholic nobleman, who took part in the Jacobite Rising of 1715.He was the eldest son of Robert, fourth Earl of Nithsdale , and Lady Lucie Douglas , daughter of William, eleventh earl of Angus and first Marquess of Douglas. He was probably born at...
(d. 1744) (forfeit 1716) - William Constable-Maxwell, 10th Lord Herries of Terregles (1804–1876) (restored 1858)
- Marmaduke Francis Constable-Maxwell, 11th Lord Herries of Terregles (1837–1908)
- Gwendolen Mary Fitzalan-Howard, née Constable-Maxwell, Duchess of Norfolk, 12th Lady Herries of Terregles (1877–1945)
- Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, 13th Lord Herries of TerreglesBernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of NorfolkBernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, who died when Bernard was only 9 years old...
(1908–1975) - Anne Elizabeth Cowdrey, née Fitzalan-Howard, later suo jureSuo jureSuo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
14th Lady Herries of Terregles, (born 12 June 1938), married Colin CowdreyColin CowdreyMichael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
, later Baron Cowdrey of TonbridgeColin CowdreyMichael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, CBE , better known as Colin Cowdrey, was the Captain of Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1976...
The 14th Lady has no legitimate children. Therefore, her heir presumptive is her younger sister, also childless, followed by another childless sister and a sister who has two daughters.
Succession
The first five individuals in the line of succession to the Lordship are:- Lady Mary Mumford (b. 1940) - childless, younger sister of the childless 14th Lady
- Lady Sarah Clutton (b. 1941) - childless, younger sister of the childless 14th Lady
- The Most Honourable The Marchioness of Lothian (Lady Theresa Fitzalan-Howard, b. 1945), youngest sister of the 14th Lady, married to Michael AncramMichael AncramMichael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...
- Lady Clare Kerr (b. 1979), elder daughter of the Marchioness of Lothian
- Lady Mary Kerr (b. 1981), younger daughter of the Marchioness of Lothian
Lady Mary Kerr is followed by the 14th Lady's first cousin (son of Lady Rachel Pepys
Lady Rachel Pepys
Lady Rachel Pepys, DCVO was a Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent from 1943 – 1968.Born Mary Rachel Fitzalan-Howard, she was the eldest child of the 15th Duke of Norfolk and his wife, Gwendolen....
), the first male in the line, and his four daughters and grandchildren.