Sir Evan Edward Charteris (18641940), sixth son of the tenth Earl, was a historian, biographer and barrister and notably published biographies of John Singer Sargent and of Edmund Gosse. She has spoken openly, however, of her son from a previous relationship, Cosmo, and his use of cannabis. Edinburgh's Georgian House, Shelagh Kennedy. He's quite keen on getting the place up and running as a proper estate. [2] Since 1823 the earldom has been held with the Earldom of March, created in 1697. He was succeeded in the earldom of March and its two subsidiary titles by his second cousin once removed Francis Wemyss-Charteris, later the eighth Earl of Wemyss. 163 x 115.6 cm (64 x 45 1/2 in.) Original file (699 965 pixels, file size: 49 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg), John Singer Sargent -- American painter See also Earl of Wemyss and March on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopdia Britannica disclaimer. Jamie Neidpath's destiny was set for him since the day he was born. National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please In 1946 it presented General Eisenhower with a guest flat in Culzean Castle as a gift for life in tribute to his achievements as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. In 1954, after his eight-year old son and heir Lord Elcho had died in a motor accident, Lord Wemyss dropped the title as having too many unhappy associations since 1715, five heirs had died before succeeding to the earldom. In 1768 he was created Baron Douglas of Amesbury, in the County of Wiltshire, in the Peerage of Great Britain. However, he shrugged off comments about the age gap between himself. He was very good for the local area. Lady Anne Wemyss was born on 18 October 1675 at Wemyss, Fife, Scotland G. 2,3,4 She was the daughter of Sir James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland and Margaret Wemyss, Countess of Wemyss. As of 2014[update] the titles are held by the thirteenth Earl of Wemyss and ninth Earl of March, who succeeded in 2008. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. He married Anne Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Ruglen, daughter of John Douglas, 3rd Earl of Selkirk and 1st Earl of Ruglen. 1. The 12th Earl of Wemyss and 8th of March, who died on December 12 aged 96, believed that aristocracy has to prove itelf in order to survive, and to that end he pursued . At the time of the sale many expected the funds to be used to restore the delicate fabric of Gosford and a fountain in the Cotswolds was hardly anticipated for a family said to be struggling in the midst of an "agricultural depression". 1948). He served as an assistant district commissioner in Basutoland and with the Basuto troops in the Middle East during the Second World War. "We find it difficult to believe he can be involved in anything criminal," they wrote. As chairman of the National Trust for Scotland, Lord Wemyss campaigned for houses of historical importance to be exempted from death duties. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Cte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. 1947), elder son of Lord Charteris of Amisfield (19131999), younger brother of the 12th Earl. Lord Wemyss had no male issue and on his death in 1679 the baronetcy became extinct. Sir David Wemyss was one of the ambassadors sent to Norway in 1290 to bring the Maid of Norway to Scotland, the mission failing through her death. The family also owns Stanway House in Gloucestershire, Neidpath Castle near Peebles and Elcho Castle near Perth. And it's kept in this drawer here. The titles of Lord Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard, Viscount of Peebles and Earl of March were created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1697 for Lord William Douglas, with remainder to heirs male of his body, failing which to his other heirs male and of tailzie. F, #10872, d. 17 July 1841. 4th Earl of Orford, wore many . 9. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. At the age of four Francis took the courtesy title Lord Elcho, becoming heir to his grandfather's peerages when his father, a lieutenant in the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, was killed in the fighting at Katia on Easter Sunday 1916. Neidpath Castle. She was succeeded by her son from her first marriage, David, the fourth Earl. Oil on canvas He served on the Scottish Churches Council from 1964 to 1971, and for a time on the World Council of Churches. The National Galleries of Scotland paid 10 million for it. In 1672 he resigned his peerages to the Crown in return for a new patent with original precedency and extending the limitation to his daughters. It's there that in 2004 he oversaw the opening of the world's tallest gravity-fed fountain, a 350ft gushing folly that was constructed in the wake of the family's decision to sell one of Gosford House's Botticelli paintings, citing at the time financial pressures on the family estate. He sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire and Ipswich and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire from 1918 to 1937. He sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire and Ipswich and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire from 1918 to 1937. 1st century marble Roman eagle found at the Baths of Caracalla Early of Wemyss and March , Gosford House, East . He later supported the Scottish parliament against Charles I, and died in 1649. His son, Sir Michael, was captured by the English at Hallidon Hill and another, Sir David, died at Flodden with James IV. Wemyss was the son of Francis Wemyss Charteris, Lord Elcho (1749-1808), and the grandson of Francis Charteris, de jure . As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. The Hon. Hugo Charteris (19221970), grandson of the eleventh Earl, was a renowned post-war novelist and screenwriter. He is also Chief of Clan Charteris. The Neidpaths' letter to a court in San Francisco said Pickard had helped them plan a conference on "Drugs and Society" at Windsor Castle. Letter from author, viewed Oct. 23, 2019: letterhead (Earl of Wemyss and March, signed Wemyss). We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. In 1826 he also obtained a reversal of the attainder of the earldom of Wemyss and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss. On his death the titles passed to his second but eldest surviving son James, the fifth Earl. Martin Michael Charles Charteris, second son of the aforementioned Captain Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, eldest son of the eleventh Earl, was private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and was created a life peer as Baron Charteris of Amisfield in 1978. He took part with the Scottish parliament against Charles I., and died in 1649. Earl of Wemyss: And that's . Gosford House is a neoclassical country house around 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Longniddry in East Lothian, Scotland, on the A198 Aberlady Road, in 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of parkland and coast.. Architecturally the house has been much altered the original Adam wings were demolished by the eighth Earl, who didn't like them. Francis David Charteris was born on January 19 1912, the eldest son of Lord Elcho, eldest son and heir of the 11th Earl of Wemyss. My concern would be that this is some of the best farmland in Scotland, and I certainly wouldn't want to see it being lost. They were both succeeded by their son William, the third Earl of March and third Earl of Ruglen. Under his chairmanship the Trust bought several new properties, most notably the 17th-century Craigievar castle in Aberdeenshire. Citations. Certainly Gosford Estate has witnessed a share of development in recent years. A son and a daughter precedeased him, and the heir to the titles is his younger son, Lord Neidpath, who was born in 1948. His younger brother Martin (later Lord Charteris of Amisfield) would become Private Secretary to the Queen and then Provost of Eton. ''There is a precedent,'' he said yesterday. 22 February 1800, d. 28 July 1868, M, #10877, b. 1958). The history of Wemyss Properties is a fascinating one and can be traced back as far as the fifteenth century. They were extremely happy together and, By his first marriage, Lord Wemyss has a son, Lord Neidpath, who lives. He runs Chelsea-based Alro Group, a real estate fund management group, with his wife and her son Rock as executive committee members. She married as her first husband her third cousin twice removed Sir James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland. Earl of Wemyss: And then that's the hair inside Rick: Oh my goodness! This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. WEMYSS, EARLS OF, the title held by a Scottish family who had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fifeshire since the 12th century, and of which various members had attained distinction. Andrew Charteris (b. Also among the mourners was his 60-year-old son James Donald Charteris Jamie to those close to him otherwise known as Lord Neidpath, and now, with his father's death, the 13th Earl of Wemyss. [2] On his father's death in 1756 he was not allowed to succeed to the peerages, but nonetheless assumed the title of Earl of Wemyss. This page was last edited on 26 October 2022, at 19:48. In 1625 John Wemyss was created a Baronet, of Wemyss in the County of Fife, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.In 1628 he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Wemyss of Elcho, and in 1633 he was further honoured when he was made Lord Elcho and Methel and Earl of Wemyss, also in the Peerage of Scotland.He later supported the Scottish parliament against Charles . James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March DL, (also known as Jamie Neidpath) (b. The Hon. "There were some houses built there a few years ago and the golf course. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. Charles I, on his accession, made the then Sir John Wemyss a baronet and later conferred on him the Earldom of Wemyss and other lesser honours. Lord Wemyss married Lady Anne Douglas, daughter of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and sister of William Douglas, 1st Earl of March (see below). Wemyss and March was the fifth but eldest surviving son of Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, and his wife Lady Anne Frederica, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Earl . He went to Oxford (BA 1969, MA 1974), obtaining a DPhil from St Antony's College in 1975. On the death of David, 2nd earl of Wemyss (16101679), the estates and titles passed to his daughter Margaret, countess of Wemyss, whose son David, 3rd earl of Wemyss, succeeded on her death in 1705. Another section of Wemyss land was sectioned off to create the new Craigielaw golf course. File:The Earl of Wemyss and March, 1909.jpg, Category:Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, Wikidata:WikiProject sum of all paintings/Location/United Kingdom/Missing inventory number, Wikidata:WikiProject sum of all paintings/Creator/John Singer Sargent, Wikidata:WikiProject Men/Portraits of Men 1900-1909, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:The_Earl_of_Wemyss_and_March,_1909.jpg&oldid=624602137, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, American painter, architectural draftsperson and architect. In 1790 the family commissioned a large townhouse at 64 Queen Street, Edinburgh, a bay wider than the already large adjacent townhouses.[4]. He also claims to be the 8th Earl of March, Viscount of Peebles and Lord Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard; said titles having been inherited by the 8th Earl of Wemyss by virtue of the fact that his ancestor David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss had married Anne Douglas, daughter of the 1st Duke of Queensbury and thus sister of William Douglas . 3 August 1862, d. 29 April 1937, M, #10894, b. contact the editor here. The heir apparent is his only son (Francis) Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho (born 1984), a lawyer. 1 He was the son of Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss and Lady Anne Frederica Anson. On his accession to these titles he assumed the surname of Charteris-Wemyss-Douglas. He was a Lieutenant of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland, the Royal Company of Archers, and from 1974 was Lord Clerk Register of Scotland and Keeper of the Signet. at Stanway, the family's Gloucestershire home. The family also owns Stanway House in Gloucestershire, Neidpath Castle near Peebles and Elcho Castle near Perth. She was succeeded by her son from her first marriage, David, the fourth Earl. 2 December 1723, d. 21 January 1786, Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England, Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. A Gannett Company. More than 100 of the Earl's family and mourners led by his grieving wife, Canadian-born Shelagh had walked to the churchyard from the spectacular family pile, Gosford House. (James Neidpath) Brit. While a teenager he was Page of Honour to the Queen Mother. Lord Elcho died childless and the peerages would have but for the attainder devolved upon his younger brother Francis, the soi disant seventh Earl, who nevertheless assumed the title. Since then, Lord Neidpath's name has been more often linked with his Cotswold estate and his business interests. However, he died unmarried in 1810. He said: "Lord Neidpath was keen to utilise the building and he could see the potential of the shop. She also has an extensive collection of valuable assets, such as art, jewellery, and cars. Editors' Code of Practice. Her son, the 4th Earl, became Lord High Admiral of Scotland and a commissioner for the Union of 1707. In 1672 David resigned his peerages to the Crown in return for a new patent with original precedency and extending the limitation to his daughters. 3 Petra and Tamara Ecclestone: $3.2 Billion Inheritance. Lord Neidpath. She once said: "I was trained as a sculptor, so I thought, 'I spend all my time making holes in objects, I might as well make one in my own head'.". Wemyss and March, James Donald Charteris, Earl of, 1948-, Charteris, James, Lord Douglas of Neidpath, 1948-, Wemyss of Elcho, James Donald Charteris, Lord of, 1948-, Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard, James Donald Charteris, Baron of, 1948-. 1984), a lawyer.[1]. In 1810, upon the death of William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry and 3rd Earl of March, he succeeded as fourth Earl of March, fourth Viscount of Peebles and fourth Lord Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard as the lineal heir male of the aforementioned Lady Anne Douglas, sister of the first Earl of March (see below). When Francis David Charteris, Earl of Wemyss and March, was laid to rest in a quiet corner of Aberlady Kirkyard overlooking the sweeping sands of the Bay, locals turned out in their masses. In 1628 Sir John Wemyss, who had been created a baronet in 1625 . He was the son of General Sir James Wemyss of Caskieberry, grandson of James Wemyss, younger brother of Sir John Wemyss, great-grandfather of the first Earl of Wemyss. The late Lord Wemyss didn't go out of his way to have a high profile in the community, but he was always there as a guiding hand. By clicking Sign Up, you also agree to marketing emails from both Insider and Morning Brew; and you accept Insiders. 22 June 1948) is a member of the Scottish peerage, t. 14 August 1795, d. 1 January 1883, F, #10880, b. Mary Constance Wyndham was born on 3 August 1862. James Wemyss, was a General in the Army. He later supported the Scottish parliament against Charles I, and died in 1649. The family seat is Gosford House near Longniddry, East Lothian. Sir Evan Edward Charteris (18641940), sixth son of the tenth Earl, was a historian, biographer and barrister and notably published biographies of John Singer Sargent and of Edmund Gosse. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that ". The Duke of Devonshire: Net worth 880 million ($1.13 billion). Dry rot set in and a large part of the roof had to be removed, not to be replaced until the 1980s. He served as chairman of the council, and then as president, of the National Trust for Scotland from 1946 to 1991; as chairman of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments for Scotland from 1949 to 1984; and as a member of the Royal Commisson on Historical Manuscripts from 1975 to 1988. In future, he announced, heirs would by courtesy be styled Lord Neidpath. In 1625 John Wemyss was c Earl of Wemyss (wimz WEEMZ) and Earl of March are two titles in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633 and 1697 respectively, that have been held by a joint holder since 1826. The family also owned 62,000 acres of land in Perth, Peebles, Haddington and Gloucestershire, as well as Stanway House, Gloucestershire, and Neidpath and Elcho castles in Scotland. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 71st Foot. Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss. Constructed for the seventh Earl of Wemyss, the building was completed in 1800, eight years after the . Rick: Whoa! 13 October 1854, d. 1 August 1901, F, #10892, b. circa 1857, d. 13 February 1946, F, #10893, b. (699 965 pixels, file size: 49 KB, MIME type: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. GOSFORD House, the home of the Earls of Wemyss and March, was designed by Robert Adam, with work beginning on the mansion in 1790. Familypedia is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. In 1821 he was created Baron Wemyss, of Wemyss in the County of Fife, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Earl of Wemyss and March, by John Singer Sargent, 1909. He was succeeded in the peerages according to the new patent by his daughter Margaret, the third Countess of Wemyss. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. So why then, might the arrival of the new 13th Earl of Wemyss and, perhaps most interestingly, his extremely liberal-minded second wife Amanda strike an element of concern among some of the county's locals? But there are several aristocrats who havemore. 26 July 1859, d. 11 November 1952, F, #10876, b. Washington, 2003, p. 594 n. 41, metions it with works that "probably belong to Piero's oeuvre". He was the son of General Sir James Wemyss of Caskieberry, grandson of James Wemyss, younger brother of Sir John Wemyss, great-grandfather of the first Earl of Wemyss. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. The Scottish Wemyss family had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century. The couple later travelled to Cairo in 1996 where they found a surgeon willing to cut open Lord Neidpath's head for $2000. After a nail-biting fundraising campaign, the picture was bought by the National Galleries of Scotland for 10 million. Their eldest son David, Lord Elcho, was implicated in the Jacobite rising of 1745, and was consequently attainted. The 12th Earl of Wemyss and 8th of March, who died on December 12 aged 96, believed that aristocracy has to prove itelf in order to survive, and to that end he pursued a distinguished career in public life in Scotland, much of it devoted to preserving the country's heritage of art, landscape and historic buildings. He was appointed Knight of the Thistle in 1966, and was Lord Lieutenant for East Lothian from 1967 to 1987. THE 83-year-old Earl of Wemyss marries for the second time today at. Martin Michael Charles Charteris, second son of the aforementioned Captain Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, eldest son of the eleventh Earl, was private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and was created a life peer as Baron Charteris of Amisfield in 1978. Lord Elcho was educated at Eton, where he was captain of the school fire brigade, and at Balliol, Oxford, where he read History. He was succeeded by his fifth but eldest surviving son, the eleventh Earl. Her fortune is valued at 360 million ($466.2 million). James Wemyss, was a General in the Army. 31 January 1748/49, d. 20 January 1808, M, #10878, b. He married the great heiress Janet Charteris, daughter of Colonel Francis Charteris, who had made a large fortune by gambling and was noted for the rape of Anne Bond. He inherits the title along with his father's immense fortune and estate 44,000 acres in Scotland alone that includes Gosford in East Lothian. On his death the titles passed to his second but eldest surviving son James, the fifth Earl. William Wemyss (17601822), son of the Hon. His marriage to Lady Anne Douglas, daughter of the 1st Duke of Queensberry, brought the Earldom of March and the lands of Neidpath, in Peebles, to their descendants. James Donald Charteris, Lord Douglas of Neidpath; b. He married the great heiress Janet Charteris, daughter of Colonel Francis Charteris, who had made a large fortune by gambling and was noted for the rape of Anne Bond. By the 20th century Gosford House contained one of the finest private collections of paintings in Scotland, including masterpieces by Botticelli, Rubens and Murillo, and a magnificent series of family portraits by Ramsay, Raeburn, Kneller, Reynolds and Romney. A reversal of the attainder was granted in 1826 to his descendant Francis Charteris Wemyss Douglas (17721853), who had been created Baron Wemyss of Wemyss in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1821, and had assumed the name of Charteris Wemyss Douglas on inheriting some of the Douglas estates through a female ancestor. When he died the titles passed to his son, the tenth Earl. The heir apparent is his only son (Francis) Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho (b. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. She was the daughter of Hon. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's In 1628 he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Wemyss of Elcho, and in 1633 he was further honoured when he was made Lord Elcho and Methel and Earl of Wemyss, also in the Peerage of Scotland. She also has an extensive collection of valuable assets, such as art, jewellery, and cars. Francis Charteris of Amisfield later Charteris-Wemyss-Douglas, later de jure 4th Earl of March later 6th Earl of Wemyss 1b. 28 December 1884, d. 23 April 1916, F, #10895, b. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II (more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions (more information). Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. The Scottish Wemyss family had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century. 1 He died on 24 November 1873 at age 26, from dysentry, while at sea. Pickard was eventually sentenced to life in prison for what became known as America's most prolific LSD operation, with enough raw material to manufacture up to $160m of the drug. In 1628 he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Wemyss of Elcho, and in 1633 he was further honoured when he was made Lord Elcho and Methel and Earl of Wemyss, also in the Peerage of Scotland. The Scottish Wemyss family had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century. Last Edited=30 Dec 2019. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. He served as Lord High Admiral of Scotland and sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1707 to 1710. "Francis, Lord Elcho (10th Earl of Wemyss) as a Collector of Italian Old Masters." Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History 8 (2003), p. 76, fig. James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, 9th Earl of March, William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry and 3rd Earl of March, Rosslyn Erskine-Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March, Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March, Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, 6th Earl of March, Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss, 7th Earl of March, (Francis) David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss, 8th Earl of March, James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, 9th Earl of March, William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, 3rd Earl of March, http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/e/lord-elcho, Gosford House from Gazetteer for Scotland, The Independent obituary: The Earl of Wemyss and March, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. In 1826 he also obtained a reversal of the attainder of the earldom of Wemyss and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss. For those living and working in the area, it's an unsettling time but there is optimism that the new Earl can follow in the footsteps of his father, a former president of the National Trust for Scotland. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. However, there are several collateral heirs. On his accession to these titles he assumed the surname of Charteris-Wemyss-Douglas. James Wemyss (17261786), third son of the fifth Earl, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. Lady Emma Hay was the daughter of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll and Alicia Eliot. His son David, Lord Elcho (17211787), was implicated in the Jacobite rising of 1745, and was consequently at tainted, the estates passing to his younger brother James, while the title remained dormant after his father's death, though it was assumed by Elcho's brother Francis, who took the name of Charteris on inheriting his maternal grandfather's estate. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Peeblesshire from 1853 to 1880. His The Singapore naval base & the defence of Britain's eastern empire, 1919-1941, 1981: t.p. William Binfield Wemyss (18101890), son of James Wemyss (17781849), younger son of the aforementioned the Hon. James Wemyss (17261786), third son of the fifth Earl, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. 4. nobody ever thought it worth their while to . See also Earl of Wemyss and March on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopdia Britannica disclaimer . William Wemyss (17901852), younger son of the aforementioned William Wemyss, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. My view is he won't change very much I think he will be a traditionalist.". This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. In 1810, upon the death of William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry and 3rd Earl of March, Francis Wemyss-Charteris succeeded as fourth Earl of March, fourth Viscount of Peebles and fourth Lord Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard as the lineal heir male of the aforementioned Lady Anne Douglas, sister of the first Earl of March (see below). A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe, F, #10871, b. circa 1773, d. 1 February 1798, F, #10873, b. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. When he died the titles passed to his son, the tenth Earl. He is great-grandson of, James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March, William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry and 3rd Earl of March, Rosslyn Erskine-Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March, Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March, Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, 6th Earl of March, Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss, 7th Earl of March, (Francis) David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss, 8th Earl of March, James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, 9th Earl of March, William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, 3rd Earl of March, William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, the 11th Earl of Wemyss, 7th Earl of March, Gosford House from Gazetteer for Scotland, The Independent obituary: The Earl of Wemyss and March, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earl_of_Wemyss&oldid=1118394583, Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott.
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