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There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Foulis, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.
The Foulis baronetcy, of Ingleby in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 6 February 1620 for David Foulis. [1] The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Northallerton. The title became extinct on the death of the ninth Baronet in 1876.
The Foulis (later Liston-Foulis) baronetcy, of Colinton near Edinburgh, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 7 June 1634 for Alexander Foulis, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever. The second Baronet was a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Midlothian and served as Lord Justice Clerk with the judicial title of Lord Colinton. The third Baronet sat in the last Scottish Parliament and then represented Midlothian in the British House of Commons. He was also a Lord of Session and member of the Scottish Privy Council. On the death of the sixth Baronet in 1825 the male line of the first Baronet and his father died out. The late Baronet was succeeded by his distant cousin, the seventh Baronet, a descendant of George Foulis, of Ravelstoun, uncle of the first Baronet (see also the 1661 creation below). The eighth Baronet married Henrietta, great-niece and testamentary heir of the noted diplomat Sir Robert Liston, and assumed the additional surname of Liston. The thirteenth Baronet discontinued the use of the surname of Liston in 1988 by decree of the Lord Lyon. The title became extinct on his death in 2006. The family surname is pronounced "Fowls".
The Foulis (later Primrose) baronetcy, of Ravelstoun near Edinburgh, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 15 October 1661 for John Foulis. He was the son of the aforementioned George Foulis, of Ravelstoun, uncle of the first Baronet of the 1634 creation. The second Baronet assumed the surname of Primrose. He took part in the Jacobite rising of 1745, was attainted, condemned to death for treason and executed at Carlisle. The baronetcy was forfeited. From 1825 to 2006 the baronet of Colinton (see above) was also the baronet of Ravelstoun but for the attainder.
Earl of Rosebery is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1703 for Archibald Primrose, 1st Viscount of Rosebery, with remainder to his issue male and female successively. Its name comes from Roseberry Topping, a hill near Archibald's wife's estates in Yorkshire. The current earl is Harry Primrose, 8th Earl of Rosebery.
Lord Napier, of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Baronet. Earlier that year, he already held the Napier Baronetcy, of Merchistoun in the County of Midlothian, created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The titles remained united until 1683, when the Baronetcy became dormant. It was revived in the early 19th century and is now held by another branch of the Napier family. Between 1683 and 1686, the Lords of Napier also held the Nicolson Baronetcy, of Carnock in the County of Stirling, and since 1725 the Scott Baronetcy, of Thirlestane in the County of Selkirk, both baronetcies created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The latter is still held today. Additionally, the tenth Lord was created Baron Ettrick, of Ettrick in the County of Selkirk in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 16 July 1872.
Baron Macdonald, of Slate in the County of Antrim, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for Sir Alexander Macdonald, 9th Baronet, of Sleat. The Macdonald family of Sleat descends from Uisdean Macdonald, also known as Hugh of Sleat, or Hugh Macdonald, who was an illegitimate son of Alexander Macdonald, Earl of Ross. On 28 May 1625, his great-great-great-great-grandson Donald Gorm Og Macdonald was created a baronet, of Sleat in the Isle of Skye in the County of Inverness, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The baronetcy was created with remainder to heirs male whatsoever and with a special clause of precedence which provided that it should have precedency over all former baronets.
Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery PC was a Scottish politician.
Sir Archibald Primrose, 1st Baronet, Lord Carrington was a notable Scottish lawyer, judge, and Cavalier.
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There have been five baronetcies created for people with the surname Napier, three in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2014 two of the creations are extant.
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Sir James Foulis, Lord Colinton, was a Scottish politician and judge.
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