Robert Ker

Last updated

Robert Ker may refer to:

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Duke of Roxburghe</span> Title in the peerage of Scotland

The Duke of Roxburghe is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder of these titles. The title is derived from the royal burgh of Roxburgh in the Scottish Borders that in 1460 the Scots captured and destroyed.

Robert Kerr may refer to:

Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe was a Scottish nobleman.

Robert Ker was the first Auditor General of the British colonies which later became and the Canadian province of British Columbia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Floors Castle</span> Estate house in Scottish Borders, Scotland

Floors Castle, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is an estate house rather than a fortress. It was built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for Duke John, possibly incorporating an earlier tower house. In the 19th century it was embellished with turrets and battlements, designed by William Playfair, for The 6th Duke of Roxburghe. Floors has the common 18th-century layout of a main block with two symmetrical service wings. Floors Castle stands by the bank of the River Tweed and overlooks the Cheviot Hills to the south.

William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe PC was a Scottish nobleman who inherited his title from his maternal grandfather, Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe</span> Scottish duke (1680–1741)

John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe, KG, PC, FRS was a Scottish nobleman.

James Innes-Ker, 5th Duke of Roxburghe was a Scottish nobleman.

John Drummond, 2nd Earl of Perth (1588–1662) was a Scottish nobleman.

The title Lord Bellenden, of Broughton, was a lordship of Parliament created in the Peerage of Scotland on 10 June 1661 for William Bellenden, who was Treasurer-depute of Scotland. Shortly before his death, he resigned his peerage in favour of his first cousin twice removed, John Ker. In 1804, the seventh lord inherited the dukedom of Roxburghe from his cousin. On his death in 1805, the dukedom later passed to another cousin and the lordship of Parliament became extinct.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clan Innes</span> Highland Scottish clan

Clan Innes is a Highland and Lowland Scottish clan. The clan takes its name from the lands of Innes in Moray, Scotland. The de facto chief of the clan is the Duke of Roxburghe, directly descended in the male line from the Innes Baronets, chiefs of the name.

William Ker may refer to:

John Ker (1673–1726) was a Scottish spy during the Jacobite risings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Ker, 2nd Duke of Roxburghe</span> Scottish peer

Robert Ker, 2nd Duke of Roxburghe was a Scottish peer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Hay, 10th Earl of Erroll</span> Scottish nobleman

William Hay, 10th Earl of Erroll PC was a Scottish nobleman.

Events from the year 1716 in Scotland.

Events from the year 1682 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

Robert Ker, 3rd Earl of Roxburghe PC was a Scottish nobleman.

William Bellenden-Ker, 7th Lord Bellenden, 4th Duke of Roxburghe was a Scottish nobleman.

John Bellenden, 2nd Lord Bellenden was a Scottish nobleman.