Earl of Selkirk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, used since 1646. It has rules of inheritance subject to unusual and unique provisions. The title...
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(born 2012). Clan Hamilton Clan Douglas Earl of Angus Earl of Arran (Scotland) Earl of Orkney Earl of Selkirk Lord Abernethy Hamilton Palace and Hamilton...
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Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk FRS FRSE (20 June 1771 – 8 April 1820) was a Scottish peer. He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist who sponsored...
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14th of April, 1697, for Lord John Douglas-Hamilton, fourth (third surviving) son of William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, 1st Earl of Selkirk, and...
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origin, and list of people with the surname Earl of Selkirk, a title in the Peerage of Scotland James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, Scottish...
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Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC (24 December 1634 – 18 April 1694), also known as Lord William Douglas and the Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman...
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the centre of the 160,000-square-mile (410,000 km2) area purchased by the Earl of Selkirk from the Hudson's Bay Company. The first settlers of the Red River...
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portions of the mountain range. The Selkirks were named after Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk. In 1857 gold was discovered in the Selkirks. Coal, copper...
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Clan Douglas (redirect from House of Douglas)
Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk (1722–1799) Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1771–1820) Dunbar Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk (1809–1885) Lord Archibald...
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as a life peer. In 1994, he was briefly Earl of Selkirk, but disclaimed that peerage to remain in the House of Commons. James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton...
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