Lord Holyroodhouse
The title of Lord Holyroodhouse was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 20 December 1607 for John Bothwell. On the death of the second lord in 1638, the lordship became dormant. In 1704, Alexander Bothwell of Glencorse served himself heir to the title, but his claim was rejected due to a faulty pedigree. On 8 Feb. 1734, Alexander's eldest son, Henry, submitted a petition to the king claiming the title under a different pedigree. His claim was accepted by the king and "laid before the House of Lords" on 29 Mar. 1734, but no action was ever taken by the Lords.
Despite the failure of the Lords to approve his claim, Henry assumed and used the title throughout his life. However, upon his death, none of his surviving sons pursued the title and none of them had male heirs. However, since there were other male relatives alive at the time, the title was deemed dormant rather than extinct.[1]
Lords Holyroodhouse (1607)
- John Bothwell, 1st Lord Holyroodhouse (d. 1609)
- John Bothwell, 2nd Lord Holyroodhouse (d. 1638)
(extinct)
References
- ↑ Anderson, William (1863). The Scottish Nation. V. 1. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co. p. 361.