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Alexander Livingston, 3rd Earl of Callendar

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The Earl of Callendar
Personal details
DiedDecember 1692
SpouseLady Anne Graham
ChildrenJames Livingston, 5th Earl of Linlithgow
Lady Harriet Livingston
Lady Mary Livingston
Parent(s)George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow
Lady Elizabeth Lyon

Alexander Livingston, 3rd Earl of Callendar (died December 1692) was a Scottish nobleman.

Early life

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He was the second son of George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow, PC and Lady Elizabeth Lyon. His elder brother was George Livingston, 4th Earl of Linlithgow, who married Hon. Henrietta Sutherland, daughter of Alexander Sutherland, 1st Lord Duffus,[1] and his sister was Lady Henrietta Livingston, who married Robert Makgill, 2nd Viscount of Oxfuird.[2]

Career

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Upon the death of his uncle, Alexander Livingston, 2nd Earl of Callendar, he inherited the titles Earl of Callendar. His uncle had similarly inherited the titles upon the death of his uncle, Army officer James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar, the third son of Alexander Livingston, 1st Earl of Linlithgow.[3] The first Earl had been given power, on 22 July 1646, failing heirs male of his body, to nominate a successor to this title containing an ultimate remainder to heirs general.[4]

Personal life

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Callendar was married to Lady Anne Graham, the eldest daughter of James Graham, 2nd Marquess of Montrose and Lady Isabel Ker (the widow of Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe and fifth daughter of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton).[4] Children:

Callendar died in December 1692 and was succeeded by his son, James,[6] who was the 4th and final Earl of Callendar following his attainded of high treason in February 1715/6 at which point all his titles and lands were forfeited.[4]

References

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  1. ^ McAndrew, Bruce A. (2006). Scotland's Historic Heraldry. Boydell Press. pp. 420, 561, 603. ISBN 9781843832614.
  2. ^ "Oxfuird, Viscount of (S, 1651)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ^ Cokayne, George Edward; Gibbs, Vicary (1932). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Lindley to Moate. St. Catherine Press, Limited. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Callendar, Earl of (S, 1641 - forfeited 1716)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Erroll, Earl of (S, 1452)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. ^ Publications of the Scottish History Society. T. and A. Constable. 1924. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Callendar
1685–1692
Succeeded by