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Alexander Henry Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, DL (born 5 June 1949), is a Scottish peer, Conservative politician and Chief of the Clan Scrymgeour. Born on 5 June 1949, Dundee is the son of Henry Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, 11th Earl of Dundee, and Patricia Montagu Douglas Scott.
4 August 1306. Sir Alexander Scrymgeour (died 4 August 1306) was a Scottish knight who took part in the War of Scottish Independence, as a supporter of Robert de Brus. He was constable of Dundee and Scottish standard bearer who was captured and later executed by the English in 1306.
SIR ALEXANDER SCRYMGEOUR was born at Dudhope in 1254. He was an adherent of Sir William Wallace, and on 29 March 1298 at Torpichon, the only Charter known to have been granted by Wallace as 'Guardian of the Realm' confirmed him as Royal Banner Bearer, granted him lands in Angus, and made him 'Constable of the Castle of Dundee'.
- Origins of The Clan
- Wars of Scottish Independence
- 15th and 16th Centuries
- 17th Century and Civil War
- Disputed Chiefship
The name Scrymgeour is probably derived from skrymsher which is Old English for a swordsman. The Scrymgeour family was well established in Fife long before their connection with Dundee. The clan chiefs were later created constables, Earls of Dundee, and hereditary royal standard bearers. Iain Moncreiffe stated that the Scrymgeours were probably des...
During the Wars of Scottish Independence the Scrymgeours were confirmed as banner bearers by William Wallace and Parliament on 29 March 1298. Scrymgeour was named as Alexander, son of Colyn, son of Cairn and he was the first person to declare for Robert the Bruce. Scrymgeour obtained a charter from Bruce confirming the rights that had previously be...
In the 15th century the Clan Scrymgeour continued to prosper and the seventh constable of Dundee acquired the lands of Dudhope in 1495 that was near to the city. There they later built Dudhope Castlewhich was the chief's seat until 1668. The Argyll estates were controlled from Fincharn Castle. John Scrymgeour of Glassary marched from Fincharn in 15...
Sir James Scrymgeour (d.1612) was one of the commissioners sent to Denmark to negotiate the marriage of James VI of Scotland to Princess Anne of Denmark. He was also appointed as a commissioner to negotiate a political union with Englandin 1604. In 1617 Sir James's successor, John Scrymgeour entertained James VI at Dudhope Castle. In 1641 he was ra...
John Scrymgeour died in 1668 without issue and his castles, estates and royal offices were seized upon a legal pretext by the Duke of Lauderdale. The Duke had sent soldiers to carry off all of the Scrymgeour's papers and charters and then declared that there was no lawful heir and the estates were reverted to the Crown. The Duke then gained from th...
When Sir Alexander Scrymgeour was born about 1262, in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, his father, Sir Colin Scrymgeour, was 44 and his mother, Martha Shaw, was 36. He married Tiphany Inchyra. He registered for military service in 1297. In 1298, at the age of 37, his occupation is listed as constable of dundee in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland.
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- Janet Falkenham, Tiphany Inchyra
Alexander Henry Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee,, is a Scottish peer, Conservative politician and Chief of the Clan Scrymgeour.
Alexander Henry Scrymgeour Titles: 12th Earl of Dundee Viscount Dudhope Lord Scrymgeour, Lord Innerkeithing Baron Glassary of Glassary, county Argyll, UK Chief of the Name and Arms of Wedderburn Hereditary Royal Standard Bearer for Scotland Constable of Dundee DL (Fife) 2003 Scottish peer and Conservative politician.
