Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne

Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne is in Earl.

In 1646 John Lyon 2nd Earl Kinghorne (age 50) died. His son Patrick Lyon 3rd Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 2) succeeded 3rd Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 23 Aug 1662 Patrick Lyon 3rd Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 19) and Helen Middleton Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne. She the daughter of John Middleton 1st Earl Middleton (age 54) and Grizel Durham Countess Middleton. He the son of John Lyon 2nd Earl Kinghorne and Elizabeth Maule Countess Kinghorne and Linlithgow.

On 15 May 1695 Patrick Lyon 3rd Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 51) died. His son John Lyon 4th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 32) succeeded 4th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne. Elizabeth Stanhope Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 32) by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.

In 1712 John Lyon 4th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 49) died. His son John Lyon 5th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 15) succeeded 5th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.

Battle of Sheriffmuir

On 13 Nov 1715 John Lyon 5th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 19) was killed at Sheriffmuir during the Battle of Sheriffmuir fighting for the Jacobites. His brother Charles Lyon 6th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 16) succeeded 6th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 11 May 1728 Charles Lyon 6th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 28) was killed accidentally. Two days previously he had been attending a funeral after which, drunk, he and friends adjourned to a tavern. During a scuffle resulting from high spirits he was accidentally wounded by a sword thrust intended for his friend who he had pushed aside dying forty nine hours later. The subsquent murder trial established the "not guilty" verdict (in addition to "proven" and "not proven") in Scots Law and the right of Scots juries to try the whole case and not just the facts known as Jury Nullification.

James Lyon 7th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 25) succeeded 7th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 04 Jan 1735 James Lyon 7th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 32) died without issue. His brother Thomas Lyon 8th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 30) succeeded 8th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 20 Jun 1736 Thomas Lyon 8th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 32) and Jean Nicholson were married at Houghton le Spring, County Durham. She by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne. He the son of John Lyon 4th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne and Elizabeth Stanhope Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 18 Jan 1753 Thomas Lyon 8th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 49) died. His son John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 15) succeeded 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 24 Feb 1767 John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 29) and Mary Bowes Countess Strathmore (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne. He the son of Thomas Lyon 8th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne and Jean Nicholson.

On 07 Mar 1776 John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 38) died. His son John Lyon 10th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 6) succeeded 10th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 03 Jul 1820 John Lyon 10th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 51) died. His brother Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 47) succeeded 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne. Marianna Cheape by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 27 Aug 1846 Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 73) died. His grandson Thomas Lyon Bowes 12th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 23) succeeded 12th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 30 Apr 1850 Thomas Lyon Bowes 12th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 27) and Charlotte Maria Barrington Countess of Strathmore (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 13 Sep 1865 Thomas Lyon Bowes 12th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 42) died. His brother Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 41) succeeded 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne. Frances Dora Smith Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 33) by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 16 Feb 1904 Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 79) died at Bordighera, Imperia. His son Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 48) succeeded 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne. Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 41) by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 07 Nov 1944 Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 89) died. His son Patrick Bowes-Lyon 15th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 60) succeeded 15th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne. Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin Osborne (age 55) by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.

On 25 May 1949 Patrick Bowes-Lyon 15th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 64) died at Angus. His son Timothy Patrick Bowes-Lyon 16th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 31) succeeded 16th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.