RUTHVEN  , the name of a See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble Scottish See also:

• FAMILY

family which traces its descent from a certain See also:

• THOR

Thor, who settled in See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland during the reign of See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David I . In 1488 one of its members, See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Ruthven (d . 1528), was created a See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament as Lord Ruthven . His eldest son William was killed at See also:

• FLODDEN, or FLODDEN FIELD

Flodden in 1513, and consequently his See also:

• GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)

grandson William succeeded him in the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title, and after holding the offices of extraordinary lord of session and keepe of the privy See also:

• SEAL
• SEAL, FUR
• SEAL, HAIR

seal died in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1552, leaving three sons . The eldest of these, See also:

• PATRICK, SIMON (1626–1707)
• PATRICK, ST

Patrick, 3rd Lord Ruthven (c . 1520—1566), played an important See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• POLITICAL

political intrigues of the 16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century as a strong See also:

• PROTESTANT

Protestant and a supporter of the lords of the See also:

• CONGREGATION (Lat. congregatio, a gathering together, from cum, with, grex, gregis, a flock, herd)

congregation . He favoured the See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage of See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary with See also:

• DARNLEY, HENRY STEWART

Darnley, and was the See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader of the See also:

• BAND

band which murdered See also:

• RIZZIO

Rizzio . This event was followed by his See also:

• FLIGHT

flight into See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, where he died on the 13th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1566 . Ruthven wrote for See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth a Relation of the See also:

• MURDER

murder, which is preserved in See also:

• MSS

MSS. in the See also:

• BRITISH

British Museum . A descendant of the 1st Lord Ruthven in a See also:

• COLLATERAL (from Med. Lat. collateralis,—cum, with, and latus, lateris, side,—side by side, hence parallel or additional)

collateral See also:

• LINE

line, also named Patrick Ruthven (c . 1573—1651), distinguished him-self in the service of See also:

• SWEDEN
• SWEDEN [Sverige]
• SWEDEN, NORWAY AND

Sweden, which he entered about 1606 . As a negotiator he was very useful to Gustavus See also:

• ADOLPHUS, JOHN LEYCESTER (1795-1862)

Adolphus because of his ability to " drink immeasurably and preserve his understanding to the last," and he also won fame on the See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field of See also:

• BATTLE

battle .

Having taken part in the See also:

• THIRTY

Thirty Years' See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War and been See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• ULM

Ulm, he See also:

• LEFT

left the See also:

• SWEDISH

Swedish service and returned to Scotland, where he was employed by See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles I . He defended See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle for the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king in 1640, and when the See also:

• CIVIL

Civil War See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke out he joined Charles at See also:

• SHREWSBURY
• SHREWSBURY, CHARLES TALBOT, DUKE OF (166o-1718)
• SHREWSBURY, DUKE
• SHREWSBURY, EARLS OF
• SHREWSBURY, ELIZABETH TALBOT, COUNTESS OF (1518–16o8)
• SHREWSBURY, JOHN TALBOT, 1ST EARL OF (d. 1453)

Shrewsbury . He led the left wing at the battle of Edgehill, and after this engagement was appointed See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general-in-See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief of the Royalist See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army . For his services he was created Lord Ruthven of See also:

• ETTRICK

Ettrick in 1639, See also:

• EARL

earl of Forth in 1642 and earl of See also:

• BRENTFORD

Brentford in 1644 . The earl compelled See also:

• ESSEX
• ESSEX, ARTHUR CAPEL
• ESSEX, EARLS OF
• ESSEX, KINGDOM OF
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX
• ESSEX, ROBERT DEVEREUX, 2ND2 EARL OF (1566-1601)
• ESSEX, WALTER DEVEREUX, IST2 EARL OF (1541–1576)

Essex to surrender See also:

• LOSTWITHIEL

Lostwithiel, and was wounded at both battles of See also:

• NEWBURY

Newbury . But his faculties had begun to decay, and in 1644 he was superseded in his command by See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince See also:

• RUPERT (1352—1410)
• RUPERT (HRODBERT), ST
• RUPERT, PRINCE, COUNT PALATINE OF THE RHINE AND DUKE OF BAVARIA (1619—1682)

Rupert . After visiting Sweden on a See also:

• MISSION

mission for Charles II., Brentford died at See also:

• DUNDEE
• DUNDEE, JOHN GRAHAM OF CLAVERHOUSE, VISCOUNT (c. 1649-1689)

Dundee on the 2nd of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1651 . He left no sons and his titles became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct . Patrick, 3rd Lord Ruthven, was succeeded as 4th lord by his son William (c . 1J41—1584), who like his See also:

• FATHER

father was prominent in the political intrigues of the See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period and was also concerned in the Rizzio murder . In 1582 he devised the See also:

• PLOT
• PLOT, ROBERT (164o-1696)

plot to seize King See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James VI., known as the See also:

• RAID

raid of Ruthven, and he was the last-known custodian of the famous See also:

• SILVER

silver See also:

• CASKET

casket containing the letters alleged to have been written by Mary, queen of Scots, to See also:

• BOTHWELL
• BOTHWELL, JAMES HEPBURN, 4TH EARL OF

Bothwell . In 1581 he was created earl of See also:

• GOWRIE
• GOWRIE, JOHN RUTHVEN, 3RD EARL OF (c. 1577-1600)

Gowrie, but all his honours were forfeited when he was attainted and executed in May 1584 (see GOWRIE, 3RD EARL, OF) .

The 2nd Lord Ruthven left a son, See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander (d . 1599), the founder of the family of Ruthven of See also:

• FREELAND

Freeland, and the See also:

• GRAND

grand-father of Sir See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas Ruthven (d . 1673), on whom Charles II. bestowed the title of Lord Ruthven of Freeland in 1651 . When his son David died unmarried in Aprii 1701 the title of Baroness Ruthven was assumed by the latter's See also:

• SISTER

sister, See also:

• JEAN

Jean (d . 1722), although according to some authorities the See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

peerage had be-come extinct . It was, however, assumed in 1722 by Isobel (d . 1732), wife of James See also:

• JOHNSON, ANDREW
• JOHNSON, ANDREW (1808–1875)
• JOHNSON, BENJAMIN (c. 1665-1742)
• JOHNSON, EASTMAN (1824–1906)
• JOHNSON, REVERDY (1796–1876)
• JOHNSON, RICHARD (1573–1659 ?)
• JOHNSON, RICHARD MENTOR (1781–1850)
• JOHNSON, SAMUEL (1709-1784)
• JOHNSON, SIR THOMAS (1664-1729)
• JOHNSON, SIR WILLIAM (1715–1774)
• JOHNSON, THOMAS

Johnson, who took the name of Ruthven on succeeding to the family estates; and their son, James Ruthven (d: 1783), took the title and was allowed to See also:

• VOTE

vote at the elections of Scots representative peers . In 1853 the See also:

• BARONY

barony again descended to a See also:

• FEMALE

female, Mary Elizabeth See also:

• THORNTON, HENRY (1760—1815)
• THORNTON, ROBERT (1623-1678)
• THORNTON, WILLIAM THOMAS (1813-188o)

Thornton (c . 1784—1864), the wife of See also:

• WALTER, HUBERT (d. 1205)
• WALTER, JOHN (1738/9-1812)

Walter Hore (d . 1878) . She and her See also:

• HUSBAND

husband took the name of Hore-Ruthven, and their grandson, Walter James Hore-Ruthven (b . 1838), became the 8th See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

baron in 1864 .

See the Ruthven See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

Correspondence, edited with introduction by the Rev . W . D . Macray (1868) ; J . H . See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

Round, " The Barony of Ruthven of Freeland'' in See also:

• JOSEPH
• JOSEPH, COMTE DE (1785-1870)
• JOSEPH, FATHER (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

Joseph See also:

• FOSTER, GEORGE EULAS (1847– )
• FOSTER, JOHN (177o-1843)
• FOSTER, MYLES BIRKET (1825-1899)
• FOSTER, SIR CLEMENT LE NEVE (1841-1904)
• FOSTER, SIR MICHAEL (1836-r9o7)
• FOSTER, STEPHEN COLLINS (1826-1864)

Foster's Collectanea Genealogica (1881–85) ; and Sir R . See also:

• DOUGLAS
• DOUGLAS, GAVIN (1474?-1522)
• DOUGLAS, JOHN (1721—1807.)
• DOUGLAS, SIR CHARLES
• DOUGLAS, SIR HOWARD
• DOUGLAS, STEPHEN ARNOLD (18,3–1861)

Douglas, The Peerage of Scotland (new ed. by Sir J . B . See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul) .