The Lord ForbesThe Baron of Forbes
Lord Forbes (peerage), Chief of the Name
The Right Honourable The Lord Forbes (Malcolm Nigel Forbes, 23rd Lord Forbes, Baron of Forbes, Chief of the Name and Arms of Forbes) premier Lord of Parliament in Scottish peerage
seat Forbes Castle
spouse Carole Lady Forbes
heir Geordie The Master of Forbes
peer addressed as My Lord or Lord Forbes
Credentials
- • Anderson, William (1867). The Scottish Nation. Vol. iv. Edinburgh. p. 228.
- • Grant of 1429/30 (RMS ii, no. 134) to the union of Forbes, Fiddes, Alford and Fintray into the lordship and barony of Forbes in 1594/5 (RMS vi, no. 225). The family still holds Castle Forbes.
- • RMS ii, no. 134, p. 27 (6 Oct. [24th year of James I — Scots Peerage gives 1430; RMS's own marginal year-heading reads 'A.D. 1429']) archive.org/…/1up
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