The Lord NapierThe Baron of Edinbellie
Lord Napier (peerage), Baron Ettrick (peerage), Clan Chief
The Right Honourable The Lord Napier (Francis David Charles Napier, 15th Lord Napier in peerage of Scotland - 6th Baron Ettrick in UK peerage - Baron of Edinbellie in the baronage of Scotland - Clan Chief of Napier)
peer addressed as My Lord or Lord Napier
Credentials
- • Baron of Edinbellie (Edinbellie-Napier; encompassing Gartness, Rusky, and — per a later, RMS-gap-only reference — Drumquhassel and Lanrik) RMS ii, no. 3347, p. 716 (21 May 1509) archive.org/…/1up ; RMS ii, no. 3748, p. 814 (21 June 1512) archive.org/…/1up
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