Duke of Atholl

Not to be confused with Earl of Atholl.

Duke of Atholl, named after Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray. It was created by Queen Anne in 1703 for John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl, with a special remainder to the heir male of his father, the 1st Marquess.

Dukedom of Atholl
Quarterly: 1st, Paly of six Or and Sable (for Atholl); 2nd, Or a Fess chequy Azure and Argent (for Stewart); 3rd, Argent on a Bend Azure three Stags' Heads cabossed Or (for Stanley); 4th, Gules three Legs in armour Proper garnished and spurred Or flexed and conjoined in triangle at the upper part of the thigh (ensigns of the Isle of Man); over all, an Inescutcheon en surtout Azure three Mullets Argent within a Double tressure flory Or ensigned of a Marquess's coronet (for Chiefship of Murray).
Creation date	1703
Created by	Anne
Peerage	Peerage of Scotland
First holder	John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl
Present holder	Bruce Murray, 12th Duke
Heir apparent	Michael Bruce John Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten, with special remainder to the heirs male of the body lawfully begotten of the 1st Marquess
Subsidiary titles	Marquess of Tullibardine Marquess of Atholl Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle Earl of Tullibardine Earl of Atholl Viscount of Balquhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyn Viscount of Balquhidder Lord Murray, Balvenie and Gask Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder Lord Murray of Tullibardine
Seat(s)	Blair Castle
Former seat(s)	Dunkeld House

As of 2017^[update], there were twelve subsidiary titles attached to the dukedom: Lord Murray of Tullibardine (1604), Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder (1628), Lord Murray, Balvany and Gask (1676), Lord Murray, Balvenie and Gask, in the County of Perth (1703), Viscount of Balquhidder (1676), Viscount of Balquhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, in the County of Perth (1703), Earl of Atholl (1629), Earl of Tullibardine (1628), Earl of Tullibardine (1676), Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle, in the County of Perth (1703), Marquess of Atholl (1676) and Marquess of Tullibardine, in the County of Perth (1703). These titles are also in the Peerage of Scotland. The dukes have also previously held the following titles: Baron Strange (Peerage of England 1628) between 1736 and 1764 and 1805 and 1957; Baron Murray, of Stanley in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Strange (Peerage of Great Britain 1786) between 1786 and 1957, Baron Glenlyon, of Glenlyon in the County of Perth (Peerage of the United Kingdom 1821) between 1846 and 1957 and Baron Percy (Peerage of Great Britain 1722) between 1865 and 1957. From 1786 to 1957, the Dukes of Atholl sat in the House of Lords as Earl Strange.

The Duke's eldest son and heir apparent uses the courtesy title Marquess of Tullibardine. The heir apparent to Lord Tullibardine uses the courtesy title Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle (usually shortened to Earl of Strathtay). Lord Strathtay's heir apparent uses the courtesy title Viscount Balquhidder. The Duke of Atholl is the hereditary chief of Clan Murray.

Family history

 

James Murray,
2nd Duke of Atholl, KT

The Dukes of Atholl belong to an ancient Scottish family. Sir William Murray of Castleton married Lady Margaret, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (see Earl of Atholl). Sir William was one of the many Scottish noblemen killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. His son Sir William Murray lived at Tullibardine in Perthshire. The latter's grandson, Sir John Murray, was created Lord Murray of Tullibardine in 1604 and Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder and Earl of Tullibardine in 1606. All three titles were in the Peerage of Scotland. He was succeeded by his eldest son, William Murray (1574–1628), the second Earl of Tullibardine. He married as his third wife Lady Dorothea, daughter of John Stewart, 5th and last Earl of Atholl. Charles I agreed to revive the earldom of Atholl in favour of Lord Tullibardine's children by Lady Dorothea. Tullibardine consequently resigned his titles in favour of his younger brother, Patrick Murray, who was created Lord Murray of Gask and Earl of Tullibardine in 1628, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever and presumably with the precedence of 1606. John Murray, son of the second Earl of Tullibardine by Lady Dorothea Stewart, was created Earl of Atholl in the Peerage of Scotland in 1629. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl of Atholl. In 1670 he succeeded his cousin James Murray, 2nd Earl of Tullibardine, as third (or fifth) Earl of Tullibardine. In 1676 he was created Lord Murray, Balveny and Gask, Viscount of Balquhidder, Earl of Tullibardine and Marquess of Atholl, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. All titles were in the Peerage of Scotland. Lord Atholl married Lady Amelia Anne Sophia, daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (and 1st Baron Strange).

On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the second Marquess. He had already been created Lord Murray, Viscount Glenalmond and Earl of Tullibardine for life in the peerage of Scotland in 1696. In 1703 he was made Lord Murray, Balvenie and Gask, in the County of Perth, Viscount of Balwhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, in the County of Perth, Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle, in the County of Perth, Marquess of Tullibardine, in the County of Perth, and Duke of Atholl, with remainder failing heirs male of his own to the heirs male of his father. All five titles were in the Peerage of Scotland. His eldest surviving son and heir apparent, William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine, took part in the Jacobite rising of 1715. He was charged with high treason and attainted by Act of Parliament. An Act of Parliament was also passed to remove him from the succession to his father's titles. William was, on 1 February 1717, created Duke of Rannoch, Marquis of Blair, Earl of Glen Tilt, Viscount of Glenshie, and Lord Strathbran in the Jacobite Peerage. The first Duke was consequently succeeded by his third son, James, the second Duke. In 1736 he also succeeded his kinsman James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby as 7th Baron Strange and as Lord of Mann. On the death of his brother William in 1746, he succeeded to the Jacobite titles, such as they were. The Duke's two sons both died in infancy. His eldest daughter Lady Charlotte succeeded him in the barony of Strange and the lordship of Mann. Atholl died in 1764 and was succeeded in the dukedom and remaining titles by his nephew, John, the third Duke. He was the eldest son of Lt-Gen Lord George Murray, sixth son of the first Duke (who had been attainted for his participation in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715), the same year he succeeded the House of Lords decided that he should be allowed to succeed in the titles despite his father's attainder. He married his first cousin, the aforementioned Charlotte Murray, Baroness Strange. They sold their sovereignty over the Isle of Man to the British Crown for £70,000.

 

John Stewart-Murray,
7th Duke of Atholl, KT

The Duke and Duchess were both succeeded by their eldest son John, the fourth Duke. In 1786 he was created Baron Murray, of Stanley in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Strange in the Peerage of Great Britain. These titles gave him a seat in the House of Lords. Atholl sold his remaining properties and privileges in the Isle of Man to the British Crown for £409,000. He was succeeded on his death in 1829 by his eldest son, John, the fifth Duke. He had already in 1798 been declared to have been of an "unsound mind". The fifth Duke never married and was succeeded by his nephew, George Murray, 2nd Baron Glenlyon, the eldest son of James Murray, 1st Baron Glenlyon, second son of the fourth Duke, who had been created Baron Glenlyon, of Glenlyon in the County of Perth, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1821. Lord Glenlyon married Lady Emily Frances Percy, daughter of Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland and 3rd Baron Percy.

The sixth Duke was succeeded by his only child, John, the seventh Duke. In 1865 he succeeded as sixth Baron Percy through his grandmother aforesaid. The same year he registered the additional surname of Stewart at the Lyon Court. In 1893 he resumed the original spelling of the title, "Atholl" instead of "Athole". He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, John, the eighth Duke, who died childless in 1942 and was succeeded by his youngest brother, James, the ninth Duke. James never married, and on his death in 1957 the baronies of Murray and Glenlyon and earldom of Strange became extinct, the barony of Percy was passed on to his kinsman Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland, while the barony of Strange fell into abeyance (see Baron Strange).

The dukedom of Atholl and remaining titles were passed on to the late Duke's fourth cousin twice removed, Iain Murray, the tenth Duke of Atholl. He was the grandson of Sir Evelyn Murray, son of Sir George Murray, grandson of Dr George Murray, Bishop of Rochester, son of Bishop Lord George Murray, second son of the third Duke. As all the English titles had become extinct on the ninth Duke's death, the tenth Duke was not entitled to an automatic seat in the House of Lords, gaining in 1957 the then unfortunate distinction of being the highest ranking peer without a seat in the upper chamber of parliament. However, in 1958 Atholl was elected a Scottish representative peer and was able to take a seat in the House of Lords. Through the Peerage Act 1963 all hereditary Scottish peers gained the right to sit in the House of Lords. The tenth Duke was unmarried and was succeeded in 1996 by his second cousin once removed, John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl. He was the grandson of the Rev. Douglas Stuart Murray, brother of the aforementioned Sir George Murray, great-grandfather of the tenth Duke. On his death in 2012, the eleventh Duke was succeeded by his eldest son, Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl.^[1]

Other family members

 

Lord Mungo Murray (Am Morair Mungo Moireach),1668-1700 wearing a belted plaid about 1680. Son of 1st Marquess of Atholl.

 

Lt-Gen Lord George Murray.

Mungo Murray, second son of the first Earl of Tullibardine of the first creation, succeeded as second Viscount of Stormont according to a special remainder in 1631, but died childless in 1642. Lord Charles Murray, second son of the first Marquess, was created Earl of Dunmore in 1686. Lord James Murray, third son of the first Marquess, was Member of Parliament for Perthshire. Lord William Murray, fourth son of the first Marquess, succeeded his father-in-law as Lord Nairne in 1683 but was attainted for taking part in the Jacobite Rising of 1715. Lord George Murray, fifth son of the first Duke and father of the third Duke, was a prominent Jacobite general. He was also the father of James Murray, a soldier and politician, and George Murray, a naval commander and politician. Lord John Murray, eighth son of the first Duke (and the eldest by his second wife), was a soldier and politician. Lord George Murray, second son of the third Duke, was Bishop of St David's. His eldest son George Murray was Bishop of Rochester. His fourth son Sir Herbert Harley Murray was Governor of Newfoundland. The actor Stephen Murray and diplomat Sir Ralph Murray were the grandsons of the Rev. Francis William Murray, son of George Murray, Bishop of Rochester. Comedian and prospective parliamentary candidate Al Murray is the grandson of former British Ambassador Sir Ralph Hay Murray.

James Arthur Murray (1790–1860), only son of Lord William Murray, third son of the third Duke, was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy. Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley, fifth son of the third Duke, was a clergyman. His son John Murray-Aynsley was the father of 1) Charles Murray-Aynsley (1821–1901), a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy; 2) George Herbert Murray-Aynsley (1826–1887), a Major-General in the Madras Army, and 3) Hugh Murray-Aynsley, a New Zealand politician. Sir George Murray, son of the Rev. George Edward Murray, son of George Murray, Bishop of Rochester, was a civil servant. His son Sir Evelyn Murray was Secretary to the General Post Office between 1914 and 1934. Lord James Murray, second son of the fourth Duke, was a soldier and politician and was created Baron Glenlyon in 1821. Anne, Duchess of Atholl, VA, wife of the sixth Duke, was Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria. Dame Kitty Stewart-Murray, DBE, MP, wife of the eighth Duke, was Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education from 1924 to 1929, the first woman to serve in a Conservative and Unionist government.^[2]

Traditional residence and military command

The Dukes of Atholl's traditional residence is Blair Castle, though the family has owned several other residences and castles in the past, notably Huntingtower Castle, Balvenie Castle, Tullibardine Castle and Dunkeld House (the latter two demolished).

The traditional burial place of the Dukes of Atholl is the Family Burial Ground (photo) next to the ruins of St Bride's Kirk in the grounds of Blair Castle. The ruin stands on a mound a little to the north-east of the castle, where a church has existed since at least 1134.^[3] St Bride's was the village church of Old Blair but fell into disuse after 1823 when the estate village was relocated to its current location.^[4]

The holder of the dukedom of Atholl also commands the only legal private army in Europe, the Atholl Highlanders, which is headquartered at Blair Castle.^[5]

Earls of Tullibardine; first creation (1606)

 

Blair Castle, Perthshire

• John Murray, 1st Earl of Tullibardine (died 1609)
• William Murray, 2nd Earl of Tullibardine (c. 1574–1626) (eldest son of the 1st Earl; resigned his titles in favour of younger brother in 1626)

Earls of Tullibardine; second creation (1628)

• Patrick Murray, 1st Earl of Tullibardine (1578–1644) (third son of the 1st Earl of Tullibardine of the first creation)
• James Murray, 2nd Earl of Tullibardine (1617–1670) (eldest son of the 1st Earl; died without surviving children)
  • Patrick Murray, Lord Murray and Gask (c. 1644–c. 1661–1664) (elder son of the 2nd Earl, died unmarried)
  • James Murray, Lord Murray and Gask (c. 1652–c. 1664–1670) (younger son of the 2nd Earl, died young)
• John Murray, 3rd Earl of Tullibardine (1631–1703) (first cousin of the 2nd Earl; became 2nd Earl of Atholl in 1642 and created Marquess of Atholl in 1676)

Earls of Atholl; tenth creation (1629)

• John Murray, 1st Earl of Atholl (died 1642) (son of the 2nd Earl of Tullibardine of the first creation)
• John Murray, 3rd Earl of Tullibardine, 2nd Earl of Atholl (1631–1703) (elder son of the 1st Earl; created Marquess of Atholl in 1676)

Marquesses of Atholl (1676)

• John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl (1631–1703) (elder son of the 1st Earl)
• John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl (1660–1724) (eldest son of the 1st Marquess; created Duke of Atholl in 1703)

Dukes of Atholl (1703)

Other titles: Marquess of Tullibardine, Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle, Viscount of Balwhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyonz and Lord Murray, Balvenie and Gask (Scotland, 1703); Marquess of Atholl, Earl of Tullibardine, Viscount of Balquhidder and Lord Murray, Balvany and Gask (Scotland, 1676); Earl of Atholl (Scotland, 1629); Earl of Tullibardine and Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder (Scotland, 1628); Lord Murray of Tullibardine (Scotland, 1604)

• John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl (1660–1724) (eldest son of the 1st Marquess)
  • John Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (1684–1709) (eldest son of the 1st Duke; died unmarried)
  • William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (1689–1746) (second son of the 1st Duke; was a Jacobite who was attainted and executed, unmarried, for treason; excluded from the succession)
  • Lord Charles Murray (1691–1720) (fourth son of the 1st Duke; predeceased his third brother without issue)
  • Lt.-Gen. Lord George Murray (1694–1760) fifth son of the 1st Duke, also attainted

Other titles (2nd and 4th through 9th Dukes): Baron Strange (England, 1628)

• James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl (1690–1764) (third son of the 1st Duke)
  • John Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (1728–1729) (eldest son of the 2nd Duke; died in infancy)
  • James Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (1735–1736) (second and youngest son of the 2nd Duke; died in infancy)
• John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl (1729–1774) (only son of Lord George Murray, attainted fifth son of the 1st Duke)
• John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl (1755–1830) (eldest son of the 3rd Duke)
• John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl (1778–1846) (eldest son of the 4th Duke; died unmarried)

Other titles (6th through 9th Dukes): Earl Strange and Baron Murray (Great Britain, 1786, extinct 1957); Baron Glenlyon (United Kingdom, 1821, extinct 1957)

• George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl (1814–1864) (eldest son of James Murray, 1st Baron Glenlyon; see below)

Other titles (7th through 9th Dukes): Baron Percy (Great Britain, 1722)

• John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl (1840–1917) (only son of the 6th Duke)
  • John Stewart-Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (1869–1869) (eldest son of the 7th Duke; died in infancy)
  • Major Lord George Stewart-Murray (1873–1914) (third son of the 7th Duke; predeceased his second brother without issue)
• John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl (1871–1942) (second son of the 7th Duke; died without issue)
• James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl (1879–1957) (fourth and youngest son of the 7th Duke; died unmarried)
• George Iain Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl (1931–1996) (fourth cousin, twice removed of the 9th Duke; great-great-great-grandson of Rt. Rev. Dr. George Murray, eldest son of Rt. Rev. Lord George Murray, second son of the 3rd Duke; died unmarried)
• John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl (1929–2012)^[1] (second cousin, once removed of the 10th Duke; great-great grandson of Rt. Rev. George Murray, eldest son of Rt. Rev. Lord George Murray, second son of the 3rd Duke)
• Bruce George Ronald Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl (born 1960) (elder son of the 11th Duke)

The heir apparent is the present holder's elder son, Michael Bruce John Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (born 1985).

Barons Glenlyon (1821)

• James Murray, 1st Baron Glenlyon (1782–1837), second son of the 4th Duke
• George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 2nd Baron Glenlyon (1814–1864) (succeeded as 6th Duke of Atholl in 1846)

see above for further succession

Line of succession (simplified)^[6]^[7]

John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl (1631–1703)   John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl (1660–1724)   James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl (1690–1764) Lord George Murray (1694–1760)   John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl (1729–1774) The Rt Rev. Lord George Murray (1761–1803) The Rt. Rev. George Murray (1784–1860) Rev. George Edward Murray (1818–1854) Rev. Douglas Stuart Murray (1853–1920) George Murray (1884–1940)   John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl (1929–2012)   Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl (b. 1960) (1) Michael Bruce John Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (b. 1985) (2) Lord David Nicholas George Murray (b. 1986) (3) Lord Craig John Murray (b. 1963) (4) Carl Murray (b. 1994) Sir Herbert Murray (1829–1904) Gerald Ottway Hay Murray (1868–1951) Douglas Gerald Murray (1907-1980) male issue in line Stewart Hay Murray (1909–1988) John Stewart Murray (1940–2000) male issue in line Peter Gerald Stewart Murray (b. 1944) male issue in line Keith Robert Murray (1912-1997) male issue in line Rev. Frederick William Murray (1831–1913) Rev. Frederick Auriol Murray-Gourlay, 25th of Kincraig (1865–1939) George Ronald Auriol Murray-Gourlay, 26th of Kincraig (1900–1961) Brian Austin Walter Murray-Gourlay, 27th of Kincraig (1927–1996) Hugh William Auriol Murray-Gourlay (b. 1960) Rev. Charles Hay Murray (1869-1923) Sir Francis Ralph Hay Murray (1908–1983) Ingram Bernard Hay Murray (b. 1937) Al Murray (b. 1968) male issue in line Rev. Edward Murray (1798–1852) Charles Edward Gostling Murray (1825–1892) Rupert Murray (1882–1915) Anthony Ian Rupert Murray (1914–1993) male issue in line Stracey Montagu Atholl Murray (1888–1970) male issue in line Fane Robert Conant Murray (1929–2014) male issue in line Lord Henry Murray (1767–1805) Richard Murray (1787–1843) Henry Murray (1815–1864) Rev. Arthur Silver Murray (1858–1932) Arthur Evelyn Francis Murray (1888–1972) male issue in line Douglas Vivian Murray (1905–1976) male issue in line Very Rev. Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley (1771–1808) John Murray-Aynsley (1795–1870) Hugh Percy Murray-Aynsley (1828–1917) Charles Percy Murray-Aynsley (1862–1936) Francis Percy Murray-Aynsley (1924–1991) male issue in line   Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore (1661–1710) Earls of Dunmore, by special remainder to the Dukedom

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Duke of Atholl

Adopted Matriculated at the Lyon Court Coronet That of a Duke Crest Dexter, on a Wreath Argent and Azure a Mermaid holding in her dexter Hand a Mirror and in her sinister a Comb all Proper Or (for Murray); centre, on a Wreath Or and Sable a Demi-savage Proper wreathed about the temples and waist with Laurel his arms extended and holding in the right hand a Dagger, in the left a Key all Proper (for Atholl); sinister, on a Wreath Argent and Azure a Peacock's head and neck Proper accompanied on either side by two Arms from the elbows Proper and vested in Maunches Azure doubled Argent. Helm That of a Duke Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st, Paly of six Or and Sable (for Atholl); 2nd, Or a Fess chequy Azure and Argent (for Stewart); 3rd, Argent on a Bend Azure three Stags' Heads cabossed Or (for Stanley); 4th, Gules three Legs in armour Proper garnished and spurred Or flexed and conjoined in triangle at the upper part of the thigh (ensigns of the Isle of Man); over all, an Inescutcheon en surtout Azure three Mullets Argent within a Double tressure flory Or ensigned of a Marquess's coronet (for Chiefship of Murray). Supporters Dexter, a Savage Proper wreathed about the temples and loins with Juniper his feet in Fetters the Chain held in his right hand Proper; sinister, a Lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure gorged with a plain Collar of the Last charged with three Mullets Argent. Motto (Above the crests) Dexter, Tout prest ("Quite ready"); centre, Furth fortune and fill the fetters; sinister, Praite ("Ready"). Orders Order of the Thistle circlet (displayed by the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th & 8th dukes (the 8th, who died 1942, also being GCVO)

Heraldry

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  Arms of John Murray, 1st Earl of Atholl
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  Arms of the 7th to 9th Dukes of Atholl

Family tree

v t e Family tree of Dukes, Marquesses, and Earls of Atholl

Earl of Atholl (fourth creation), 1367 Robert Stewart 1316–1390 1st Earl of Atholl, Earl of Strathearn, Later Robert II, King of Scots Earl of Atholl (sixth creation), 1403 Earl of Atholl (seventh creation), 1404 John Stewart c. 1337–1406 2nd Earl of Atholl, Earl of Carrick, Later Robert III, King of Scots Robert Stewart 1340–1420 Duke of Albany, Earl of Atholl Walter Stewart c. 1360–1437 Earl of Atholl, Earl of Strathearn, Earl of Caithness Earldom of Atholl (fourth creation) merged in the crown, 1390 Earldom of Atholl (sixth creation) expired on the death of Robert III, 1406 Earldom of Atholl (seventh creation) attainted, 1404 Earl of Atholl (fifth creation), 1398 David Stewart 1378–1402 Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Atholl, Earl of Carrick James I 1394–1437 King of Scots Joan Beaufort c. 1404–1445 Queen of Scots James Stewart "Black Knight of Lorn" 1399–c. 1451 Earldom of Atholl (fifth creation) extinct, 1402 Earl of Atholl (eighth creation), c. 1457 Lord of Balveny, 1460 John Stewart c. 1437–1442–1512 1st Earl of Atholl John Stewart after 1475 – before 1522 2nd Earl of Atholl John Stewart 1507–1542 3rd Earl of Atholl John Stewart "the fair" d. 1579 4th Earl of Atholl Earl of Atholl (ninth creation), 1596 Lord Murray of Tullibardine, 1604, Earl of Tullibardine (first creation) and Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder, 1606 John Stewart 1566–1603 1st Earl of Atholl, 6th Lord Innermeath Marie Ruthven (d. after 1605) John Stewart 1563–1595 5th Earl of Atholl John Murray (c. 1550 – c. 1609) 1st Earl of Tullibardine, Lord Murray of Tullibardine, and Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder Earldom of Atholl (eighth creation) extinct, 1625 Earl of Tullibardine (second creation), 1628 James Stewart d. 1625 2nd Earl of Atholl Dorothea Stewart William Murray c. 1574–1627 2nd Earl of Tullibardine, Lord Murray of Tullibardine, and Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder Patrick Murray 1578–1644 1st Earl of Tullibardine, Lord Murray of Tullibardine, and Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder Earldom of Atholl (ninth creation) extinct, 1625 Resigned Earldom of Tullibardine and lordships in favour of his brother, 1626 Baron Strange (fourth creation), 1628 Earl of Atholl (tenth creation), 1629 James Stanley 1607–1651 7th Earl of Derby, 1st Baron Strange John Murray c. 1610–1642 1st Earl of Atholl James Murray 1617–1670 2nd Earl of Tullibardine, Lord Murray of Tullibardine, and Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder Marquess of Atholl, Earl of Tullibardine, Viscount of Balquhidder, and Lord Murray, Balveny and Gask, 1676 Charles Stanley 1628–1672 8th Earl of Derby, 2nd Baron Strange Amelia Ann Sophia Stanley 1633–1702/03 John Murray 1631–1703 1st Marquess of Atholl, 2nd Earl of Atholl, 3rd Earl of Tullibardine, Lord Murray of Tullibardine, and Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder Patrick Murray (c. 1644 – c. 1661–1664) styled Lord Murray and Gask James Murray (c. 1652 – c. 1664–1670) styled Lord Murray and Gask Earl of Tullibardine, Viscount Glenalmond and Lord Murray, 1696 Duke of Atholl, Marquess of Tullibardine, Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle Viscount of Balwhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, Lord Murray, Balveny and Gask, 1703 Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet, 1686 William Richard George Stanley c. 1655–1702 9th Earl of Derby, 3rd Baron Strange James Stanley 1664–1736 10th Earl of Derby, 6th Baron Strange John Murray 1660–1724 1st Duke of Atholl, 2nd Marquess of Atholl Charles Murray 1661–1710 1st Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet Henrietta Stanley 1687–1718 4th Baroness Strange John Murray 1684–1709 styled Marquess of Tullibardine William Murray 1689–1746 styled Marquess of Tullibardine James Murray 1690–1764 2nd Duke of Atholl, 7th Baron Strange George Murray 1694–1760 John Murray 1685–1752 2nd Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet William Murray 1696–1756 3rd Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet Attainted and excluded from succession Attainted and excluded from succession Henrietta Ashburnham c. 1716–1732 5th Baroness Strange John Murray 1728–1729 styled Marquess of Tullibardine James Murray 1735–1736 styled Marquess of Tullibardine Charlotte Murray 1731–1805 8th Baroness Strange John Murray 1729–1774 3rd Duke of Atholl John Murray 1730–1809 4th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet Earl Strange and Baron Murray of Stanley in the County of Gloucester, 1786 Baron Dunmore, 1831 John Murray 1755–1830 4th Duke of Atholl, 1st Earl Strange and Baron Murray of Stanley, 9th Baron Strange George Murray 1761–1803 George Murray 1762–1836 5th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet, 1st Baron Dunmore Alexander Murray 1764–1842 Baron Glenlyon, of Glenlyon in the County of Perth Charlotte Murray 1775–1832 m. Adam Drummond, 7th Baron of Megginch John Murray 1778–1846 5th Duke of Atholl, 2nd Earl Strange and Baron Murray of Stanley, 10th Baron Strange James Murray 1782–1837 1st Baron Glenlyon George Murray 1784–1860 John Drummond 1803–1889 8th Baron of Megginch George Augustus Frederick John Murray 1814–1864 6th Duke of Atholl, 11th Baron Strange, 3rd Baron Murray of Stanley, 2nd Baron Glenlyon George Edward Murray 1818–1854 Alexander Edward Murray 1804–1845 6th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet, 2nd Baron Dunmore Virginius Murray 1817–1861 Malcolm Drummond 1856–1924 9th Baron of Megginch John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray 1840–1917 7th Duke of Atholl, 12th Baron Strange, 4th Baron Murray of Stanley, 3rd Baron Glenlyon George Herbert Murray 1849–1936 Douglas Stuart Murray 1853–1920 Charles Adolphus Murray 1841–1907 7th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet, 3rd Baron Dunmore Reginald Murray 1846–1925 John George Stewart-Murray 1871–1942 8th Duke of Atholl and Marquess of Tullibardine, 13th Baron Strange, 5th Baron Murray of Stanley, 4th Baron Glenlyon James Thomas Stewart-Murray 1879–1957 9th Duke of Atholl, 14th Baron Strange, 6th Baron Murray of Stanley, 5th Baron Glenlyon George Evelyn Pemberton Murray 1880–1947 George Murray 1884–1940 Alexander Edward Murray 1871–1962 8th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet, 4th Baron Dunmore Arthur Charles Murray 1882–1964 Earldom of Strange and Baronies of Murray and Glenlyon extinct and Barony of Strange abeyant, 1957 Baron Strange (fourth creation) abeyance terminated, 1965 John Drummond 1900–1982 15th Baron Strange, 10th Baron of Megginch George Anthony Murray 1907–1945 Edward David Murray 1908–1940 styled Viscount Fincastle Reginald Arthur Murray 1911–1981 10th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet Kenneth Randolph Murray 1913–1995 11th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet Baron Strange (fourth creation) abeyant, 1982–1986 Jean Cherry Drummond 1928–2008 16th Baroness Strange, 11th Baroness of Megginch George Iain Murray 1931–1996 10th Duke of Atholl John Murray 1929–2012 11th Duke of Atholl John Alexander Murray 1939–1980 9th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet, 5th Baron Dunmore Barony Dunmore extinct, 1980 Adam Humphrey Drummond b. 1953 17th Baron Strange, 12th Baron of Megginch Bruce George Ronald Murray 12th Duke of Atholl b. 1960 Malcolm Kenneth Murray b. 1946 12th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount of Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet Geoffrey Charles Murray b. 1949 Heir presumptive to the Earldom of Dunmore John Adam Humphrey Drummond b. 1992 Michael Bruce John Murray b. 1985 styled Marquess of Tullibardine David Nicholas George Murray b. 1986 Heir apparent to the Barony of Strange Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Atholl

See also

• Clan Murray
• Murray (surname)
• Earl of Dunmore
• Atholl
• Atholl Highlanders
• Atolovo, a Bulgarian village named after the eighth Duke

Notes

1. "The Duke of Atholl". The Daily Telegraph. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
2. www.burkespeerage.com
3. St Bride's Kirk on www.geograph.org.uk, accessed 5 December 2018
4. A history and description of St Bride's Kirk, Old Blair, accessed 5 December 2018
5. www.blair-castle.co.uk 21 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
6. Mosley, Charles, ed. (1999). "Atholl". Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Vol. 1 (106th ed.). Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books). pp. 133–139. ISBN 2-9400-8502-1.
7. Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Atholl". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's. pp. 418–427. ISBN 978-1-9997-6705-1.

References

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Atholl, Earls and Dukes of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 849–851.
• Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 73.
• Anderson, Alan Orr, Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500–1286, 2 Vols, (Edinburgh, 1922)^{[page needed]}
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}
• Roberts, John L., Lost Kingdoms: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages, (Edinburgh, 1997)
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External links

• Cracroft's Peerage page
• European Heraldry page 27 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine ()
• Murray Clan Society of North America