Sir Walter Scott, 1st Earl Scott of Buccleuch

Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch, 2nd Baron Scott of Buccleuch (before 1606 – 20 November 1633) was a Scottish nobleman.

The son of Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch and Mary Kerr, he married Lady Mary Hay, daughter of Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll and Elizabeth Douglas, around 15 October 1616, with a tocher of 20,000 merks. He succeeded his father as Lord Scott of Buccleuch on 15 December 1611 and was created Earl of Buccleuch, with the subsidiary title Baron Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill, on 16 May 1619.

In 1624 several members of the Eliot family conspired to murder the earl, but their attempt came to nothing.

He was commander of a detachment of Scotsmen in the service of Holland in 1629 against the Spaniards, when he served at the Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch. He died on 20 November 1633 in London, but was not buried at Hawick until 11 June 1634 as the ship carrying his body was driven by a storm towards the coast of Norway.

• 'Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch1
• 'M, #13435, d. 20 November 1633
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• ' Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch was the son of Sir Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch and Mary Ker.1 He married Lady Mary Hay, daughter of Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll and Elizabeth Douglas, circa 15 October 1616, with a tocher of 20,000 marks Scots.1 He died on 20 November 1633 at London, England.1 He was buried on 11 June 1634 at Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, after the ship carring his body was driven over to Norway in a storm.1
• ' He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Scott of Buccleuch [S., 1606] on 15 December 1611.1 He was created 1st Lord Scott of Quhitchester and Eskdaill [Scotland] on 16 March 1618/19.1 He was created 1st Earl of Buccleuch [Scotland] on 16 March 1618/19.1 He was commander of the Regiment in the service Holland in 1627 against the Spaniards.1
• 'Child of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch
  • 1.Margaret Scott+2
• Children of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch and Lady Mary Hay
  • 1.Lady Elizabeth Scott3
  • 2.Walter Scott, Lord Scott1 b. 13 Nov 1625, d. b 2 Apr 1629
  • 3.Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch+4 b. 21 Dec 1626, d. 22 Nov 1651
  • 4.Lady Jane Scott+3 b. 13 Feb 1628/29, d. c Nov 1688
  • 5.Lady Mary Scott1 b. c Apr 1631
• Citations
• 1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 364. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 2.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 560. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• 3.[S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 561.
• 4.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 365.
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p1344.htm#i13435

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Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch, 2nd Baron Scott of Buccleuch (before 1606 – 20 November 1633) was a Scottish nobleman.

The son of Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch and Mary Kerr, he married Lady Mary Hay, daughter of Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll and Elizabeth Douglas, around 15 October 1616, with a tocher of 20,000 merks Scots. He succeeded his father as Lord Scott of Buccleuch on 15 December 1611 and created Earl of Buccleuch, with the subsidiary title Baron Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill on 16 May 1619.

He was commander of the Regiment in the service of Holland in 1627 against the Spaniards. He died on 20 November 1633 in London, but was not buried at Hawick until 11 June 1634 as the ship carrying his body was driven over to Norway in a storm.