Lord Leslie

Lord Leslie is a title of nobilityStair Memorial Encyclopaedia of the Laws of Scotland, Vol. 18, para 430–440 connected to the lands around the town of Leslie in Fife. It is part of the Baronage of Scotland and dates back to the year 1382. The title is still held today.

''Note that for Lords in the Baronage of Scotland a baron is a lord and a lord is a baron and is interchangeable.

 History 

The title began when Sir George Leslie received a royal charter for the lands called Fythkill in 1382. The name was later changed to Leslie."Register of the Great Seal of Scotland". Register of the Great Seal of Scotland (742): 1382. In 1455, the town of Leslie was made a free burgh, and the title became known as the Lordship of Leslie.

The Leslie family built a large mansion called Leslie House, which became their family seat. The house was famous for its design and gardens. It was praised by writer Daniel Defoe in the 1700s.

Over the centuries, the title passed down through many generations of the Leslie family. In 1817, it was inherited by Henrietta Anne Leslie. Later, the title and lands were sold by trustees and purchased by different holders, including Sir Robert Spencer Nairn and Sir Philip Christopher Ondaatje.

 Seat 

Leslie House is located near Glenrothes in Fife.The Buildings of Scotland: Fife, John Gifford, Yale University Press, 1988 It was burned in 1763 and rebuilt by 1767. A second fire in 2005 and another in 2009 caused serious damage. The house has now been restored and is once again lived in by the current lord.

 Related pages 

 Earl of Rothes
 Leslie House

 References 

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