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Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The earl is also Chief of Clan Lyon . History.
Found in the very heart of Angus in Scotland, Glamis Castle has been the ancestral seat to the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne since 1372. Once the inspiration for William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Glamis is renowned for its rich history and famous visitors, from Mary, Queen of Scots to James V. Glamis Castle was the childhood home of HM Queen ...
Patrick, 3 rd Earl of Kinghorne obtained a new royal charter from King Charles II in 1677 by which the earldom was extended in Scotland to ‘Strathmore and Kinghorne’. The 3 rd Earl undertook extensive renovations at Glamis Castle between 1670 and 1689.
About Glamis Castle. Glamis has been the ancestral seat to the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne since King Robert II granted the Thanage of Glamis to Sir John Lyon in 1372. Once host to Mary, Queen of Scots, Glamis is said to have inspired one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, Macbeth.
Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis (/ ˈ ɡ l ɑː m z /, glahmz) in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public. Glamis Castle has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century, though the present building dates largely from the 17th century.
Simon Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 19th and 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (born 18 June 1986), is a Scottish peer and landowner, the owner of estates based at Glamis Castle.
Estates in 1883: Strathmore: 22,600 acres in Forfarshire; 270 acres in Perthshire; 1,800 acres in Hertfordshire; 16 acres in Sussex; worth a total of £28,502 a year. Bowes: 34,887 acres in the...
