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{{Short description|Title in the Peerage of Scotland}}
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[[Image:1stEarlOfPortmore.jpg|thumb|200px|David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore.]]
[[Image:1stEarlOfPortmore.jpg|thumb|200px|David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore.]]
'''Earl of Portmore''' was a title in the [[Peerage of Scotland]]. It was created in 1703 for the Scottish military commander [[David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore|David Colyear, 1st Lord Portmore]]. He had already been created '''Lord Portmore''' in 1699 and was made '''Lord Colyear''' and '''Viscount of Milsington''' at the same time as he was granted the earldom, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was the son of Alexander Colyear, who had been created a '''Baronet''', of Holland, in the [[Baronetage of England]] on 20 February 1677. Lord Portmore married [[Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester]], a former mistress of [[James II of England|James II]]. He was succeeded by his only surviving son, the second Earl. He represented [[Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)|Wycombe]] and [[Andover (UK Parliament constituency)|Andover]] in Parliament. His grandson, the fourth Earl (who succeeded his father), sat as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Boston (UK Parliament constituency)|Boston]]. The fourth Earl died without surviving male issue in 1835 when the titles became extinct.
'''Earl of Portmore''' was a title in the [[Peerage of Scotland]]. It was created in 1703 for the Scottish military commander [[David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore|David Colyear, 1st Lord Portmore]]. He had already been created '''Lord Portmore''' in 1699 and was made '''Lord Colyear''' and '''Viscount of Milsington''' at the same time as he was granted the earldom, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was the son of Alexander Colyear, who had been created a '''Baronet''', of Holland, in the [[Baronetage of England]] on 20 February 1677. Lord Portmore married [[Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester]], a former mistress of [[James II of England|James II]]. He was succeeded by his only surviving son, the second Earl. He represented [[Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)|Wycombe]] and [[Andover (UK Parliament constituency)|Andover]] in Parliament. His grandson, the fourth Earl (who succeeded his father), sat as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Boston (UK Parliament constituency)|Boston]]. The fourth Earl died without surviving male issue in 1835 when the titles became extinct.


==Colyear Baronets, of Holland (1677)==
==Colyear Baronets, of Holland (1677)==
*Sir Alexander Colyear, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1685)
*[[Sir Alexander Colyear, 1st Baronet]] (d. c. 1685)
*[[David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore|Sir David Colyear, 2nd Baronet]] (c. 1656–1730) (created '''Lord Portmore''' in 1699 and '''Earl of Portmore''' in 1703)
*[[David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore|Sir David Colyear, 2nd Baronet]] (c. 1656–1730) (created '''Lord Portmore''' in 1699 and '''Earl of Portmore''' in 1703)


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|crest = An Unicorn rampant Argent armed and maned Or
|crest = A Unicorn rampant Argent armed and maned Or
|coronet = A [[Coronet|Coronet of an Earl]]
|coronet = A [[Coronet|Coronet of an Earl]]
|escutcheon = Gules on a Chevron between three Wolves' Heads erased Or as many Oak Trees eradicated proper fructed Or
|escutcheon = Gules on a Chevron between three Wolves' Heads erased Or as many Oak Trees eradicated proper fructed Or
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland]]
[[Category:Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland]]
[[Category:1703 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:1703 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Noble titles created in 1703]]
[[Category:1677 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:1677 establishments in Scotland]]
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Latest revision as of 22:45, 1 February 2023

David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore.

Earl of Portmore was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for the Scottish military commander David Colyear, 1st Lord Portmore. He had already been created Lord Portmore in 1699 and was made Lord Colyear and Viscount of Milsington at the same time as he was granted the earldom, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was the son of Alexander Colyear, who had been created a Baronet, of Holland, in the Baronetage of England on 20 February 1677. Lord Portmore married Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, a former mistress of James II. He was succeeded by his only surviving son, the second Earl. He represented Wycombe and Andover in Parliament. His grandson, the fourth Earl (who succeeded his father), sat as Member of Parliament for Boston. The fourth Earl died without surviving male issue in 1835 when the titles became extinct.

Colyear Baronets, of Holland (1677)

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Earls of Portmore (1703)

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Arms

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Coat of arms of Earl of Portmore
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
A Unicorn rampant Argent armed and maned Or
Escutcheon
Gules on a Chevron between three Wolves' Heads erased Or as many Oak Trees eradicated proper fructed Or
Supporters
On either side a Wolf proper
Motto
Avance

References

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