William Keith-Falconer, 6th Earl of Kintore explained

Honorific Prefix:	The Right Honourable
The Earl of Kintore
Birth Name:	William Keith-Falconer
Birth Date:	11 December 1766
Parents:	Anthony Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore Christina Elizabeth Sichterman
Children:	3, including Anthony
Relations:	William Falconer, 6th Lord Falconer of Halkerton (grandfather)
Branch:	2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)

William Keith-Falconer, 6th Earl of Kintore, 8th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, 6th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (11 December 1766 – 6 October 1812), was a Dutch-Scottish aristocrat.

Early life

Lord Kintore was born on 11 December 1766. He was the only son amongst seven daughters born to a Dutch born Scotsman Anthony Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore and his Dutch wife, Christina Elizabeth Sichterman (d. 1809). His seven younger sisters, none of whom married, were Lady Sibella, Lady Maria, Lady Catherine, Lady Francina, Hon. Jean (who died in infancy), Lady Christiana, and Hon. Helen Keith-Falconer (who also died in infancy).

His paternal grandparents were William Falconer, 6th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, a colonel in the Dutch Army (who was the son of David Falconer, 4th Lord Falconer of Halkerton and the former Lady Catherine Margaret Keith, the daughter of William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore) and the former Rembertina Maria Idiking (the daughter of Burgomaster Idiking of Groningen).^[1] His mother was a daughter of Jan Albert Sichterman of Groningen, the Intendant General of the Dutch Settlements in the East Indies and Director and Fiscal of Bengal in 1734.^[2]

Career

He gained the rank of Officer in the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys).^[3]

Upon the death of his father on 30 August 1804, he succeeded as the 6th Earl of Kintore, 6th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall, and 8th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, all in the Peerage of Scotland (the first two titles were created in 1677 and the latter was created in 1647).

Personal life

On 18 June 1793, Keith-Falconer was married to Maria Bannerman (–1826), a daughter of Sir Alexander Bannerman, 6th Baronet and the former Mary Gordon (a daughter of Sir James Gordon of Banchory). Together, they were the parents of:

• Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 7th Earl of Kintore (1794–1844), who married twice, had four children with his second wife, and several natural born children with his mistress.^{[4] [5]}
• Lady Maria Keith-Falconer (1795–1864), who did not marry.
• Hon. William Keith-Falconer (1799–1846), a Capt. of the Royal Navy who married Louisa Grant (d. 1862), a daughter of William Grant of Congalton, in 1830.

Lord Kintore died on 6 October 1812. Lady Kintore died on 30 June 1826.^[6] He was succeeded by his eldest son Anthony.^[7]

External links

• The papers of the earls of Kintore at Edinburgh University Press

Notes and References

1. Book: The Peerage of Scotland: A Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Ancient Kingdom ... . 1767 . J. Almon . 237 . 6 October 2020 . en.
2. Book: Debrett's Genealogical Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland . 1847 . William Pickering . 443 . 6 October 2020 . en.
3. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. p. 2196.
4. Web site: BEACON GENEALOGICAL AND HERALDIC RESEARCH . www.acsilver.co.uk . 6 October 2020.
5. Book: Burke . Bernard . A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland . 1871 . Harrison . 453 . 6 October 2020 . en.
6. Web site: Kintore, Earl of (S, 1677) . cracroftspeerage.co.uk . Heraldic Media Limited . 6 October 2020.
7. Book: Burke . John . A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire . 1852 . Colburn . 577 . 7 October 2020 . en.