Lord Ruthven
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- This article is about Scottish nobility. See Lord Ruthven (vampire) for the fictional lead character of the 1819 novel The Vampyre.
The title of Lord Ruthven was created on January 29, 1488 for Sir William Ruthven. It was abolished by attainder in 1584. The attainder was reversed in 1586, but a second attainder in 1600 has never been lifted. The title of Lord Ruthven of Freeland was subsequently created in 1651.
[edit] Lords Ruthven (1488)
- William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven (d. 1528)
- William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven (d. 1552)
- Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven (c.1520–1566)
- William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie and 4th Lord Ruthven (d. 1584)
For further holders, see Earl of Gowrie, creation of 1581.
