Lord Forbes Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Lord Forbes

Creation date	circa 1436
Monarch	James II
Peerage	Peerage of Scotland
First holder	Alexander de Forbes
Present holder	Malcolm Nigel Forbes, 23rd Lord Forbes
Heir apparent	Geordie Malcolm Andrew Forbes
Seat(s)	Forbes Castle, Alford, Aberdeenshire

The title of Lord Forbes is a very old and important noble title in Scotland. It is one of the oldest "Lordships of Parliament" in the Peerage of Scotland. A Lordship of Parliament is a special type of noble title that gives the holder a seat in the Scottish Parliament (and later, the British Parliament).

The title was first created around 1436 for Alexander de Forbes. He was already a powerful landowner, known as the feudal baron of Forbes. We don't know the exact date the title was made, but by 1442, he was already called Lord Forbes.

A Look at the Lords Forbes
Family Home: Castle Forbes
List of Lords Forbes (c. 1444)
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A Look at the Lords Forbes

Over the centuries, many members of the Forbes family have held this important title. They have played different roles in Scottish and British history.

Key Figures and Their Roles

The twelfth Lord Forbes was an important leader in his area. He served as the Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire. A Lord Lieutenant is the King or Queen's personal representative in a county.
The seventeenth Lord Forbes was a general in the Army. He also represented Scottish nobles in the House of Lords, which is part of the British Parliament. He did this from 1806 to 1843.
His son, the eighteenth Lord, was a soldier too. He fought in the famous Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
The nineteenth Lord Forbes also served as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1874 to 1906.
Later, the twenty-first Lord Forbes was a Scottish Representative Peer between 1917 and 1924.
The twenty-second Lord Forbes, Nigel Forbes, was also a Scottish Representative Peer from 1955 to 1963. After 1963, all Scottish peers automatically got a seat in the House of Lords. He even worked in the government as the Minister of State for Scotland from 1958 to 1959. This role meant he helped manage Scottish affairs for the government.

The Current Lord Forbes

Today, the title is held by Malcolm Nigel Forbes. He is the twenty-third Lord Forbes and became Lord in 2013. He is also the Chief of Clan Forbes, which means he is the traditional head of the Forbes family.

Related Forbes Families

The Forbes family is quite large! For example, the Hon. Patrick Forbes, who was the third son of the second Lord Forbes, is an ancestor of two other noble families: the Earls of Granard and the Forbes baronets of Craigievar. Also, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo are descended from Sir William Forbes, who was the brother of the very first Lord Forbes.

Family Home: Castle Forbes

The main home of the Lord Forbes family is Forbes Castle. It is located near Alford in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire - the family seat

List of Lords Forbes (c. 1444)

Here is a list of the people who have held the title of Lord Forbes:

Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes (1380–1448)
James Forbes, 2nd Lord Forbes (died 1462)
William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes (died 1483)
Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes (died 1491)
Arthur Forbes, 5th Lord Forbes (died 1493)
John Forbes, 6th Lord Forbes (1475–1547)
William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes (1513-1593)
John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes (1542–1606)
John Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes (1561–1606)
Arthur Forbes, 10th Lord Forbes (1581–1641)
Alexander Forbes, 11th Lord Forbes (1600-1672)
William Forbes, 12th Lord Forbes (1620-1697)
William Forbes, 13th Lord Forbes (1656–1716)
William Forbes, 14th Lord Forbes (1680-1730)
Francis Forbes, 15th Lord Forbes (1721–1734)
James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes (1687-1761) (1687–1761)
James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes (1761-1804) (1761–1804)
James Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes (1765–1843)
Walter Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes (1798–1868)
Horace Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes (1829–1914)
Atholl Monson Forbes, 20th Lord Forbes (1841–1916)
Atholl Forbes, 21st Lord Forbes (1882–1953)
Nigel Forbes, 22nd Lord Forbes (1918–2013)
Malcolm Forbes, 23rd Lord Forbes (born 1946)

The person who is expected to inherit the title next is called the heir apparent. For the current Lord Forbes, his grandson, Geordie Forbes, Master of Forbes (born 2010), is the heir apparent.

Lord Forbes facts for kids

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