Oliphant

Motto: A tout pouvoir (Provide for all)
Origin of Name: Oliphant, from elephant, indicating great strength

History
The Oliphants were a Norman family who first held lands in England around Northampton. David de Olifard is commonly held to be the progenitor of House of Oliphant and in the 12th century he was granted lands in Roxburghshire by the Earl of Huntingdon, later to become David I of Scotland.

The Oliphants took up the cause of Scottish Independence and defended Stirling Castle against Edward I. The leader of the Oliphant clan was captured here and sent to the Tower of London. However, he was later released and awarded land at Gask in Perthshire as compensation.

The fourth Lord Ogilvie was a staunch supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, and fought for her at the Battle of Langside in 1568. The Oliphants remained devoted to the Jacobite cause and the last Lord Oliphant played an active role in the campaign of Charles Edward Stewart in 1745.

After defeat at Culloden, Lord Oliphant fled to Sweden and ended up taking refuge in France.

The principal seat of the Oliphant family is the historic Ardblair Castle near Blairgowrie in Perthshire.

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Ogilvie

Gaelic Name: MacGhille Bhuidhe
Motto: À fin (To the end)
Badge: Evergreen Alkanet
Lands: Angus
Origin of Name: Placename, Angus

History
The name of Ogilvie derives from Gilbert, one of the descendants of the ancient Earls of Angus. The name Ogilvie derives from the old British ‘ocelfa’ or ‘high plain’.

The Ogilvie lands are to be found in Angus, with the Ogilvie family being made hereditary sheriffs of Angus in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. In the 15th century the tower of Airlie was built, the castle of the chief of the Ogilvies. The ‘Bonnie Hoose o’ Airlie’ was destroyed in 1640 by the Campbells and this tragic incident is described in a ballad of the period.

The Ogilvie clan was to suffer much in the service of the Stewart monarchs, supporting the Jacobite cause and fighting for the Stewart family in both 1715 and 1745. A regiment of Ogilvies also took part in the Battle of Culloden in 1746. After the defeat, the chief of the Ogilvie clan escaped to France and entered royal service there.

By this time the title of Earl of Ogilvie had been tainted and it was not until 1896 that an Act of Parliament restored the earldom to the family.The present chief of the Ogilvie clan serves as Lord Chamberlain to the Queen.

Royal links were also reinforced when Angus Ogilvy, the brother of the chief, married HRH Princess Alexandra.

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US $21.45 (7 Bids)
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US $11.86 (4 Bids)
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US $18.16
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-new-scottish-tartan-clan-scarf-macbeth-modern-100-pure-wool NEW Scottish Tartan Clan Scarf Macbeth Modern 100% Pure Wool
US $17.78
Auction Ends: Sunday May-20-2012 12:08:46 PDT
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US $16.37
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US $47.41 (7 Bids)
Auction Ends: Sunday May-20-2012 12:10:44 PDT
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US $18.97
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