Name

The Atholl Dynasty (Murray)

Description

Lords of Mann from 1736 to 1765, inheriting through the female Stanley line. James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl, appeared at his first Tynwald 'with a state and magnificence far exceeding any thing of the kind previously witnessed' — the last Lord to preside on Tynwald Hill until George VI in 1945. He died in 1764. His granddaughter Charlotte Murray inherited the Barony of Strange and with it the sovereignty. Her husband John, the 3rd Duke — whose father Lord George Murray had fought for the Jacobites and been attainted — held the lordship for less than a year before accepting £70,000 under duress. He never visited the Island. Charlotte's name is on the Purchase Act; no letter survives recording her views. The 4th Duke spent thirty years petitioning for additional compensation, was appointed Governor in 1793, and told the Keys in 1822 they were 'no more Representatives of the people of Man, than of the people of Peru.' The final settlement in 1829 cost Parliament approximately £487,144 in total. The Manx people received nothing.

Active Period

1736–1829

Place

Blair Castle, Perthshire

Dunkeld

Isle of Man

Period

Atholl Lordship

Crown Administration

Role / Significance

Lords of Mann

Nobility

Compensation

Book Chapter

Chapter 8

Chapter 10

Chapter 13

Alternative Title

Dukes of Atholl

House of Murray