By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg,

To all Lords Spiritual and Temporal and all other Our Subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come Greetings:

Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do by these Presents advance create and prefer Our Field Marshal Sir Ed Blackburn, K.G. to the state degree style dignity title and honour of:

Duke of Aberdeen

And for Us Our heirs and successors do appoint give and grant unto him the said name state degree style dignity title and honour of Duke to have and to hold unto him and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten and to be begotten.

Now styled as:

Field Marshal Sir Ed Blackburn, 1st Duke of Aberdeen K.G.

Willing and by these Presents granting for Us Our heirs and successors that he and his heirs male aforesaid and every of them successively may have hold and possess a seat place and voice in the Parliaments and Public Assemblies and Councils of Us Our heirs and successors within Our Kingdom. Also that he and his heirs male aforesaid successively may enjoy and use all the rights privileges pre-eminences immunities and advantages duly and of right belonging which nobles of Our Kingdom have heretofore used and enjoyed or as they do at present use and enjoy.

In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

WITNESS Ourself at the Court of St. James, the 9th day of January of the current year,



The playing of the "Scottish Soldier" has been ordered in Ed's honour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTG2dqrCXZY

The Peerage - http://www.wargame.ch/wc/nwc/Army_Webpa ... erage.html