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Thane of Calder was a title of nobility in the Kingdom of Scotland. [1] Hugh de Cadella (or Kaledouer) was a French nobleman mentioned in David Hume of Godscroft 's "The history of the house of Douglas" who gave influential support to Malcolm III of Scotland and was given lands in Nairn, which were renamed Calder. [2][3] In 1310 CE, Robert the ...
Sir John Campbell (c. 1490 - 1 May 1546) was a Scottish nobleman and the eponymous ancestor of the Campbells of Cawdor. John was the third son of the Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth, a daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. He married the daughter and heiress of Sir John Calder of Calder, in 1510, whom his father had ...
Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. It is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries. Originally a property of the Calder family, it passed to the Campbells in the 16th century. It remains in Campbell ownership, and is now home to Angelika Campbell, Dowager ...
Two passengers on a United Airlines plane were taken to the hospital after the aircraft made a dramatic shift in its landing to avoid a potential collision.. The incident happened as flight 2428 ...
Origins of the Clan. The name 'Calder' is thought to come from the early Common Brittonic, meaning 'hard or violent water' (the modern Welsh word for hard is "caled"), [4] or possibly 'stony river'. [5] It is found as a place name throughout Scotland. [3] For example, East Calder and West Calder that are both near Edinburgh, and also Calderwood ...
Finny Fish, 1948, National Gallery of Art. Cascading Flowers, mobile, 1949, National Gallery of Art. Aztec Josephine Baker, 1929, National Gallery of Art. Mountains and Clouds, 1976–87, Hart Senate Office Building. Six Dots Over a Mountain, 1956, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution.
Calder Quartet. The Calder Quartet (CQ) is a string quartet based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1998 at the University of Southern California, the group takes its name from American sculptor Alexander Calder. The ensemble is currently composed of its founding members, including violinists Benjamin Jacobson and Tereza Stanislav, violist ...
William Calder, Vicar of Barivan who was the eldest son of the old Thane, successfully claimed the lands of Little Urchany. [6] John Calder the Precentor also secured the lands in the burgh of Nairn that belonged to the Calders for his nephew, William Calder the Vicar. [6] The Calders of Asswanly had also received lands near Elgin in 1440. [7]