Hopetoun

Hopetoun

Hopetoun may refer to:The Earl of Hopetoun a courtesy title given to the heir of the Marquess of Linlithgow, head of the Scottish noble family of Hope.

in Australia:
* Hopetoun, Victoria
* Hopetoun, Western Australia


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  • Hopetoun — (spr. hōp taun), John Adrian Louis Hope, siebenter Graf von, britisch austral. Staatsmann, geb. 25. Sept. 1860 zu Hopetoun in Schottland, folgte 1873 im Peerage, unternahm 1881/82 größere Reisen, trat 1883 ins Oberhaus, war 1885 bis 1889… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Hopetoun — Hopetoun, Graf Johann von, schottischer Gutsherr, der seine Güter auf einen merkwürdig hohen Grad der Verbesserung brachte. Seine Pächter waren es. welche ihm ein Denkmal auf Byers Hügel, dem höchsten Punkte des Garleton Gebirges, gesetzt haben.… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Hopetoun — 35°43′42″S 142°21′46″E / 35.72833, 142.36278 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hopetoun House — von Westen gesehen Hopetoun House ist ein Schloss in den schottischen Lowlands. Es liegt unweit von South Queensferry etwa 15 km westlich des Zentrums von Edinburgh. Geschichte Der größte Teil von Hopetoun House wurde in den Jahren 1699 bis 1707… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hopetoun House — is the traditional residence of the Earl of Hopetoun (later the Marquess of Linlithgow). It was built in 1699 and was designed by William Bruce, and extended in 1721 by William Adam. The house is located near South Queensferry to the west of… …   Wikipedia

  • Hopetoun Falls — Localisation Pays  Australie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hopetoun Blunder — The Hopetoun Blunder was a political event immediately prior to the Federation of the British colonies in Australia.Federation was scheduled to occur on 1 January 1901, but since elections for the first Parliament of Australia were not to be held …   Wikipedia

  • Hopetoun, Victoria — Infobox Australian Place | type = town name = Hopetoun state = vic caption = lga = Shire of Yarriambiack postcode = 3396 est = pop = 630 elevation= maxtemp = mintemp = rainfall = stategov = Mildura fedgov = Mallee dist1 = 395 dir1 = location1=… …   Wikipedia

  • Hopetoun, Western Australia — Infobox Australian Place | type = town name = Hopetoun state = wa caption = lga = Shire of Ravensthorpe postcode = 6348 est = 1900 pop = 586 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC54131|name=Hopetoun (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008 09 20]… …   Wikipedia

  • Hopetoun Cup — The Hopetoun Cup was established as a perpetual rugby union trophy between Australia and Scotland in 1998. In the spirit of the link between the two countries, it is named after the Seventh Earl of Hopetoun, a Scotsman, who, as the then Governor… …   Wikipedia

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