The name "Strathbogie" is first attested in a version of the
Pictish King Lists dated to c. 1124, describing the death of
Lulach, son of
Macbeth and
King of Alba, at
Essie in Strathbogie in 1058. Strathbogie was probably granted in the 12th century as a
provincial lordship by
David I to
David of Strathbogie, a younger son of the
Earl of Fife, but it is first documented as a defined territory in 1226. The lands listed in this document exactly match those listed as belonging to the lordship in 1600, showing that the lordship had always consisted of the nine parishes of
Kinnoir,
Essie,
Rhynie,
Dunbennan,
Ruthven,
Glass,
Drumdelgie,
Botary, and
Gartly. In 1839, the
General Assembly suspended seven ministers from Strathbogie for proceeding with an induction in Marnoch in defiance of its orders. In 1841, the seven Strathbogie ministers were deposed for acknowledging the superiority of the secular court in spiritual matters. These events culminated in the
Disruption of 1843. ==References==