Maxwells of Munches

The Maxwells of Munches (Munchies or Munshes) previously styled the Maxwells of Terraughty, represent an old aristocratic and armigerous Scottish family with deep roots in the country's history (named after their estate 'Munches'). Historically, members of the Terraughty–Munches line were recognized as the heir-male representatives of the Earls of Nithsdale the hereditary chiefs of the larger Maxwell Clan, and thus occupied a senior position within the clan hierarchy. Through strategic marriages and the extinction of several collateral Maxwell lines, the Munches family became associated with, or represent the surviving line of, the Maxwells of Barncleugh, the Maxwells of Breconside, the Maxwells of Arkland, and the Maxwells of Buittle. The current head of the family is Desmond Maxwell.

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