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Robore Prudentia Praestat (Prudence excels strength)

Electric Scotland describes the Youngs as a Forfarshire family who at one period held the estate of Auldbar on the South Esk, while COSCA gives the clan's region as the Scottish Borders. Sir Peter Young (1544-1628), born at Dundee, was appointed assistant preceptor to the young King James VI in 1569, later served as the king's almoner and on embassies to Denmark, and was knighted at Whitehall in 1605. No chief of Young is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs; the Clan Young Society states that the Court of the Lord Lyon authorised it to re-convene as an armigerous clan, and in 1989 the Lord Lyon confirmed a crest badge for its members.

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Crest & Motto

Clan Young Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan Young is Robore Prudentia Praestat (Prudence excels strength). It appears on the Clan Young crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.

In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.

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The Young Story

  1. 15 Aug 1544

    Peter Young is born at Dundee[4][5]

  2. 1569

    Peter Young is appointed assistant preceptor to the young James VI[4][5]

  3. 19 Feb 1605

    Peter Young is knighted by the king at Whitehall[4][5]

  4. 7 Jan 1628

    Sir Peter Young dies at his house of Easter Seaton[4][5]

  5. 16 May 1989

    The Lord Lyon confirms a crest badge for all members of Clan Young[3]

Clan Young Crest & Plant Badge

CrestA demi-lion rampant, gules, with sword in dexter paw proper, the crest of Young of Auldbar.

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Map of Scotland with Young places marked

Auldbar, parish of Brechin, Angus

Estate on the right bank of the South Esk; Peter Young sold Easter Seaton and purchased part of Auldbar in 1670.[4][6]

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan Young Today

ChiefNo chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. The Clan Young Society states that the Court of the Lord Lyon authorised Edward A. Young III to re-convene Clan Young as an armigerous clan, and Electric Scotland describes Peter Young of Auldbar as the last clan chief, whose arms and crest the society now uses.
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Surnames linked to Clan Young

These family names are connected with Clan Young. Each list says who records the link.

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Ogg
  • Og
  • Juvenis

Spellings of the name

  • Yonge

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Questions about Clan Young

Does Clan Young have a chief?

No chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. The Clan Young Society states that the Court of the Lord Lyon authorised it to re-convene as an armigerous clan, and Electric Scotland describes Peter Young of Auldbar as the last clan chief.

What is the Young motto?

Robore Prudentia Praestat, Latin for 'Prudence excels strength'.

Who was Sir Peter Young?

Born at Dundee in 1544, he was appointed assistant preceptor to the young James VI in 1569, later became the king's almoner and served on embassies to Denmark, and was knighted at Whitehall on 19 February 1605. He died at his house of Easter Seaton in 1628.

What is the Young crest?

A demi-lion rampant, gules, with sword in dexter paw proper, the crest of Young of Auldbar; on 16 May 1989 the Lord Lyon confirmed it, within a strap and buckle, as a crest badge for all clan members.

Where is the Young clan from?

COSCA gives the clan's region as the Scottish Borders, while Electric Scotland describes the Youngs as a Forfarshire family who held the estate of Auldbar, in the parish of Brechin in Angus.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Young, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. Clan Young, Electric Scotland
  4. The Scottish Nation: Young, Electric Scotland
  5. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900: Young, Peter (1544-1628), Smith, Elder & Co. (scanned transcription, Wikisource)
  6. Auldbar School and Gates to Auldbar Castle (LB5015), parish of Brechin, Angus, Historic Environment Scotland
  7. Clan Young Society (official clan society) - home, Clan Young Society