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Clan Pringle is a Lowland clan from the Scottish Borders. Origin of the Name. According to the detailed book 'The Records of the Pringles', [1] the surname Hoppringill, or Pringle, dates from the reign of Alexander III of Scotland (1249–86) and is one of the oldest names of the Scottish Border region.
In 2009, Murray Pringle officially petitioned the Lord Lyon, King of Arms (the Heraldic Authority in Scotland), for recognition as the Chief of the Name and Arms of the Honourable Clan Pringle, however the case was delayed until the his claim for the Stichill Baronetcy was resolved.
George Pringle served with considerable reputation during the Thirty years war. More recently, Alexander Pringle of Whytbank was elected MP for Selkirkshire in 1830 and went on to become a member of Sir Robert Peel’s government.
Sir James died fighting the Moors in Spain at the battle of Teba. The Pringles were the squires and men-at-arms to the Douglases, and would have accompanied Sir James to the pilgrim site of Saint James of Compostela in northern Spain. However, only the knights were named, so it is impossible to be sure.
From 1099, when David the youngest son of King Malcolm III was made Prince of the Cumbrians (he later became King David I of Scots (1084-1153)), he became pivotal in the unwritten history of the early Hoppringills.
Alexander Pringle, thirteenth Laird of Whytbank, served in India throughout the Second World War. The Pringles of Stitchill were raised to the rank of baronet in 1682. Another prominent family descended from the Pringles of Smailholm are the Lairds of Torwoodlee.
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About the time of the battle of Dettingen in Bavaria, Pringle, through the Earl of Stair, brought about an agreement with the French commander, that military hospitals on both sides be considered as neutral, immune sanctuaries for the sick and wounded, and should be mutually protected.
