before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the
After the Union, the old Scottish Peers elected 16 representative peers to sit in the
. The
allowed all Scottish Peers to sit in the House of Lords, a right which was lost along with all other hereditary peers after the passage of the
. Unlike most other peerage titles, many Scottish titles can pass through female lines, and in the case of daughters only, these pass to the eldest daughter rather than go into
(baron feudal). Scottish Viscounts are unique from the other Peerages in using "of" in their title, as in
. Though this is the theoretical form, most Viscounts drop the "of". The Viscount of Arbuthnott and to a lesser extent the Viscount of Oxfuird, still actively use "of". Scottish Peers had the right to sit in the
Scottish Barons rank below Lords of Parliament, and, while noble, are not conventionally considered peerage titles; unlike others, the title can be bought and sold.
In the following table of the Peerage of Scotland as it currently stands, each peer's highest titles in each of the other Peerages (if any) are also listed.
| Title |
Creation |
Other titles |
The Duke of RothesayThe title Duke of Rothesay was the official title possessed by the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland. A separate Scottish throne has not existed de facto since 1603 when James VI of Scotland acceded to the throne of England when the House of Tudor died out, creating a personal...
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1398 |
Duke of Cornwall The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first dukedom created in the peerage of England.The present Duke of Cornwall is The Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, the reigning British monarch .-History:...
in the Peerage of England
Prince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Duke of Hamilton The Dukedom of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643; its holder is the premier peer of Scotland. The title, Hamilton, Scotland, and many places around the world are named for members of this family...
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1643 |
Duke of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Duke of Buccleuch The title of Duke of Buccleuch was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 20 April 1663 for the Duke of Monmouth, who was the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of Scotland, England, and Ireland and who had married Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch.Anne was created Duchess in her own right...
and QueensberryThe title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the 1st Marquess of Queensberry...
|
1663; 1684 |
Earl of Doncaster in the Peerage of England |
| The Duke of Lennox The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley. The Dukedom, named for the district of Lennox in Stirling, was first created in 1581, and had formerly been the Earldom of Lennox. The second Duke was made Duke of Richmond; at his...
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1675 |
Duke of Richmond The title Duke of Richmond is named after Richmond and its surrounding district of Richmondshire, and has been created several times in the Peerage of England for members of the royal Tudor and Stuart families...
in the Peerage of England
Duke of GordonThe title Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of Scotland and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.The Dukedom, named after the Clan Gordon, was first created for the 4th Marquess of Huntly, who on 3 November 1684 was created Duke of Gordon, Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Huntly...
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Duke of Argyll Duke of Argyll is a title, created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful, if not the most powerful, noble family in Scotland...
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1701 |
Lord Sundridge and Hamilton Baron Hamilton may refer to several peerage titles.*Baron Hamilton of Strabane in the County of Tyrone *Baron Hamilton of Glenawly *Baron Hamilton of Stackallen in the County of Meath...
in the Peerage of Great Britain
Duke of ArgyllDuke of Argyll is a title, created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful, if not the most powerful, noble family in Scotland...
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Duke of Atholl The title Duke of Atholl, named after Atholl in Scotland, was created only one time in British history by Queen Anne in 1703, for John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl with a special remainder failing his heirs male to those of his father the 1st Marquess....
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1703 |
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The Duke of MontroseThe title of Duke of Montrose was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1488 for David Lindsay. It was forfeited and then returned, but only for the period of the holder's lifetime. Thus, it was not inherited. The title was bestowed anew in 1707, again in the peerage of Scotland, on the fourth...
|
1707 |
Earl Graham Earl Graham may refer to:* Earl Graham , American jockey* Duke of Montrose...
in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Duke of Roxburghe The Duke of Roxburghe is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, Earl of Kelso and Viscount Broxmouth. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder of these titles...
|
1707 |
Earl Innes in the Peerage of the UK |
| Title |
Creation |
Other titles |
| The Earl of Crawford The title Earl of Crawford is one of the most ancient extant titles in Great Britain, having been created in the Peerage of Scotland for Sir David Lindsay in 1398. It is the premier earldom recorded on the Union Roll.The title has a very complex history...
and BalcarresThe title Earl of Balcarres was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1651 for Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord Balcarres. The title has descended since in the Lindsay family....
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1398; 1651 |
Lord Wigan in the Peerage of the UK
Lord Balniel in the Peerage of the UK for life |
The Earl of ErrollThe Earl of Erroll is an ancient title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1453 for Sir William Hay.The subsidiary titles held by the Earl of Erroll are Lord Hay and Lord Slains , both in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earls of Erroll also hold the hereditary office of Lord High Constable...
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1452 |
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The Countess of MarThe Mormaer or Earl of Mar was the provincial ruler of the province of Mar in north-eastern Scotland. First attested in the year 1014, the "family seat" eventually became Kildrummy Castle, although other sites like Doune of Invernochty were initially just as important.The title evolved into a...
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1404 |
|
| The Countess of Sutherland Earl of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created circa 1230 for William de Moravia. The Earl of Sutherland was also the Chief of Clan Sutherland...
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1230 |
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| The Earl of Rothes Earl of Rothes is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for George Leslie, 1st Lord Leslie. He had already been created Lord Leslie in 1445, also in the Peerage of Scotland. His grandson, the third Earl, having only succeeded his elder brother in March 1513, was killed at the...
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1457 |
|
| The Earl of Morton The title Earl of Morton was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1458 for James Douglas of Dalkeith. Along with it, the title Lord Aberdour was granted. This latter title is the courtesy title for the eldest son and heir to the Earl of Morton....
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1458 |
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| The Earl of Buchan The Mormaer or Earl of Buchan was originally the provincial ruler of the medieval province of Buchan. Buchan was the first Mormaerdom in the High Medieval Kingdom of the Scots to pass into the hands of a non-Scottish family in the male line. The earldom had three lines in its history, not counting...
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1469 |
Lord Erskine The title Baron Erskine, of Restormel Castle in the County of Cornwall, was created in 1806 for Hon. Thomas Erskine who was Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall from 1802 to 1806....
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Eglinton The title Earl of Eglinton is a peerage title in the Peerage of Scotland. In 1859 the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, Archibald Montgomerie, was also created Earl of Winton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords, and both earldoms have been united...
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1507 |
Earl of Winton The title Earl of Winton was once created in the Peerage of Scotland, and again the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is presently held by the Earl of Eglinton....
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Cassilis |
1509 |
Marquess of Ailsa Marquess of Ailsa is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassillis. The title Earl of Cassillis had been created in 1509 for the 3rd Lord Kennedy. This title had been created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1457...
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Caithness Earl of Caithness is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, and has a very complex history. Its first grant, in the modern sense as to have been counted in strict lists of peerages, is now generally held to have taken place in favor of Maol Íosa V, Earl of...
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1455 |
|
The Earl of MarThe Mormaer or Earl of Mar was the provincial ruler of the province of Mar in north-eastern Scotland. First attested in the year 1014, the "family seat" eventually became Kildrummy Castle, although other sites like Doune of Invernochty were initially just as important.The title evolved into a...
and KellieThe title Earl of Kellie or Kelly is one of the peerage titles of in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1619 for Sir Thomas Erskine, who was Capitan of the Guard and Groom of the Stool for James VI...
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1565; 1619 |
Lord Erskine of Alloa Tower in the Peerage of the UK for life |
| The Earl of Moray The title Earl of Moray has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland.Prior to the formal establishment of the peerage, Earl of Moray, numerous individuals ruled the kingdom of Moray or Mormaer of Moray until 1130 when the kingdom was destroyed by David I of Scotland.-History of the...
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1562 |
Lord Stuart in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Earl of Home The title Earl of Home was created in 1605 in the Peerage of Scotland for Alexander Home of that Ilk, who was already the 6th Lord Home....
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1605 |
Lord Douglas Baron Douglas may refer to:*Baron Douglas, of Ambresbury, Co. Wilts, , a subsidiary title held by William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry*Baron Douglas of Douglas Co...
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Perth The title Earl of Perth was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1605 for James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond.The Drummond family claim descent from Maurice, son of George, a younger son of King Andrew I of Hungary...
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1605 |
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| The Earl of Abercorn |
1606 |
Duke of Abercorn The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn....
in the Peerage of Ireland
Marquess of Abercorn in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne The title Earl of Kinghorne was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1606 for Patrick Lyon. In 1677, the designation of the earldom changed to "Strathmore and Kinghorne"...
|
1606 |
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne The title Earl of Kinghorne was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1606 for Patrick Lyon. In 1677, the designation of the earldom changed to "Strathmore and Kinghorne"...
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Haddington Earl of Haddington is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for the noted Scottish lawyer and judge Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Melrose. He was Lord President of the Court of Session from 1616 to 1625...
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1619 |
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| The Earl of Galloway Earl of Galloway is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1623 for Alexander Stewart, 1st Lord Garlies, with remainder to his heirs male bearing the name and arms of Stewart. He had already been created Lord Garlies in the Peerage of Scotland in 1607, with remainder to the heirs...
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1623 |
Lord Stewart in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Earl of Lauderdale Earl of Lauderdale is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1624 for John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Berwickshire. The second Earl was created Duke of Lauderdale but died without male issue when the dukedom became extinct. The earldom passed to his brother Charles,...
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1624 |
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| The Earl of Lindsay The title Earl of Lindsay was created in 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for John Lindsay, who later inherited the ancient Earldom of Crawford. The two Earldoms remained united until the death of the twenty-second Earl of Crawford, also sixth Earl of Lindsay...
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1633 |
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| The Earl of Loudoun The title Earl of Loudoun was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1633 for the 2nd Lord Campbell of Loudoun, along with the subsidiary title Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline....
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1633 |
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| The Earl of Kinnoull Earl of Kinnoull is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for George Hay, 1st Viscount of Dupplin. Other associated titles are: Viscount Dupplin , Lord Hay of Kinfauns and Baron Hay of Pedwardine . The former two are in the Peerage of Scotland, while the last is in the Peerage...
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1633 |
Lord Hay in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Earl of Dumfries Earl of Dumfries is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was originally created for William Crichton, 9th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, in 1633, and stayed in the Crichton family until the death of the fourth earl in 1758, at which point the title passed to first the Dalrymple and then the McDouall...
and Bute |
1633; 1703 |
Marquess of Bute Marquess of the County of Bute, shortened in general usage to Marquess of Bute, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for John Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute.-Family History:...
in the Peerage of Great BritainThe Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
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The Earl of ElginThe title Earl of Elgin was created on June 21, 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce of Whorlton in the Peerage of England on July 30, 1641. His son, Robert, succeeded him, and was also created Earl of Ailesbury in the Peerage of...
and KincardineThe title Earl of Kincardine was created in 1643 in the Peerage of Scotland for Edward Bruce. The English Civil War between King Charles I and the English Parliament started in 1642...
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1633; 1647 |
Lord Elgin in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Southesk Earl of Southesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for Sir David Carnegie, an Extraordinary Lord of Session. He had already been created Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird in 1616 and was made Lord Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards, at the same time he was given the Earldom....
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1633 |
Duke of Fife Duke of Fife is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named after Fife in Scotland. There have been two creations of the title, the first in 1889 and the second in 1900, both in favour of Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife in the Peerage of Ireland and 1st Earl of Fife in the Peerage of the...
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Wemyss Earl of Wemyss and Earl of March are two titles in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633 and 1697 respectively, that have been held by a joint holder since 1826. The Scottish Wemyss family had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century...
and MarchThe title Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border districts...
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1633; 1697 |
Lord Wemyss in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Dalhousie Earl of Dalhousie, in the County of Midlothian, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, held by the Chief of Clan Ramsay. This family descends from Sir George Ramsay, who represented Kincardineshire in the Scottish Parliament in 1617. He received a charter of the barony of Dalhousie and also of the...
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1633 |
Lord Ramsay in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Airlie Earl of Airlie is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created on 2 April 1639 for James Ogilvy, 7th Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, along with the title Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen...
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1639 |
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| The Earl of Leven The title Earl of Leven was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1641 for Alexander Leslie. He was succeeded by his grandson Alexander, who was in turn followed by his daughters Margaret and Catherine...
and MelvilleThe title Earl of Melville was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1690, for George Melville, 4th Lord Melville. He was succeeded upon his death by his son David Melville, who in 1681 had succeeded to the earldom of Leven through his mother...
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1641; 1690 |
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| The Countess of Dysart Earl of Dysart is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 for William Murray, who had earlier represented Fowey and East Looe in the English House of Commons. He was made Lord Huntingtower at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was succeeded by his daughter, the...
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1643 |
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| The Earl of Selkirk Earl of Selkirk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1646.William Douglas , younger son of the 1st Marquess of Douglas, was created Earl of Selkirk and Lord Daer and Shortcleuch in the peerage of Scotland on 4 August 1646. He married Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, on 29 April...
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1646 |
Lord Selkirk of Douglas in the Peerage of the UK for life |
| The Earl of Northesk Earl of Northesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1662 for John Carnegie, who notably served as Sheriff of Forfarshire. He was given the subsidiary title of Lord Rosehill and Eglismauldie at the same time. Carnegie had already been created Earl of Ethie and Lord Lour in...
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1647 |
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| The Earl of Dundee The title Earl of Dundee was created in 1660 in the Peerage of Scotland for John Scrymgeour. He held the office of Hereditary Royal Standard-Bearer of Scotland, which gave him the right to bear the Royal Standard in front of the monarch in procession, and the office of Constable of Dundee...
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1660 |
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| The Earl of Newburgh The title Earl of Newburgh was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1660 for James Livingston, 1st Viscount of Newburgh, along with the subsidiary titles Viscount of Kynnaird and Lord Levingston....
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1660 |
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The Earl of Annandale and HartfellThe title Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was created in the Peerage of Scotland 1661 and 1662 for James Johnstone.In 1625, the title of Earl of Annandale had been created for John Murray, but it became extinct when his son James died without heirs....
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1662 |
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| The Earl of Dundonald Earl of Dundonald is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1669 for the Scottish soldier and politician William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald, along with the subsidiary title of 'Baron Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree', with remainder to his heirs male, failing which to his heirs...
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1669 |
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| The Earl of Kintore Earl of Kintore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1677 for Sir John Keith, third son of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal . He was made Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland...
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1677 |
Viscount Stonehaven Viscount Stonehaven, of Ury in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1938 for the Conservative politician and former Governor General of Australia Sir John Baird, 2nd Baronet, of Urie. He had already been created Baron Stonehaven, of Ury in the...
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Aberdeen |
1682 |
Viscount Gordon in the Peerage of Great Britain
Marquess of Aberdeen and TemairMarquess of Aberdeen and Temair, in the County of Aberdeen, in the County of Meath and in the County of Argyll, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 4 January 1916 for John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen. The Gordon family descends from John Gordon, who fought...
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Dunmore Earl of Dunmore is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1686 for Lord Charles Murray, second son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl. He was made Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet and Viscount of Fincastle at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was...
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1686 |
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| The Earl of Orkney The Earl of Orkney was originally a Norse jarl ruling Orkney, Shetland and parts of Caithness and Sutherland. The Earls were periodically subject to the kings of Norway for the Northern Isles, and later also to the kings of Alba for those parts of their territory in mainland Scotland . The Earl's...
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1696 |
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| The Earl of Seafield Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvy, who in 1711 succeeded his father as Earl of Findlater. The titles remained united until the earldom of Findlater became extinct in 1811. The earldom of Seafield is still extant, however...
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1701 |
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| The Earl of Stair Earl of Stair is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for the lawyer and statesman John Dalrymple, 2nd Viscount of Stair. He actively supported William III's claim to the throne and served as Secretary of State for Scotland. However, he was forced to resign after he authorised...
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1703 |
Lord Oxenfoord in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Rosebery Earl of Rosebery is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for Archibald Primrose, 1st Viscount of Rosebery, with remainder to his issue male and female successively...
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1703 |
Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Glasgow The title Earl of Glasgow was bestowed on David Boyle, Lord Boyle, one of the commissioners who negotiated the Treaty of Union uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain....
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1703 |
Lord Fairlie in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Earl of Hopetoun |
1703 |
Marquess of Linlithgow Marquess of Linlithgow, in the County of Linlithgow or West Lothian, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1902 for John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun....
in the Peerage of the UK |
| Title |
Creation |
Other titles |
| The Lord Forbes Lord Forbes is the senior Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created for Alexander de Forbes, feudal baron of Forbes. The peerage was created sometime after 1436. The precise date of the creation is not known, but in a Precept, dated July 12, 1442, he is already styled Lord...
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1442 |
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| The Lord Gray Lord Gray is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1445 for the Scottish diplomat and politician Sir Andrew Gray. His great-great-great-great-great-grandson, the seventh Lord, was granted a new patent with remainder to William Gray, husband of his only daughter Anne, and his heirs...
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1445 |
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| The Lady Saltoun Lord Saltoun, of Abernethy, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1445 for Sir Lawrence Abernethy. The title remained in the Abernethy family until the death in 1669 of his great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter, the tenth Lady Saltoun. She was succeeded by her cousin...
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1445 |
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| The Lord Sinclair Lord Sinclair is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1449 for William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney. In 1470, Lord Orkney surrendered the earldom in return for the earldom of Caithness. In 1477, Lord Caithness wished to disinherit his eldest son from his first marriage to Lady...
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1449 |
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| The Lord Borthwick Lord Borthwick is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.Alexander Nisbet relates that "the first of this ancient and noble family came from Hungary to Scotland, in the retinue of Queen Margaret, in the reign of Malcolm Canmore, anno Domini 1057...
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1452 |
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| The Lord Cathcart |
1452 |
Earl Cathcart Earl Cathcart is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1814 for the soldier and diplomat William Cathcart, 1st Viscount Cathcart. The Cathcart family descends from Sir Alan Cathcart, who sometime between 1447 and 1460 was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Cathcart....
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Lord Lovat Lord Lovat is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for Hugh Fraser. The title descended in a direct line until the death of his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson, the ninth Lord, in 1696. He was succeeded by his great-uncle, the tenth Lord...
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1464 |
Lord Lovat in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Lord Sempill Lord Sempill is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in circa 1489 for Sir John Sempill, founder of the collegiate Church of Lochwinnoch. Sempill was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. His grandson, the third Lord, was known as "The Great Lord Sempill". His grandson, the fourth...
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1488 |
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| The Lady Herries |
1490 |
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| The Lord Elphinstone Lord Elphinstone, of Elphinstone in the County of Stirling, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1510 for Alexander Elphinstone who was killed at the Battle of Flodden three years later. He was succeeded by his son, the second Lord, killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547....
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1510 |
Lord Elphinstone in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Lord Torphichen Lord Torphichen is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1564 for Sir James Sandilands, with remainder to his heirs and assigns whatsoever. Sandilands had previously served as Preceptor of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta in Scotland, and took the title...
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1564 |
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| The Lady Kinloss Lord Kinloss is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1602 for Edward Bruce, later Master of the Rolls, with remainder to his heirs and assigns whatsoever. In 1604 he was also made Lord Bruce of Kinloss, with remainder to his heirs male, and in 1608 Lord Bruce of Kinloss, with...
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1602 |
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| The Lord Colville of Culross |
1604 |
Viscount Colville of Culross Viscount Colville of Culross, in the County of Perth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1902 for the politician and courtier, Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross. He had already been created Baron Colville of Culross, in the County of Perth, in 1885,...
in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Lord Balfour of Burleigh Lord Balfour of Burleigh, in the County of Kinross, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1607 for Sir Michael Balfour. He was succeeded by his daughter Margaret, the second holder of the title. She married Robert Arnot, who assumed the surname of Balfour in lieu of Arnot, and...
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1607 |
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| The Lord Dingwall Lord Dingwall is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1609 for Sir Richard Preston, with remainder to his heirs whatsoever. In 1619 he was further honoured when he was made Baron Dunmore and Earl of Desmond in the Peerage of Ireland, with remainder to heirs male...
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1609 |
Lord Lucas in the Peerage of England |
| The Lord Napier Lord Napier, of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Merchistoun, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia earlier that year. The titles remained united until 1683, when the Baronetcy...
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1627 |
Lord Ettrick in the Peerage of the UK |
| The Lord Fairfax of Cameron thumb|Thomas Fairfax,
3rd Lord Fairfax of CameronLord Fairfax of Cameron is a title is in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Sir Thomas Fairfax. He represented Elizabeth I on several diplomatic missions to James VI of Scotland and also sat as a Member of Parliament for several...
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1627 |
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| The Lord Reay Lord Reay, of Reay in the County of Caithness, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. Lord Reay is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mackay, whose lands in Strathnaver and northwest Sutherland were known as the Reay Country. The land was sold to the Earls of Sutherland in the eighteenth century...
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1628 |
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| The Lord Forrester The title Lord Forrester was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1633 for Sir George Forrester, Bt who had already been created a baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1625...
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1633 |
Lord Verulam The title Baron Verulam was created in two separate and unrelated instances, first in the Peerage of England then in the Peerage of Great Britain...
in the Peerage of Great Britain
Viscount Grimston in the Peerage of Ireland
Earl of VerulamEarl of Verulam is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for James Walter Grimston, 4th Viscount Grimston. He was made Viscount Grimston at the same time. Verulam had previously represented St Albans in the House of Commons. In 1808 he had also succeeded his maternal...
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| The Lord Elibank Lord Elibank, of Ettrick Forest in the County of Selkirk, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 for Sir Patrick Murray, 1st Baronet, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. He had already been created a Baronet, of Elibank, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1628. His...
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| The Lord Belhaven and Stenton Lord Belhaven and Stenton, of the County of Haddington, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1647 for Sir John Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, with remainder to his heirs male. This branch of the prominent Hamilton family descends from John Hamilton Lord Belhaven and Stenton, of the...
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| The Lord Rollo Lord Rollo, of Duncrub in the County of Perth, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1651 for Sir Andrew Rollo. His great-great-grandson, the fifth Lord, was a Brigadier-General in the Army and fought in North America during the Seven Years' War. He died without surviving male...
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| The Lord Ruthven of Freeland Lord Ruthven of Freeland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1651 for Thomas Ruthven. He was the grandson of Alexander Ruthven, younger son of William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven...
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1651 |
Earl of Carlisle Earl of Carlisle is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1322 when the soldier Andrew Harclay, 1st Baron Harclay was made Earl of Carlisle. He had already been summoned to Parliament as Lord Harclay in 1321...
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| The Lord Nairne Lord Nairne is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, which since 1995 is held by the Viscount Mersey. It was created in 1681 for the Scottish lawyer Sir Robert Nairne, with remainder to his son-in-law Lord William Murray, fourth son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl. Nairne notably served as a...
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1681 |
Viscount Mersey Viscount Mersey, of Toxteth in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1916 for the lawyer and politician John Bigham, 1st Baron Mersey. He had already been created Baron Mersey, of Toxteth in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in 1910,...
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| The Lord Polwarth Lord Polwarth, of Polwarth in the County of Berwick, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1690 for Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth, 2nd Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1696 to 1702...
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