Unlike most peerages, many Scottish titles have been granted with remainder to pass via female offspring (thus an Italian family has succeeded to and presently holds the earldom of Newburgh[1]), and in the case of daughters only, these titles devolve to the eldest daughter rather than falling into abeyance (as is the case with ancient English baronies by writ of summons). Unlike other British peerage titles, Scots law permits peerages to be inherited by or through a person who was not legitimate at birth, but was subsequently legitimised by their parents marrying later.[2][3]
The ranks of the Scottish Peerage are, in ascending order: Lord of Parliament, Viscount, Earl, Marquis and Duke. Scottish Viscounts differ from those of the other Peerages (of England, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom) by using the style of in their title, as in Viscount of Oxfuird. 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 use "of".
Scottish Barons rank below Lords of Parliament, and although considered noble, their titles are incorporeal hereditaments. At one time feudal barons did sit in parliament. However, they are considered minor barons and not peers because their titles can be hereditary, or bought and sold.
In the following table of the Peerage of Scotland as it currently stands, each peer's highest ranking title in the other peerages (if any) are also listed. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics.
^"Representative Peers of Scotland". The Scottish Review. 25: 357. 1895.
^"LEGITIMATION (SCOTLAND) BILL [H.L.] (Hansard, 5 December 1967)". hansard.millbanksystems.com.
^Lauderdale Peerage Claim, House of Lords, 1884–1885
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The Peerage of Scotland Scottish Gaelic Moraireachd na h Alba Scots Peerage o Scotland is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707 Following that year s Treaty of Union the Kingdom of Scots and the Kingdom of England were combined under the name of Great Britain and a new Peerage of Great Britain was introduced in which subsequent titles were created Scottish Peers were entitled to sit in the ancient Parliament of Scotland After the Union the Peers of the old Parliament of Scotland elected 16 representative peers to sit in the House of Lords at Westminster The Peerage Act 1963 granted all Scottish Peers the right to sit in the House of Lords but this automatic right was revoked as for all hereditary peerages except those of the incumbent Earl Marshal and Lord Great Chamberlain when the House of Lords Act 1999 received the Royal Assent Unlike most peerages many Scottish titles have been granted with remainder to pass via female offspring thus an Italian family has succeeded to and presently holds the earldom of Newburgh 1 and in the case of daughters only these titles devolve to the eldest daughter rather than falling into abeyance as is the case with ancient English baronies by writ of summons Unlike other British peerage titles Scots law permits peerages to be inherited by or through a person who was not legitimate at birth but was subsequently legitimised by their parents marrying later 2 3 The ranks of the Scottish Peerage are in ascending order Lord of Parliament Viscount Earl Marquis and Duke Scottish Viscounts differ from those of the other Peerages of England Great Britain Ireland and the United Kingdom by using the style of in their title as in Viscount of Oxfuird 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 use of Scottish Barons rank below Lords of Parliament and although considered noble their titles are incorporeal hereditaments At one time feudal barons did sit in parliament However they are considered minor barons and not peers because their titles can be hereditary or bought and sold In the following table of the Peerage of Scotland as it currently stands each peer s highest ranking title in the other peerages if any are also listed Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics Contents 1 Dukes 2 Marquesses 3 Earls and countesses 4 Viscounts 5 Lords of Parliament 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksDukes EditSee also List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland 1398 1707 Subsidiary title Holds a second dukedom in the Peerage of Scotland Shield Title Creation Other Dukedom or higher titles Title used in the House of Lords Monarch The Duke of Rothesay 1398 Since 1603 usually Prince of Wales as the heir to the throneDuke of Cornwall in the Peerage of England King Robert III The Duke of Hamilton 12 September 1643 Duke of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain Duke of Brandon King Charles I The Duke of Buccleuch 20 April 1663 Duke of Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland Earl of Doncaster King Charles II The Duke of Lennox 1675 Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Duke of Queensberry 3 February 1684 Duke of Buccleuch in the Peerage of Scotland The Duke of Argyll 23 June 1701 Baron SundridgeBaron HamiltonDuke of Argyll Peerage of the United Kingdom King William III and II The Duke of Atholl 1703 Queen Anne The Duke of Montrose 1707 Earl Graham The Duke of Roxburghe 1707 Earl InnesMarquesses EditSee also List of marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Marquessates in the Peerage of Scotland 1488 1707 Shield Title Creation Other Marquessate or higher titles Monarch The Marquess of Huntly 1599 King James VI and I The Marquess of Queensberry 1682 King Charles II The Marquess of Tweeddale 1694 King William III and II The Marquess of Lothian 1701Earls and countesses EditSee also List of earldoms Earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland 1072 1707 Subsidiary title Holds a second earldom in the Peerage of Scotland Shield Title Creation Other Earldom or higher titles Monarch The Earl of Sutherland 1230 King Alexander II The Earl of Crawford 1398 Earl of Balcarres in the Peerage of Scotland King Robert II The Countess of Mar 1404 King Robert III The Earl of Erroll 1452 King James II The Earl of Caithness 1455 The Earl of Rothes 1457 The Earl of Morton 1458 The Earl of Buchan 1469 King James III The Earl of Eglinton 1507 Earl of Winton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom King James IV The Earl of Cassilis 1509 Marquess of Ailsa in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Earl of Moray 1562 Queen Mary I The Earl of Mar 1565 Earl of Kellie in the Peerage of Scotland The Earl of Home 1605 King James VI and I The Earl of Perth 1605 The Earl of Abercorn 1606 Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 1606 Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Earl of Haddington 1619 The Earl of Kellie 1619 Earl of Mar 1565 in the Peerage of Scotland The Earl of Galloway 1623 The Earl of Lauderdale 1624 The Earl of Lindsay 1633 King Charles I The Earl of Loudoun 1633 The Earl of Kinnoull 1633 The Earl of Dumfries 1633 Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain The Earl of Elgin 1633 Earl of Kincardine in the Peerage of Scotland The Earl of Southesk 1633 Duke of Fife in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Earl of Wemyss 1633 Earl of March in the Peerage of Scotland The Earl of Dalhousie 1633 The Earl of Airlie 1639 The Earl of Leven 1641 Earl of Melville in the Peerage of Scotland The Earl of Dysart 1643 The Earl of Selkirk 1646 Presently disclaimed by James Douglas Hamilton Lord Selkirk of Douglas in the Peerage of the Life in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Earl of Northesk 1647 The Earl of Kincardine 1647 Earl of Elgin in the Peerage of Scotland The Earl of Balcarres 1651 Earl of Crawford in the Peerage of Scotland King Charles II The Earl of Dundee 1660 The Earl of Newburgh 1660 The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell 1662 The Earl of Dundonald 1669 The Earl of Kintore 1677 The Earl of Aberdeen 1682 Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Earl of Dunmore 1686 King James VII and II The Earl of Melville 1690 Earl of Leven in the Peerage of Scotland King William II and III The Earl of Orkney 1696 The Earl of March 1697 Earl of Wemyss in the Peerage of Scotland The Earl of Seafield 1701 The Earl of Stair 1703 Queen Anne The Earl of Rosebery 1703 Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Earl of Glasgow 1703 The Earl of Hopetoun 1703 Marquess of Linlithgow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Earl of Bute 1703 Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great BritainViscounts EditSee also List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Viscountcies in the Peerage of Scotland 1606 1707 Subsidiary title Shield Title Creation Other Earldom or higher titles Monarch The Viscount Falkland 1620 King James VI and I The Viscount of Stormont 1621 Earl of Mansfield in the Peerage of Great Britain The Viscount of Arbuthnott 1641 King Charles I The Viscount of Oxfuird 1651 King Charles IILords of Parliament EditSee also List of lordships of Parliament Subsidiary title Shield Title Creation Other Earldom or higher titles Monarch The Lord Forbes 1442 King James III The Lord Gray 1445 The Lady Saltoun 1445 The Lord Sinclair 1449 The Lord Borthwick 1452 The Lord Cathcart 1452 Earl Cathcart in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Lord Lovat 1464 Baron Lovat in the Peerage of the United Kingdom King James III The Lord Sempill 1488 King James IV The Lady Herries 1490 The Lord Elphinstone 1510 Baron Elphinstone in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Lord Torphichen 1564 Queen Mary I The Lady Kinloss 1602 King James VI and I The Lord Colville of Culross 1604 Viscount Colville of Culross in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Lord Balfour of Burleigh 1607 The Lord Dingwall 1609 Baron Lucas in the Peerage of England The Lord Napier 1627 Baron Ettrick in the Peerage of the United Kingdom King Charles I The Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1627 The Lord Reay 1628 The Lord Forrester 1633 Baron Verulam in the Peerage of Great Britain Viscount Grimston in the Peerage of Ireland Earl of Verulam in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Lord Elibank 1643 The Lord Belhaven and Stenton 1647 The Lord Rollo 1651 Baron Dunning in the Peerage of the United Kingdom King Charles II The Lord Ruthven of Freeland 1651 Earl of Carlisle in the Peerage of England The Lord Nairne 1681 Viscount Mersey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Lord Polwarth 1690 King William II and IIISee also Edit Scotland portalThe Scots Peerage nine volume book series Barons in Scotland Noblesse Peerage of England Welsh peers and baronets Peerage of Ireland History of the PeerageReferences Edit Representative Peers of Scotland The Scottish Review 25 357 1895 LEGITIMATION SCOTLAND BILL H L Hansard 5 December 1967 hansard millbanksystems com Lauderdale Peerage Claim House of Lords 1884 1885External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peerage of Scotland BurkesPeerage com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peerage of Scotland amp oldid 1149240444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
