Earl of Rosslyn
Earl of Rosslyn is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was created on April 21, 1801 for Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough , on the occasion of his resignation from the office of Lord Chancellor . Since his only son had died in 1794, the title was bestowed with a special entitlement so that it could also be passed on to his nephew James St. Clair-Erskine, 6th Baronet, and his male descendants.
Subordinate title
Already on June 17, 1780, Alexander Wedderburn was awarded the title of Baron Loughborough , of Loughborough in the County of Leicester . This title belonged to the Peerage of Great Britain and expired when Alexander Wedderburn died in 1805 without heirs.
On October 31, 1795, Alexander Wedderburn was also given the title of Baron Loughborough , of Loughborough in the County of Surrey . This title also belongs to the Peerage of Great Britain and, like the earliest title, was provided with a special entitlement in favor of his nephew Sir James St. Clair-Erskine, 6th Baronet. The title was inherited together with the earl title in 1805 to the same and henceforth to his descendants and used by the title heir ( Heir Apparent ) of the earl as a courtesy title .
Earls of Rosslyn (1801)
- Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (1733-1805)
- James St. Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn (1762–1837)
- James St. Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn (1802–1866)
- Robert St. Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn (1833–1890)
- James St. Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl of Rosslyn (1869–1939)
- Anthony St. Clair-Erskine, 6th Earl of Rosslyn (1917–1977)
- Peter St. Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn (* 1958)
Heir to the title is the son of the current Earl, Jamie William St. Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (* 1986).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page