Earl Haig

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

Earls Haig coat of arms

Earl Haig is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The Earls family seat is Bemersyde House near Newtown St Boswells in Roxburghshire .

Award

The title was created on September 29, 1919 for Field Marshal Douglas Haig . During the First World War , Haig was Commander in Chief of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front .

Subordinate title

With the earliest title , the subordinate titles Viscount Dawick and Baron Haig , of Bemersyde in the County of Berwick , were awarded, who also belong to the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Viscount Dawick is listed as a courtesy title by Heir Apparent .

List of Earls Haig (1919)

• Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861–1928)
• George Haig, 2nd Earl Haig (1918–2009)
• Alexander Haig, 3rd Earl Haig (* 1961)

There is currently no title inheritance.

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
• Haig, Earl (UK, 1919) at Cracroft's Peerage