Earl of Atholl
Earl of Atholl (also Earl of Athole ) is a hereditary British title of nobility that has been awarded several times in the Peerage of Scotland . Since 1703 the Earldom has been a subordinate title of the Duke of Atholl .
When the Celtic line of the Earls of Atholl died out in the 13th century , it passed to the Strathbogie dynasty and changed several times in the following centuries, until in 1457 it was handed over to the half-brother of King Jacob II , John Stewart , as the progenitor of today's House of Atholl was awarded. After the death of the 5th Earl of the Stewart line, the title of Earl of Atholl passed to the son of the heiress, John Murray, Master of Tullibardine. During the Civil War , John Murray sided with Charles I. Blair Castle was captured by Cromwell in 1652 .
List of the Earls of Atholl
Early Mormaers / Earls of Atholl
- Dubdon ( fl. 960s)
- Duncan II MacDonachadh (970s - 1010)
- Crínán († 1045)
- ?
- Máel Muire (fl. 1130s)
- Matad, Earl of Atholl († between 1151 and 1161)
- Máel Coluim, Earl of Atholl († 1190s)
- Henry, 3rd Earl of Atholl († 1211)
- Isabella, Countess of Atholl; ⚭ Thomas of Galloway († 1231)
- Patrick, 5th Earl of Atholl († 1241)
- Forbhlaith, Countess of Atholl; ⚭ David de Hastings
- Ada, Countess of Atholl († 1264); ⚭ John de Strathbogie
- David I. of Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl († 1270)
- John of Strathbogie, 9th Earl of Atholl († 1306) (title forfeited 1306)
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David Strathbogie, 10th Earl of Atholl († 1326) (title restored in 1307; title forfeited 1314)
- David III Strathbogie , titular Earl of Atholl († 1335)
- David IV Strathbogie, titular Earl of Atholl († 1369)
Earls of Atholl (1306)
- Ralph de Monthermer, 1st Earl of Atholl († 1325) (title waiver 1307)
Earls of Atholl (after 1323)
- John Campbell, Earl of Atholl († 1333)
Earls of Atholl (1341)
- William Douglas, 1st Earl of Atholl († 1353) (title waiver around 1342)
Earls of Atholl (1342)
- Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1316–1390) (title waiver 1367)
Earls of Atholl (1398)
- David Stewart, 1st Duke of Rothesay , 1st Earl of Atholl († 1402)
Earls of Atholl (1403)
- Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany , 1st Earl of Atholl (1340-1420) (title expired 1406)
Earls of Atholl (1404)
- Walter Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl († 1437) (title forfeited 1437)
Earls of Atholl (1457)
- John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1440-1512)
- John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl († 1521)
- John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl (1507–1542)
- John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl († 1579)
- John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl (1563–1595)
Earls of Atholl (1596)
- John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1566-1603)
- James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl († 1625)
Earls of Atholl (1629)
- John Murray, 1st Earl of Atholl († 1642)
- John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl , 2nd Earl of Atholl (1631–1703)
- John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl , 3rd Earl of Atholl (1660-1724)
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl , 4th Earl of Atholl (1690–1764)
- John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl , 5th Earl of Atholl (1729–1774)
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl , 6th Earl of Atholl (1755-1830)
- John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl , 7th Earl of Atholl (1778–1846)
- George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl , 8th Earl of Atholl (1814–1864)
- John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl , 9th Earl of Atholl (1840-1917)
- John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl , 10th Earl of Atholl (1871–1942)
- James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl , 11th Earl of Atholl (1879–1957)
- George Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl , 12th Earl of Atholl (1931–1996)
- John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl , 13th Earl of Atholl (1929–2012)
- Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl , 14th Earl of Atholl (* 1960)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the eldest son of the current title holder Michael Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (* 1985).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0992934826 .
- Atholl, Earl of (S, 1628/9)
- Atholl, Earl of (S, 1596--1625)
- Atholl, Earl of (S, 1457--1595)
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page