Earl of Dundonald
Earl of Dundonald is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland . It is named after the village of Dundonald in South Ayrshire , Scotland .
Today the Earls family seat is Lochnell Castle near Oban in Argyll .
The respective earl is also the hereditary chief of the Cochrane clan .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was awarded on May 12, 1669 to the Honored Royalist Sir William Cochrane . Along with the Earldom, he was given the subordinate title of Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree . These two titles were awarded with the special addition that in the absence of their own male descendants they could also be inherited by his daughter and her male descendants, provided that they bear the name and coat of arms of the Cochrane family.
On December 26, 1647, the first earl was given the subordinate title of Lord Cochrane of Dundonald .
Another title
The tenth earl became famous as an admiral in the Royal Navy, who also fought against colonial powers in several wars of freedom. In 1823 he was raised by Emperor Pedro I of Brazil to the Marquis of Maranhao ("Marquês do Maranhão"). The title expired on his death in 1860.
List of the Earls of Dundonald (1669)
- William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald (1605–1685)
- John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald (around 1660–1690)
- William Cochrane, 3rd Earl of Dundonald (1686–1705)
- John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald (1687-1720)
- William Cochrane, 5th Earl of Dundonald (1708-1725)
- Thomas Cochrane, 6th Earl of Dundonald (1702–1737)
- William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald (1729–1758)
- Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald (1691–1778)
- Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald (1749–1831)
- Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860)
- Thomas Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald (1814–1885)
- Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald (1852-1935)
- Thomas Cochrane, 13th Earl of Dundonald (1886–1958)
- Ian Cochrane, 14th Earl of Dundonald (1918–1986)
- Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald (born 1961)
The heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current Earl, Archie Thomas Ian Blair Cochrane, Lord Cochrane (* 1991).
literature
- Katherine Parker: Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald . In: James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Scots Peerage . tape 3 : Crawford – Falklands . David Douglas, Edinburgh 1906, p. 334–368 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Dundonald, Earl of (S, 1669) at Cracroft's Peerage