Earl of Glencairn
Earl of Glencairn was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland , named after the parish of Glencairn in Dumfriesshire .
The Earls' family seat was Finlaystone Castle near Kilmacolm in Inverclyde .
Award and history of the title
The title was created on May 28, 1488 for Alexander Cunningham, 1st Lord Kilmaurs . He was the hereditary chief of Clan Cunningham . As early as 1463 he was given the subordinate title of Lord Kilmaur .
Since the childless death of his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson, the 15th Earl, on September 24, 1796, both titles have been suspended. Among other things, because the original award document no longer exists, no family member has so far succeeded in having their inheritance claim to the title effectively recognized by the Committee for Privileges and Conduct of the House of Lords .
List of the Earls of Glencairn (1488)
- Alexander Cunningham, 1st Earl of Glencairn (1426–1488)
- Robert Cunningham, 2nd Earl of Glencairn († around 1490)
- Cuthbert Cunningham, 3rd Earl of Glencairn (around 1476 – around 1541)
- William Cunningham, 4th Earl of Glencairn (around 1490–1548)
- Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn († 1574)
- William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn (1526-1580)
- James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn (1552-1630)
- William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn (1575-1631)
- William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn (1610–1664)
- Alexander Cunningham, 10th Earl of Glencairn († 1670)
- John Cunningham, 11th Earl of Glencairn († 1703)
- William Cunningham, 12th Earl of Glencairn († 1734)
- William Cunningham, 13th Earl of Glencairn († 1775)
- James Cunningham, 14th Earl of Glencairn (1749–1791)
- John Cunningham, 15th Earl of Glencairn (1750–1796)
Web links
- Glencairn, Earl of (S, 1488 - dormant 1796) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages