Earl of Menteith
Earl of Menteith was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland . The title was used by the rulers of the Scottish province Menteith out that in the Middle Ages , first as mormaer of Menteith designated.
History of the title
As the first known Earl of Menteith, Gille Críst is documented around 1164. The title came to members of the Steward family through marriage to Walter Balloch Stewart (son of Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland ) in 1258 and was finally revoked in 1425 for high treason and Murdoch Stewart was executed.
On September 6, 1427 the title for Malise Graham, 3rd Earl of Strathearn was newly created, his title Earl of Strathearn had previously been stripped of his . His descendant, the 7th Earl, was also elevated to Earl of Airth on January 21, 1633 . Both titles have been suspended since the death of his son, the 8th Earl, on September 12, 1694.
List of the Earls of Menteith
Early Mormaers / Earls of Menteith
- Gille Críst (Gilchrist), Earl of Menteith († 1189)
- Muireadhach (Murdoch), Earl of Menteith († 1213)
- Muireadhach (Murdoch) (II), Earl of Menteith († 1234)
- Isabella, Countess of Menteith , ⚭ Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith († 1258)
- Mary, Countess of Menteith (before † 1272), ⚭ Walter Balloch Stewart († around 1294)
- Alexander Stewart, Earl of Menteith (before † 1306)
- Alan Stewart, Earl of Menteith († between 1306 and 1309)
- Murdoch Stewart, Earl of Menteith († 1332)
- Mary Stewart, Countess of Menteith (around † 1360), ⚭ Sir John Graham († 1347)
- Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith (around † 1390), ⚭ Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany (around 1340–1420)
- Muireadhach (Murdoch) Stewart , 2nd Duke of Albany, Earl of Menteith (1362–1425) (title forfeited 1425)
Earls of Menteith, bestowed 1427
- Malise Graham, 1st Earl of Menteith (1406-1490)
- Alexander Graham, 2nd Earl of Menteith (around 1475 – around 1537)
- William Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith (around 1500 – around 1543)
- John Graham, 4th Earl of Menteith (around 1529 – around 1565)
- William Graham, 5th Earl of Menteith (around 1555 – around 1578)
- John Graham, 6th Earl of Menteith (around 1571 – around 1598)
- William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith , 1st Earl of Airth (around 1591–1661)
- William Graham, 8th Earl of Menteith , 2nd Earl of Airth (around 1634–1694)
Web links
- Menteith, Earl of (S, 1427 – dormant 1694) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Airth, Earl of (S, 1632/3 - dormant 1694) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page