Earl of Minto
Earl of Minto , of Minto in the County of Roxburgh , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The Earls family home is Minto House near Hawick in Roxburghshire , Scotland .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on February 24, 1813 for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto . He was a well-known politician, diplomat and colonial official. From 1807 to 1813 he was Governor General and Viceroy of India .
Simultaneously with the earldom him were also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, the subsidiary title Viscount Melgund , of Melgund in the County of Forfar awarded. As early as October 20, 1797, he was raised to Baron Minto , of Minto in the County of Roxburgh, in the Peerage of Great Britain . In addition, he had inherited the title of Baronet , of Minto in the County of Roxburgh, from his father as early as 1777 , which was given to his great-grandfather on April 19, 1700 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia .
The three titles are used to this day as subordinate titles by the respective earl.
List of the Earls of Minto and Elliot Baronets
Elliot Baronets, of Minto (1700)
- Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet (around 1650-1718)
- Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (around 1693–1766)
- Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet (1722–1777)
- Sir Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Baronet (1751–1814) (raised to Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813 )
Earls of Minto (1813)
- Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751-1814)
- Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto (1782-1859)
- William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto (1814-1891)
- Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845-1914)
- Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto (1891-1975)
- Gilbert Edward George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto (1928-2005)
- Gilbert Timothy George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto (born 1953)
The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current Earl, Gilbert Francis Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Viscount Melgund (* 1984).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . Ed .: Debrett's peerage . St Martin's Press , New York 1990, ISBN 0-312-04640-5 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Minto, Earl of (UK, 1813) at Cracroft's Peerage