Earl of Newburgh
Earl of Newburgh is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland .
Award
The title was bestowed on December 31, 1660 for James Levingston, 1st Viscount of Newburgh . Along with the earliest dignity, he was awarded the subordinate titles Viscount of Kynnaird and Lord Levingston . On September 13, 1647, he had been awarded the title Viscount of Newburgh . In March 1628 he had inherited from his father the title of Baronet , of Kinnaird in the County of Perth , which had been awarded to this on June 29, 1627 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. In the absence of male descendants, the titles are also hereditary in the female line.
List of the Earls of Newburgh (1660)
- James Levingston, 1st Earl of Newburgh (around 1622-1670)
- Charles Levingston, 2nd Earl of Newburgh (around 1664–1755)
- Charlotte Radclyffe, 3rd Countess of Newburgh (around 1694–1755)
- James Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Newburgh (1725–1786)
- Anthony Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Newburgh (1757-1814)
- Vincenzo Giustiniani, 6th Prince Giustiniani , de iure 6th Earl of Newburgh (1762–1826)
- Maria Bandini, Duchess of Mondragone , 7th Countess of Newburgh (1796–1877)
- Sigismondo Giustiniani-Bandini, 1st Prince Bandini-Giustiniani , 8th Earl of Newburgh (1818–1908)
- Carlo Giustiniani-Bandini, 2nd Prince Bandini-Giustiniani , 9th Earl of Newburgh (1862–1941)
- Maria Giustiniani-Bandini, 10th Countess of Newburgh (1862–1941)
- Giulio Rospigliosi, 10th Prince Rospigliosi , 11th Earl of Newburgh (1907–1986)
- Filippo Rospigliosi, 11th Prince Rospigliosi , 12th Earl of Newburgh (* 1942)
Presumed title heir ( Heiress Presumptive ) is the daughter of the current title holder Princess Benedetta Francesca Maria Rospigliosi, Mistress of Newburgh (* 1974).
See also
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Cracroft's peerage