Earl of Lauderdale
Earl of Lauderdale is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland .
The historic ancestral seat of the Earls was Thirlestane Castle , near Lauder in Scotland . The current Earl lives in Edinburgh and London .
The Earl of Lauderdale also holds the hereditary office of the Bearer of the National Flag of Scotland and is therefore entitled to carry the flag of Scotland (white St. Andrew's cross on a blue background) during processions in front of the British monarch.
Award, further and subordinate titles
The title was bestowed on March 14, 1624, John Maitland, 1st Viscount of Lauderdale . Along with the earliest dignity , he was awarded the subordinate titles Viscount Maitland and Lord Thirlestane and Boltoun . Already on April 2, 1616 he had been raised to Viscount of Lauderdale and in 1595 he had inherited the title of Lords Maitland , of Thirlestane, from his father , which was awarded to this on May 17, 1590. All titles mentioned belong to the Peerage of Scotland.
His son, the 2nd Earl , was also elevated to Duke of Lauderdale on May 1, 1672 in the Peerage of Scotland . In addition, on June 25, 1674 in the Peerage of England he was awarded the title Earl of Guilford and Baron Petersham . Since the first Duke died childless on August 24, 1682, these three titles expired and the remaining titles went to his brother Charles as 3rd Earl of Lauderdale.
The latter's second son, who inherited his older brother as 5th Earl in 1695, was raised to Baronet , of Ravelrig in the County of Midlothian , on November 18, 1680 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia . Since then, this title has also been a subordinate title of the respective earl.
His great-grandson, the 8th Earl, was also awarded the subordinate title Baron Lauderdale , of Thirlestane in the County of Berwick on February 22, 1806 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . This expired with the childless death of his younger son the 10th Earl on March 22, 1863.
The title heir ( heir apparent ) of the respective earl usually uses the courtesy title Viscount Maitland . Alternatively, the courtesy title Master of Lauderdale is also used.
List of Lords Maitland and Earls of Lauderdale
Lords Maitland (1590)
- John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland (1537–1595)
- John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland († 1645) (was raised Earl of Lauderdale in 1624 )
Earls of Lauderdale (1624)
- John Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale († 1645)
- John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale , 2nd Earl of Lauderdale (1616–1682)
- Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale († 1691)
- Richard Maitland, 4th Earl of Lauderdale († 1695)
- John Maitland, 5th Earl of Lauderdale († 1710)
- Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale († 1744)
- James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale (1718–1789)
- James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (1759–1839)
- James Maitland, 9th Earl of Lauderdale (1784–1860)
- Anthony Maitland, 10th Earl of Lauderdale (1785–1863)
- Thomas Maitland, 11th Earl of Lauderdale (1803–1878)
- Charles Barclay-Maitland, 12th Earl of Lauderdale (1822-1884)
- Frederick Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale (1840-1924)
- Frederick Maitland, 14th Earl of Lauderdale (1868–1931)
- Ian Maitland, 15th Earl of Lauderdale (1891-1953)
- Alfred Maitland, 16th Earl of Lauderdale (1904–1968)
- Patrick Maitland, 17th Earl of Lauderdale (1911-2008)
- Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale (born 1937)
Heir apparent is the son of the current earl, John Douglas Maitland, Viscount Maitland (* 1965).
literature
- JRN Macphail: Maitland, Earls of Lauderdale . In: James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Scots Peerage . tape 5 : Innermeath-Mar . David Douglas, Edinburgh 1908, p. 275–323 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Lauderdale, Earl of (S, 1624) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Maitland, Lord (S, 1590) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Lauderdale, Duke of (S, 1672-1682) at Cracroft's Peerage
Individual evidence
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 670, HMSO, London, April 18, 1672, p. 2 ( PDF , English).