Marquess of Lothian
Marquess of Lothian is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland , named after the Scottish region of Lothian .
The Marquesses' family residences are Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire and Ferniehirst Castle near Jedburgh in Roxburghshire .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was awarded on June 23, 1701 to Robert Kerr, 2nd Earl of Lothian , along with the subordinate titles Viscount of Briene and Lord Kerr of Newbottle, Oxnam, Jedburgh, Dolphinstoun and Nisbet .
From his father William Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian , he had inherited the titles Earl of Lothian and Lord Kerr of Newbottle , conferred on him in 1631, in 1675 , and the title Earl created in 1633 from his uncle, Charles Kerr, 2nd Earl of Ancram , in 1690 of Ancram and Lord Kerr of Nisbet, Langnewtoun, and Dolphinstoun . The later 2nd Marquess inherited the title of Lord Jedburgh, created in 1622 , from his third-degree great-uncle Robert Kerr, 4th Lord Jedburgh in 1692 . The 6th Marquess was awarded the title Baron Ker , of Kersheugh in the County of Roxburgh on April 17, 1821 . All of these titles belong to the Peerage of Scotland, with the exception of the latter barony, which belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The current title holder, the 13th Marquess , was also awarded a Life Peerage on November 22, 2010 with the title Baron Kerr of Monteviot , of Monteviot in Roxburghshire, so that he has a seat in the House of Lords , despite his hereditary titles since House of Lords Act 1999 no longer entitle them to do so.
The Marquess's eldest son bears the title of courtesy Earl of Ancram as heir apparent and his eldest son the title of courtesy Lord Newbottle .
List of Marquesses of Lothian (1701)
- Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian (1636–1703)
- William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian (1661-1722)
- William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian (1690–1767)
- William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian (1713–1775)
- William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (1737-1815)
- William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian (1763-1824)
- John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian (1794–1841)
- William Kerr, 8th Marquess of Lothian (1832–1870)
- Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian (1833-1900)
- Robert Kerr, 10th Marquess of Lothian (1874–1930)
- Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882–1940)
- Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian (1922-2004)
- Michael Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian (* 1945)
Heir Presumptive is the brother of the current marquess, Lord Ralph William Francis Joseph Kerr (* 1957).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Lothian, Marquess of (S, 1701) at Cracroft's Peerage