Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland includes all peer dignities that were created in the Kingdom of Scotland before the Act of Union 1707 . That year the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England were replaced by the Peerage of Great Britain . The old Scottish peers elected sixteen members of the House of Lords after the union , only the Peerage Act 1963 gave a seat to all Scottish peers, which was changed again by the House of Lords Act 1999 .
The ranks of the Scottish peerage are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount and Lord of Parliament , but not Baron . For many Scottish titles, inheritance in the female line is possible if there are no male heirs. The eldest daughter has priority so that the abeyance, which is possible in England , cannot occur here.
Scottish Viscounts were the only Viscounts to have an of in their title, which was mostly discarded. Exception: the Viscount of Arbuthnott and the Viscount of Oxfuird.
Scottish barons are not peers, just owners of feudal baronies that they can buy and sell.
The following table of still existing Scottish peers lists higher or equivalent titles in other peerages. In addition, if a Scottish peer holds a lower title in the Peerage of England, the Peerage of Great Britain or the Peerage of the United Kingdom based in the House of Lords , this is also listed. If the Scottish Peerage has more than one title, only the highest ranking will be listed.
See also:
Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland
| title | Year of award | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Duke of Rothesay | 1469 | Duke of Cornwall in the Peerage of England |
| The Duke of Hamilton | 1643 | Duke of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry | 1663; 1684 | Earl of Doncaster in the Peerage of England |
| The Duke of Lennox | 1675 |
Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England; Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Duke of Argyll | 1701 | Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Duke of Atholl | 1703 | |
| The Duke of Montrose | 1707 | Earl Graham in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Duke of Roxburghe | 1707 | Earl Innes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
Marquesses in the Peerage of Scotland
| title | Year of award | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Marquess of Huntly | 1599 | Baron Meldrum in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Marquess of Queensberry | 1682 | |
| The Marquess of Tweeddale | 1694 | Baron Tweeddale of Yester in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Marquess of Lothian | 1701 | Baron Ker of Kersheugh in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
| title | Year of award | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Earl of Sutherland | around 1235 | |
| The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres | 1398; 1651 | Baron Wigan of Haig Hall in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Erroll | 1453 | |
| The Countess of Mar | 1404 | |
| The Earl of Rothes | 1457 | |
| The Earl of Morton | 1458 | |
| The Earl of Buchan | 1469 | Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Eglinton | 1507 | Earl of Winton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Cassilis | 1509 | Marquess of Ailsa in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Caithness | 1455 | |
| The Earl of Mar and Kellie | 1565; 1619 | Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower for Life in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Moray | 1562 | Baron Stuart of Castle Stuart in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Home | 1605 | Baron Douglas in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Perth | 1605 | |
| The Earl of Abercorn | 1606 |
Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland; Marquess of Abercorn in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | 1606 | Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Haddington | 1619 | |
| The Earl of Galloway | 1623 | Baron Stewart of Garlies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Lauderdale | 1624 | |
| The Earl of Lindsay | 1633 | |
| The Earl of Loudoun | 1633 | |
| The Earl of Kinnoull | 1633 | Baron Hay of Pedwardine in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Earl of Dumfries and Bute | 1633; 1703 | Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine | 1633; 1647 | Baron Elgin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Southesk | 1633 | Duke of Fife in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Wemyss and March | 1633; 1697 | Baron Wemyss in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Dalhousie | 1633 | Baron Ramsay in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Airlie | 1639 | |
| The Earl of Leven and Melville | 1641; 1690 | |
| The Countess of Dysart | 1643 | |
| The Earl of Selkirk | 1646 | |
| The Earl of Northesk | 1647 | |
| The Earl of Dundee | 1660 | |
| The Earl of Newburgh | 1660 | |
| The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell | 1662 | |
| The Earl of Dundonald | 1669 | |
| The Earl of Kintore | 1677 | Viscount Stonehaven in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Aberdeen | 1682 | Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Dunmore | 1686 | |
| The Earl of Orkney | 1696 | |
| The Earl of Seafield | 1701 | |
| The Earl of Stair | 1703 | Baron Oxenfoord in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Rosebery | 1703 | Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Glasgow | 1703 | Baron Fairlie in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Earl of Hopetoun | 1703 | Marquess of Linlithgow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Viscount (of) Falklands | 1620 | |
| The Viscount (of) Stormont | 1621 | Earl of Mansfield in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| The Viscount of Arbuthnott | 1641 | |
| The Viscount of Oxfuird | 1651 |
Lords of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland
| title | Year of award | Other titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord Forbes | 1442 | |
| The Lord Gray | 1445 | |
| The Lady Saltoun | 1445 | |
| The Lord Sinclair | 1449 | |
| The Lord Borthwick | 1452 | |
| The Lord Cathcart | 1452 | Earl Cathcart in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Lord Lovat | 1464 | Baron Lovat in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Lord Sempill | 1488 | |
| The Lady Herries of Terregles | 1490 | |
| The Lord Elphinstone | 1510 | Baron Elphinstone in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Lord Torphichen | 1564 | |
| The Lady Kinloss | 1602 | |
| The Lord Colville of Culross | 1604 | Viscount Colville of Culross in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Lord Balfour of Burleigh | 1607 | |
| The Lord Dingwall | 1609 | Baron Lucas in the Peerage of England |
| The Lord Napier | 1627 | Baron Ettrick in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 1627 | |
| The Lord Reay | 1628 | |
| The Lord Forrester | 1633 | Earl of Verulam in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Lord Elibank | 1643 | |
| The Lord Belhaven and Stenton | 1647 | |
| The Lord Rollo | 1651 | Baron Dunning in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Lord Ruthven of Freeland | 1651 | Earl of Carlisle in the Peerage of England |
| The Lord Nairne | 1681 | Viscount Mersey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| The Lord Polwarth | 1690 |
