Earl of Kellie

Kellie Castle, seat of the Earls of Kellie

Earl of Kellie is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland .

The Earls' family seat is Kellie Castle near Arncroach in Fife .

Award, subordinate and other titles

The title was created on March 12, 1619 for Thomas Erskine, 1st Viscount Fentoun , along with the subordinate title Lord Dirletoun . He was Captain of the Guard and Groom of the Stool for King James VI. Already on July 8, 1604, he was raised to Lord Erskine of Dirletoun , also in the Peerage of Scotland, and on March 18, 1606 to Viscount (of) Fentoun .

The 8th Earl also inherited the title of 8th Baronet , of Cambo in 1797 , which was created on Aug 20, 1666 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. This title expired with the death of the 10th Earl on December 3, 1829. The Earldom Kellie then fell on the 26th / 9th. Earl of Mar as 11th Earl of Kellie. After his death, a dispute between his heir to the title of broke Earl of Mar from. The title Earl of Mar , first Creation (1404) fell to another branch of the family, the Earldom Kellie and so far the Earldom Mar downstream Title 15 Lord Erskine fell to Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Kellie , the 1875 posthumously also the title of Earl of Mar, seventh bestowed (1565), was awarded. The earl titles Kellie and Mar have been combined since then.

Today's title holder is James Erskine as 14th Earl of Mar and 16th Earl of Kellie, who was also awarded the title Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on April 19, 2000 for life .

The subordinate title of Viscount Fentoun to this day is the oldest still existing Viscount title of the Peerage of Scotland, whereby the Earl of Mar and Kellie is the Prime Viscount of Scotland .

Earls of Kellie (1619)

• Thomas Erskine, 1st Earl of Kellie (1566–1639)
• Thomas Erskine, 2nd Earl of Kellie († 1643)
• Alexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie († 1677)
• Alexander Erskine, 4th Earl of Kellie († 1710)
• Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie († 1756)
• Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie (1732–1781)
• Archibald Erskine, 7th Earl of Kellie (1736–1795)
• Charles Erskine, 8th Earl of Kellie (1765–1799)
• Thomas Erskine, 9th Earl of Kellie (around 1745–1828)
• Methven Erskine, 10th Earl of Kellie (around 1750–1829)
• John Erskine, 26th Earl of Mar , 11th Earl of Kellie, de iure 9th Earl of Mar (1795–1866)
• Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Kellie , de iure 10th Earl of Mar (1810–1872)
• Walter Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar , 13th Earl of Kellie (1839–1888)
• Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar , 14th Earl of Kellie (1865–1955)
• John Erskine, 13th Earl of Mar , 15th Earl of Kellie (1921–1993)
• James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar , 16th Earl of Kellie (* 1949)

The alleged heir to the title ( Heir Presumptive ) is the brother of the current Earl, the Hon. Alexander David Erskine, Master of Mar and Kellie (* 1952).

literature

• Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
• James Balfour Paul : Erskine, Earl of Kellie . In: James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Scots Peerage . tape 5 : Innermeath-Mar . David Douglas, Edinburgh 1908, p. 81–97 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Kellie, Earl of (S, 1619) at Cracroft's Peerage