Earl of Perth

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Earldom of Perth
King James VI
PeeragePeerage of Scotland
First holderJames, 4th Lord Drummond
Present holderJames Drummond, 10th Earl of Perth
Heir presumptiveThe Hon. Robert Drummond
Remainder toheirs male whatsoever
Subsidiary titlesViscount Strathallan
Lord Drummond
Lord Maderty
Thane of Lennox
Steward of Menteith and Strathearn
Chief of the Name and Arms of Drummond
Seat(s)Stobhall

Earl of Perth is a title in the

Margaret to Scotland in 1068. Maurice was given lands in Lennox (Dunbartonshire), together with the hereditary stewardship of the county. The Hungarian Prince theory has been discounted as no evidence of any relationships exists in written records or DNA. "The Red Book of the Menteiths" clearly discounts the Hungarian Prince as a myth likely formed to give status to the Drummond origins. The Drummonds in the 12th century were allied to the Menteiths – their early fortunes developed through the relationship. Indeed, one "Johannes De Drumon", said to have died in 1301, was buried in Inchmahome Priory which was founded by the Menteiths. His successor John Drummond, the 7th Steward, was deprived of the lands and retired into Perthshire.[1]

John Drummond, Justiciar of Scotia, was created a Lord of Parliament as Lord Drummond of Cargill in 1487–8 by King James III of Scotland. His direct descendant, James, 4th Lord Drummond, Ambassador to Spain, was created Earl of Perth and Lord Drummond of Stobhall in 1605.

George III of the Hanoverian dynasty, in 1797, Lord Perth, Baron Drummond of Stobhall, in the Peerage of Great Britain
, which title became extinct on his death in 1800. He was succeeded, as 9th Jacobite Duke of Perth by his cousin, James Lewis Drummond, fourth Duke of Melfort, another holder of a Jacobite dukedom. The 10th Duke, who also held the Melfort titles, was a prelate of Catholic Church, known as the Abbé de Melfort. Upon his death in 1840, he was succeeded in his peerage titles by his nephew, George Drummond, who had embraced the Protestant faith.

In 1853, the sixth Duke of Melfort, George Drummond, was by Act of Parliament deemed the 5th Earl of Perth, and the previous attainder was reversed. Drummond also dropped the use of the dukedom of Melfort, although he had been recognised in French law courts as the duc de Melfort, comte de Lussan and baron de Valrose. At his death in 1902, several titles held by him, such as the

Earldom of Melfort, became dormant because no-one could prove a claim to the title. The Earldom of Perth, however, as well as the titular Jacobite Dukedom, passed to William Huntly Drummond, 11th Viscount Strathallan (his 7th cousin twice removed, a descendant of the 2nd Lord Drummond
). Because some writers do not count the de jure holders of the Earldom in the numbering, the 14th Earl is sometimes referred to as the 5th Earl, and so on. The present Earl of Perth considers himself the 19th holder of the title.

The subsidiary titles held by the Earl of Perth are: Viscount Strathallan (created 1686), Lord Drummond of Cargill (1488), Lord Drummond of Stobhall (1605), Lord Maderty (1609) and Lord Drummond of Cromlix (1686). The title Viscount Strathallan is the courtesy title of the Earl's eldest son and heir. All titles are in the Peerage of Scotland.

The Earl of Perth is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Drummond.

The family seat is at Stobhall, near Perth, from the early 14th century.

Lords Drummond of Cargill (1488)

Earls of Perth, Lords Drummond of Stobhall (1605)

Jacobite Dukes of Perth and claimants to the Earldom of Perth (1716–1797)

Lord Perth, Baron Drummond of Stobhall (1797)

  • James Drummond (formerly Lundin)
    (1744 – 2 July 1800)

Jacobite Dukes of Perth and claimants to the Earldom of Perth (1800–1853)

Earls of Perth (1605, restored 1853)

The heir presumptive to the earldom is the present earl's younger brother Hon. Robert Eric Drummond (born 1967). He married Lara Baumann in 2012, with whom he has a daughter, Juna Violet (born 2012), and a son, Jaego Alexander (born 2016).[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Brown, Peter The Peerage of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1834: 98.
  2. Daily Telegraph
    , 29 November 2002, accessed 21 January 2023 (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b “Perth 18th Earl of, cr 1605 (John Eric Drummond) (Baron Drummond of Cargill, 1488; Baron Maderty, 1609; Baron Drummond, 1686; Lord Drummond of Gilston, 1685; Lord Drummond of Rickertoun and Castlemaine, 1686; Viscount Strathallan, 1686; Hereditary Thane of Lennox and Hereditary Steward of Menteith and Strathearn)” in Who’s Who, online edition, accessed 21 January 2023 (subscription required)
  4. ^ "John Eric Drummond, 18th Earl of Perth death notice". The Telegraph. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  5. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1
    .

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