Earl of Rosslyn
| Earldom of Rosslyn | |
|---|---|
Rosslyn Castle | |
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Earl of Rosslyn is a title in the
Lieutenant-General in the Army and also held political office as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council
.
His son, the third Earl, was a General in the Army and held political office as
Conservative administration
.
As of 2015[update], the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the seventh Earl, who succeeded his father in 1977. He is a former police officer with the
cross-bencher
.
The Erskine Baronetcy, of Alva in the
Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain and later represented Clackmannanshire. His eldest son, the fourth Baronet, was killed at the Battle of Lauffeld in 1747. His younger brother and successor, the fifth Baronet, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and sat as Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs and Anstruther Easter Burghs
. Erskine married Janet Wedderburn, daughter of Peter Wedderburn and sister of Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned sixth Baronet, who in 1805 succeeded his uncle Lord Rosslyn in the barony of Loughborough and earldom of Rosslyn. See above for further history of the baronetcy.
The
.Erskine baronets, of Alva (1666)
- Sir Charles Erskine, 1st Baronet (1643–1690)
- Sir James Erskine, 2nd Baronet (c. 1670–1693)
- Sir John Erskine, 3rd Baronet (1672–1739)
- Sir Charles Erskine, 4th Baronet (died 1747)
- Sir Henry Erskine, 5th Baronet (c. 1710–1765)
- Sir James St Clair-Erskine, 6th Baronet (1762–1837) (succeeded as Earl of Rosslyn in 1805)
Earls of Rosslyn (1801)
- Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (1733–1805)
- James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn (1762–1837)
- James Alexander St Clair-Erskine, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn (1802–1866)
- Robert Francis St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn (1833–1890)
- James Francis Harry St Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl of Rosslyn (1869–1939)
- Anthony Hugh Francis Harry St Clair-Erskine, 6th Earl of Rosslyn (1917–1977)
- Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn (b. 1958)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Jamie William St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (b. 1986).
Notes
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2013) |
- ^ "No. 15355". The London Gazette. 14 April 1801. p. 406.
- ^ "No. 12092". The London Gazette. 13 June 1780. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 13823". The London Gazette. 17 October 1795. p. 1074.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
