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Earls in the peerage of England
As can be seen from the list above, the men who are (1)
Nottingham
each hold two earldoms in the peerage of England. There are therefore 24 such earldoms whose holder does not hold a higher peerage.
Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
Note: The precedence of the older Scottish earldoms is determined by the Decreet of Ranking of 1606, and not by seniority.
Number | Title | Date of creation | Arms | Current holder | Peerage | Notes |
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1. | The Earl of Crawford | (1398) | Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford | Scotland | Also Earl of Balcarres (1651) | |
2. | The Earl of Erroll | (1453) | Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll | Scotland | ||
3. | The Countess of Sutherland | (1230 or 1275 or 1347) | Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland | Scotland | ||
4. | The Countess of Mar | (1114 or 1457) | Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar | Scotland | ||
5. | The Earl of Rothes | (1458) | James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes | Scotland | ||
6. | The Earl of Morton | (1458) | Stewart Douglas, 22nd Earl of Morton |
Scotland | ||
7. | The Earl of Buchan | (1469) | Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan | Scotland | Speech in House of Lords at HL Deb 17 June 1998 vol 590 cc1599-678 | |
8. | The Earl of Eglinton | (1508) | Archibald Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton | Scotland | Also Earl of Winton (UK 1859) | |
9. | The Earl of Caithness | (1455) | Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness | Scotland | ||
10. | The Earl of Mar and Kellie | (1404 or 1565) | James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar |
Scotland | ||
11. | The Earl of Moray | (1562) | John Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray | Scotland | ||
12. | The Earl of Home | (1605) | David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home | Scotland | ||
13. | The Earl of Perth | (1605) | John Eric Drummond, 9th Earl of Perth | Scotland | ||
14. | The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | (1606) | Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | Scotland | ||
15. | The Earl of Haddington | (1619) | George Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington | Scotland | ||
16. | The Earl of Galloway | (1623) | Randolph Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway | Scotland | ||
17. | The Earl of Lauderdale | (1624) | Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale | Scotland | ||
18. | The Earl of Lindsay | (1633) | James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay | Scotland | ||
19. | The Earl of Loudoun | (1633) | Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun | Scotland | ||
20. | The Earl of Kinnoull | (1633) | Charles Hay, 16th Earl of Kinnoull | Scotland | ||
21. | The Earl of Elgin | (1633) | Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin | Scotland | Also Earl of Kincardine (1647) | |
22. | The Earl of Wemyss |
(1633) | James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss | Scotland | Also Earl of March (1697)
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23. | The Earl of Dalhousie | (1633)[1] | James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie | Scotland | ||
24. | The Earl of Airlie | (1639) | David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie | Scotland | ||
25. | The Earl of Leven | (1641) | Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of Leven | Scotland | Also Earl of Melville (1690) | |
26. | The Earl of Dysart | (1643) | John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart | Scotland | ||
27. | The Earl of Selkirk | (1646) | Presently disclaimed by James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas | Scotland | ||
28. | The Earl of Northesk | (1647) | Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk | Scotland | ||
The Earl of Kincardine | (1647) | Andrew Bruce, 15th Earl of Kincardine | Scotland | Also Earl of Elgin (1633) | ||
The Earl of Balcarres | (1651) | Robert Lindsay, 12th Earl of Balcarres | Scotland | Also Earl of Crawford (1398) | ||
29. | The Earl of Dundee | (1660) | Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee | Scotland | ||
30. | The Earl of Newburgh | (1660) | [2] |
Filippo, Prince Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of Newburgh | Scotland | |
31. | The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell | (1662) | Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell | Scotland | ||
32. | The Earl of Dundonald | (1669) | Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald | Scotland | ||
33. | The Earl of Kintore | (1677) | James Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore | Scotland | ||
34. | The Earl of Dunmore | (1686) | Malcolm Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore | Scotland | ||
The Earl of Melville | (1690) | Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Melville | Scotland | Also Earl of Leven (1641) | ||
35. | The Earl of Orkney | (1696) | Oliver St John, 9th Earl of Orkney | Scotland | ||
The Earl of March |
(1697) | James Charteris, 9th Earl of March | Scotland | Also Earl of Wemyss (1633)
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36. | The Earl of Seafield | (1701) | Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield | Scotland | Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Seafield | |
37. | The Earl of Stair | (1703) | John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair | Scotland | ||
38. | The Earl of Rosebery | (1703) | Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery | Scotland | Also Earl of Midlothian (UK 1911) | |
39. | The Earl of Glasgow | (1703) | Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow | Scotland |
As can be seen from the list above, the men who are (1)
Earl of March and (4) Earl of Leven and Melville
each hold two earldoms in the peerage of Scotland. There are therefore 43 such earldoms whose holder does not hold a higher peerage.
Earls in the Peerage of Ireland
Earls of Ireland created after 1801 yield precedence to older Earldoms of the United Kingdom
Number | Title | Date of creation | Arms | Current holder | Peerage | Notes |
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The Earl of Waterford |
1446 | Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Waterford | Ireland | Also Earl of Shrewsbury in the Peerage of England and Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain | ||
1. | The Earl of Cork | 1620 | John Boyle, 15th Earl of Cork | Ireland | Also Earl of Orrery (1660) | |
2. | The Earl of Westmeath | 1621 | William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath |
Ireland | ||
3. | The Earl of Meath | 1627 | John Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath | Ireland | ||
The Earl of Desmond | 1628 | Alexander Feilding, 11th Earl of Desmond | Ireland | Also Earl of Denbigh in the Peerage of England | ||
4. | The Earl of Cavan | 1647 | Roger Lambart, 13th Earl of Cavan |
Ireland | ||
The Earl of Orrery | 1660 | John Boyle, 15th Earl of Orrery | Ireland | Also Earl of Cork | ||
5. | The Earl of Drogheda | 1661 | Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda | Ireland | ||
6. | The Earl of Granard | 1684 | Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard | Ireland | ||
7. | The Earl of Darnley | 1725 | Ivo Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley | Ireland | ||
8. | The Earl of Bessborough | 1739 | Myles Ponsonby, 12th Earl of Bessborough |
Ireland | Also Earl of Bessborough (UK 1937) | |
9. | The Earl of Carrick | 1748 | David Butler, 10th Earl of Carrick | Ireland | ||
10. | The Earl of Shannon | 1756 | Richard Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon | Ireland | ||
11. | The Earl of Arran | 1762 | Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran | Ireland | ||
12. | The Earl of Courtown | 1762 | Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown | Ireland | ||
13. | The Earl of Mexborough | 1766 | John Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough | Ireland | ||
14. | The Earl Winterton | 1766 | David Turnour, 8th Earl Winterton | Ireland | ||
15. | The Earl of Kingston | 1768 | Robert King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston | Ireland | ||
16. | The Earl of Roden | 1771 | Robert Jocelyn, 10th Earl of Roden | Ireland | ||
17. | The Earl of Lisburne | 1776 | David Vaughan, 9th Earl of Lisburne | Ireland | ||
18. | The Earl of Clanwilliam | 1776 | Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam | Ireland | ||
19. | The Earl of Antrim | 1785 | Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim | Ireland | ||
20. | The Earl of Longford | 1785 | Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford | Ireland | ||
21. | The Earl of Portarlington | 1785 | George Dawson-Damer, 7th Earl of Portarlington | Ireland | ||
22. | The Earl of Mayo | 1785 | Charles Bourke, 11th Earl of Mayo | Ireland | ||
23. | The Earl Annesley | 1789 | Michael Annesley, 12th Earl Annesley | Ireland | ||
24. | The Earl of Enniskillen | 1789 | Andrew Cole, 7th Earl of Enniskillen | Ireland | ||
25. | The Earl Erne | 1789 | John Crichton, 7th Earl Erne | Ireland | ||
26. | The Earl of Lucan | 1795 | George Bingham, 8th Earl of Lucan | Ireland | ||
27. | The Earl Belmore | 1797 | John Lowry-Corry, 8th Earl Belmore |
Ireland | ||
28. | The Earl Castle Stewart | 1800 | Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart |
Ireland | ||
29. | The Earl of Donoughmore | 1800 | Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 8th Earl of Donoughmore | Ireland | ||
30. | The Earl of Caledon | 1800 | Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon | Ireland | ||
31. | The Earl of Limerick | 1803 | Edmund Pery, 7th Earl of Limerick | Ireland | ||
32. | The Earl of Clancarty | 1803 | Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty |
Ireland | ||
33. | The Earl of Gosford | 1806 | Charles Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford | Ireland | ||
34. | The Earl of Rosse | 1806 | Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse | Ireland | ||
35. | The Earl of Normanton | 1806 | James Agar, 7th Earl of Normanton | Ireland | ||
36. | The Earl of Kilmorey | 1822 | Sir Richard Needham (6th Earl of Kilmorey) | Ireland | ||
37. | The Earl of Listowel | 1822 | Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel | Ireland | ||
38. | The Earl of Norbury | 1827 | Richard Graham-Toler, 7th Earl of Norbury | Ireland | ||
39. | The Earl of Ranfurly | 1831 | Edward Knox, 8th Earl of Ranfurly | Ireland |
As can be see from the list above, the man who is
Earl of Waterford also holds an earldom in the Peerage of England and an earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain, the man who is Earl of Desmond also holds an earldom in the Peerage of England, and the man who is Earl of Cork is also Earl of Orrery
. There are therefore 39 earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland whose holder derives his precedence from them.