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This page lists all earldoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom.. The Norman conquest of England introduced the continental Frankish title of "count" (comes) into England, which soon became identified with the previous titles of Danish "jarl" and Anglo-Saxon "earl" in England.
Earldoms, marquisates and dukedoms in the Baronage of Scotland are very rare. [ 2 ] Since all baronage titles are based in Scots property law and not personal peerages, there are some instances when, for historic reasons, the baronage title happens to share the same name as an extant peerage title, but the current holder of the baronage title ...
Pages in category "Earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This is a list of the 189 present earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.It does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles.
A Lord in the Baronage of Scotland is an ancient title of nobility, held in baroneum, which Latin term means that its holder, who is a lord, is also always a baron.The holder may or may not be a Lord of Regality, which meant that the holder was appointed by the Crown and had the power of "pit and gallows", meaning the power to authorise the death sentence.
Earl of Elgin in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earl of Balcarres: 9 January 1651 Earl of Crawford in the Peerage of Scotland. King Charles II; The Earl of Dundee: 8 September 1660 Baron Glassary The Earl of Newburgh: 31 December 1660 The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell: 23 April 1662 The Earl of Dundonald: 12 May 1669 The Earl of Kintore: 20 June ...
Pages in category "Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The earldoms of Crawford and Lindsay continued to be united until the 22nd earl died unmarried in January 1808. The two earldoms then became dormant until the respective heirs could prove their claims to the titles. In 1843, James Lindsay, 7th Earl of Balcarres put forward his claim to the Earldom of Crawford; in 1848, the House of Lords ...