List of Earls - Earls in The Peerage of Scotland

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.

1. The Earl of Crawford (1398) and Balcarres (1651)
   • Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford
2. The Earl of Erroll (1453)
   • Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
3. The Countess of Sutherland (1230 or 1275 or 1347)
   • Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland
4. The Countess of Mar (1114 or 1457)
   • Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar
5. The Earl of Rothes (1458)
   • James Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes
6. The Earl of Morton (1458)
   • John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton
7. The Earl of Buchan (1469)
   • Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan
8. The Earl of Eglinton (1508) and Winton (UK 1859)
   • Archibald Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton
9. The Earl of Caithness (1455)
   • Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness
10. The Earl of Mar and Kellie (1404 or 1565)
    • James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar
11. The Earl of Moray (1562)
    • John Stuart, 21st Earl of Moray
12. The Earl of Home (1605)
    • David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home
13. The Earl of Perth (1605)
    • John Drummond, 9th Earl of Perth
14. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1606)
    • Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
15. The Earl of Haddington (1619)
    • John Baillie-Hamilton, 13th Earl of Haddington
16. The Earl of Galloway (1623)
    • Randolph Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway
17. The Earl of Lauderdale (1624)
    • Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale
18. The Earl of Lindsay (1633)
    • James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay
19. The Earl of Loudoun (1633)
    • Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun
20. The Earl of Kinnoull (1633)
    • Arthur Hay, 15th Earl of Kinnoull
21. The Earl of Elgin (1633) and Kincardine (1643)
    • Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin
22. The Earl of Wemyss (1633) and March (1697)
    • James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss
23. The Earl of Dalhousie (1633)
    • James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie
24. The Earl of Airlie (1639)
    • David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie
25. The Earl of Leven (1641) and Melville (1690)
    • Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, 15th Earl of Leven
26. The Earl of Dysart (1643)
    • John Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart
27. The Earl of Selkirk (1646)
    • Presently disclaimed by James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas
28. The Earl of Northesk (1647)
    • Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk
29. The Earl of Dundee (1660)
    • Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee
30. The Earl of Newburgh (1660)
    • Filippo, Prince Rospigliosi, 12th Earl of Newburgh
31. The Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1662)
    • Patrick Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
32. The Earl of Dundonald (1669)
    • Iain Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald
33. The Earl of Kintore (1677)
    • James Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore
34. The Earl of Dunmore (1686)
    • Malcolm Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore
35. The Earl of Orkney (1696)
    • Oliver St John, 9th Earl of Orkney
36. The Earl of Seafield (1701)
    • Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield
37. The Earl of Stair (1703)
    • John Dalrymple, 14th Earl of Stair
38. The Earl of Rosebery (1703) and Midlothian (UK 1911)
    • Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery
39. The Earl of Glasgow (1703)
    • Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow