Peerage of Scotland
This category is part of Scottish History and managed by the Scotland Project. The Category encompasses nobility of the Kingdom of Scotland from its definable origin as the Kingdom of Alba until the Treaty of the Union in 1707. After that date the Peerage of Scotland became part of the Peerage of Great Britain. As such, it is larger than that provided on wikipedia. The primary source reference for research into this field are the nine volumes of Sir Balfour Paul's work, "The Scots Peerage".
The Peerage, as we know it today, arrived with the adoption of Feudalism in Scotland, generally defined as occurring in the reign of King David I.
Peers of Scotland
- Scottish Royal Houses (Monarchs of Scotland) - Dynasties and Regimes (843-1707)
- Mormaers of Scotland
- Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland - (1398-1707)
- Earls in the Peerage of Scotland - (1072-1707)
- Marquesses in the Peerage of Scotland - (1488-1707)
- Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland - (1606-1707)
- Barons in the Peerage of Scotland
- Baronetage of Nova Scotia
- Lords of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland as it currently stands
- In the following table , each peer's highest titles in each of the other Peerages (if any) are also listed.
- See individual title links above for complete listings.
| Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
| Dukes of Rothesay | 1398 | Since 1603, usually Category: House of Hanover as the heir to the throne of England, Dukes of Cornwall in the Peerage of England |
| Dukes of Hamilton | 1643 | Duke of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry | 1663; 1684 | Earls of Doncaster in the Peerage of England |
| Dukes of Lennox | 1675 | Dukes of Richmond in the Peerage of England, Dukes of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Dukes of Argyll | 1701 | Lord Sundridge and Hamilton in the Peerage of Great Britain, Dukes of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Dukes of Atholl | 1703 | |
| Dukes of Montrose | 1707 | Earls Graham in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| Dukes of Roxburghe | 1707 | Earls Innes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Marquesses in the Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
| Marquess of Huntly | 1599 | Lord Meldrum in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Marquesses of Queensberry | 1682 | |
| Marquesses of Tweeddale | 1694 | Lord Tweeddale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Marquess of Lothian | 1701 | Lord Ker in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls and Countesses in the Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
| Earls of Sutherland | 1230 | |
| Earls of Arran | 1467 | |
| Earls of Crawford and Balcarres | 1398; 1651 | Lord Wigan in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, Lord Balniel in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for life |
| Countess of Mar | 1114 | |
| Earls of Erroll | 1452 | |
| Earls of Rothes | 1457 | |
| Earl of Morton | 1458 | |
| Earls of Buchan | 1469 | Lord Erskine in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Eglinton | 1507 | Earl of Winton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Cassilis | 1509 | Marquess of Ailsa in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Caithness | 1455 | |
| Earls of Mar and Kellie | 1565; 1619 | Lord Erskine of Alloa Tower in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for life |
| Earls of Moray | 1562 | Lord Stuart in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| Earls of Home | 1605 | Lord Douglas in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Perth | 1605 | |
| Earls of Abercorn | 1606 | Dukes of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland, Marquesses of Abercorn in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne | 1606 | Earls of Strathmore and Earls of Kinghorne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Haddington | 1619 | |
| Earls of Galloway | 1623 | Lord Stewart in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| Earls of Lauderdale | 1624 | |
| Earl of Lindsay | 1633 | |
| Earl of Loudoun | 1633 | |
| Earls of Kinnoull | 1633 | Lord Hay in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| Earl of Dumfries and Bute | 1633; 1703 | Marquesses of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| Earl of Elgin and Kincardine | 1633; 1647 | Lord Elgin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Southesk | 1633 | Duke of Fife in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Wemyss and March | 1633; 1697 | Lord Wemyss in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Dalhousie | 1633 | Lord Ramsay in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Airlie | 1639 | |
| Earls of Leven and Melville | 1641; 1690 | |
| Earl of Dysart | 1643 | |
| Earls of Selkirk | 1646 | Lord Selkirk of Douglas in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for life |
| Earl of Northesk | 1647 | |
| Earls of Dundee | 1660 | |
| Earl of Newburgh | 1660 | |
| Earl of Annandale and Hartfell | 1662 | |
| Earl of Dundonald | 1669 | |
| Earl of Kintore | 1677 | Viscount Stonehaven in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Aberdeen | 1682 | Viscount Gordon in the Peerage of Great Britain, Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earl of Dunmore | 1686 | |
| Earls of Orkney | 1696 | |
| Earl of Seafield | 1701 | |
| Earl of Stair | 1703 | Lord Oxenfoord in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earl of Rosebery | 1703 | Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Glasgow | 1703 | Lord Fairlie in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Earls of Hopetoun | 1703 | Marquess of Linlithgow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
| Viscount of Falkland | 1620 | |
| Viscount of Stormont | 1621 | Earl of Mansfield in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| Viscount of Arbuthnott | 1641 | |
| Viscounts of Oxfuird | 1651 | |
| Lords of Parliament and Ladies in the Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Title | Creation | Other titles |
| Lord Forbes | 1442 | |
| Lord Gray | 1445 | |
| Lord Saltoun | 1445 | |
| Lord Sinclair | 1449 | |
| Lords Borthwick | 1452 | |
| Lord Cathcart | 1452 | Earl Cathcart in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Lord Lovat | 1464 | Lord Lovat in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Lord Sempil | 1488 | |
| Lord Herries of Terregles | 1490 | |
| Lord Elphinstone | 1510 | Lord Elphinstone in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Lord Torphichen | 1564 | |
| Lord Kinloss | 1602 | |
| Lord Colville of Culross | 1604 | Viscounts Colville of Culross in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Lord Balfour of Burleigh | 1607 | |
| Lord Dingwall | 1609 | Lord Lucas in the Peerage of England |
| Lord Napier | 1627 | Lord Ettrick in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 1627 | |
| Lord Reay | 1628 | |
| Lords Forrester | 1633 | Lord Verulam in the Peerage of Great Britain, Viscount Grimston in the Peerage of Ireland, Earls of Verulam in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Lords Elibank | 1643 | |
| Lord Belhaven and Stenton | 1647 | |
| Lord Rollo | 1651 | Lord Dunning in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Lord Ruthven of Freeland | 1651 | Earl of Carlisle in the Peerage of England |
| Lord Nairne | 1681 | Viscount Mersey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| Lord Polwarth | 1690 |
Research links
- Peerage of Scotland - Wikipedia
- Scottish nobility stubs - Wikipedia
- The Scots Peerage, Sir James Balfour Paul, Ed., 1904 Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3, Vol 4, Vol 5, Vol 6, Vol 7, Vol 8, Vol 9.