European Heraldry :: Pre Union Earls

Scottish Earls extant from 1603

Earls created before 1603

Earl of Mar 1115 Mar extant
Earl of Sutherland 1230 Sutherland, Egerton extant also Duke of Sutherland and Marquess of Stafford in the United Kingdom and Earl Gower in Great Britain from 1839 until 1963
Earl of Crawford 1398 Lindsay extant also also Earl of Lindsay 1652–1808; dormant 1808–1848; also Earl of Balcarres from 1848
Earl of Menteith 1427 Graham forfeit 1633
Earl of Erroll 1453 Hay extant
Earl of Caithness 1455 Sinclair extant
Earl of Morton 1458 Douglas extant
Earl Marischal1458 Keith forfeit 1715
Earl of Buchan 1469 Stewart, Erskine extant
Earl of Glencairn 1488 Cunynghame extinct 1796
Earl of Eglinton1508 Montgomerie extant created Earl of Winton in the United Kingdom in 1859
Earl of Cassilis 1509 Kennedy extant created Marquess of Ailsa in the United Kingdom in 1831
Earl of Moray 1562 Stuart extant
Earl of Mar 1565 Erskine extant forfeit 1716–1824; also Earl of Kellie 1829–1866 and since 1875
Earl of Orkney 1581 Stewart forfeit 1614
Earl of Linlithgow 1600 Livingston forfeit 1716
Earl of Wintoun1600 Seton forfeit 1716

Earl of Mar 1115

Earl of Sutherland 1230

Earl of Crawford 1398

Earl of Menteith 1427

Earl of Erroll 1453

Earl of Caithness 1455

Earl of Morton 1458

Earl Marischal 1458

Earl of Buchan 1469

Earl of Glencairn 1488

Earl of Eglinton 1508

Earl of Cassilis 1509

Earl of Moray 1562

Earl of Orkney 1581

Earl of Linlithgow 1600

Earl of Wintoun 1600

Earls created 1603-1625

Earl of Home 1605 Douglas-Home extant
Earl of Perth 1605 Drummond extant
Earl of Dunfermline 1605 Seton extinct 1694
Earl of Dunbar1605 Home extinct 1611
Earl of Wigton 1606 Fleming extinct 1747
Earl of Abercorn 1606 Hamilton extant created Marquess of Abercorn in Great Britain in 1790 and Duke of Abercorn in Ireland and Marquess of Hamilton in the United Kingdom in 1868
Earl of Kinghorne 1606 Lyon extant designation changed to Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in 1677 and Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in the United Kingdom in 1937
Earl of Lothian 1606 Kerr extant created Earl of Lothian in 1631, also Earl of Ancram from 1690, created Marquess of Lothian in 1701
Earl of Kellie 1619 Erskine extant also Earl of Mar 1829–1866 and since 1875
Earl of Buccleuch 1619 Scott extant created Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith in 1663, also Earl of Doncaster in England from 1743 and Duke of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar from 1810
Earl of Melrose 1619 Baillie-Hamilton resigned 1627
Earl of Nithsdale 1620 Maxwell forfeit 1716
Earl of Galloway 1623 Stewart extant
Earl of Seaforth 1623 Mackenzie extinct 1815
Earl of Annandale1624 Murray extinct 1658

Earl of Home 1605

Earl of Perth 1605

Earl of Dunfermline 1605

Earl of Dunbar 1605

Earl of Wigton 1606

Earl of Abercorn 1606

Earl of Kinghorne 1606

Earl of Lothian 1606

Earl of Kellie 1619

Earl of Buccleuch 1619

Earl of Melrose 1619

Earl of Nithsdale 1620

Earl of Galloway 1623

Earl of Seaforth 1623

Earl of Annandale 1624

Earls created 1603-1625

Earl of Haddington1627 Hamilton later Baillie-Hamilton extant orginally Earl of Melrose
Earl of Airth 1633 Graham extinct 1694 created for Earl of Menteith
Earl of Lothian 1631 Kerr extant also Earl of Lothian, also Earl of Ancram from 1690, created Marquess of Lothian in 1701
Earl of Lindsay 1633 Lindsay-Crawford extant also Earl of Crawford 1642–1808; dormant 1808–1878
Earl of Loudoun 1633 Campbell extant also Marquess of Hastings 1840-1868
Earl of Kinnoull 1633 Hay extant
Earl of Dumfries 1633 Crichton-Stuart extant also Marquess of Bute and Earl of Windsor in Great Britain and Earl of Bute from 1814
Earl of Stirling 1633 Alexander extinct 1739
Earl of Elgin 1633 Bruce extant created Earl of Ailesbury in England in 1664, which title extinct 1747, also Earl of Kincardine from 1747
Earl of Southesk 1633 Carnegie extant
Earl of Ancram1633 Kerr extant also Earl of Lothian and Earl of Lothian, created Marquess of Lothian in 1701
Earl of Wemyss 1633 Wemyss extant also Earl of March from 1810
Earl of Dalhousie 1633 Ramsay extant created Marquess of Dalhousie in the United Kingdom in 1849, that title extinct 1860
Earl of Findlater1638 Ogilvy extinct 1811
Earl of Airlie 1639 Ogilvy extant forfeit 1717–1826
Earl of Carnwath 1639 Dalzell extinct 1941 forfeit 1717–1826
Earl of Calendar 1641 Livingston forfeit 1716
Earl of Leven 1641 Leslie extant also Earl of Melville from 1707
Earl of Forth1642 Ruthven also Earl of Brentford in England extinct 1651
Earl of Irvine 1642 Campbell extinct 1660
Earl of Hartfell 1643 Johnstone extinct 1808
Earl of Dysart 1643 Murray, Tollemache, Greaves extant
Earl of Dirletoun 1646 Maxwell extinct 1650 no known supporters
Earl of Selkirk1646 Douglas-Hamilton extant also Duke of Hamilton, Marquess of Clydesdale, and Earl of Arran, Lanark and Cambridge 1660-1694 and from 1886 until 1940 and Duke of Brandon in Great Britain and Marquess of Douglas and Earl of Angus in Scotland from 1886 until 1940
Earl of Panmure 1646 Maule forfeit 1715
Earl of Northesk 1647 Carnegie extant
Earl of Kincardine 1647 Bruce extant also Earl of Elgin from 1747

Earl of Haddington 1627

Earl of Airth 1633

Earl of Lothian 1631

Earl of Lindsay 1633

Earl of Loudoun 1633

Earl of Kinnoull 1633

Earl of Dumfries 1633

Earl of Stirling 1633

Earl of Elgin 1633

Earl of Southesk 1633

Earl of Ancram 1633

Earl of Wemyss 1633

Earl of Dalhousie 1633

Earl of Findlater 1638

Earl of Airlie 1639

Earl of Carnwath 1639

Earl of Calendar 1641

Earl of Leven 1641

Earl of Forth 1641

Earl of Hartfell 1643

Earl of Dysart 1643

Earl of Selkirk 1646

Earl of Panmure 1646

Earl of Northesk 1647

Earl of Kincardine 1647

Earls created 1649-1685

Earl of Balcarres 1651 Lindsay extant also Earl of Crawford from 1652
Earl of Ormonde 1651 Douglas extinct 1715 created Earl of Forfar in 1661
Earl of Tarras 1660 Scott extinct 1693
Earl of Aboyne 1660 Gordon extant also Marquess of Huntly, Earl of Huntly and Earl of Enzie from 1836
Earl of Middleton 1660 Middleton forfeit 1695
Earl of Newburgh 1660 Livingston extant
Earl of Dundee 1660 Scrimgeour extant dormant 1668–1953
Earl of Annandale and Hartfell 1662 Johnstone extant dormant 1792–1985
Earl of Kilmarnock1661 Boyd forfeit 1746
Earl of Forfar 1661 Douglas extinct 1715 also Earl of Ormonde of 1651
Earl of Teviot 1663 Rutherford extinct 1664
Earl of Dundonald 1669 Cochrane extant
Earl of Dumbarton 1675 Douglas extinct 1749
Earl of Kintore 1677 Keith later Keith-Falconer later Keith extant
Earl of Breadalbane and Holland 1677 Campbell extant created Marquess of Breadalbane and Earl of Ormelie in the United Kingdom in 1831, which titles extinct 1862, created Marquess of Breadalbane and Earl of Ormelie in the United Kingdom in 1885, which titles extinct 1922
Earl of Aberdeen1682 Gordon extant created Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Earl of Haddo in the United Kingdom in 1916
Earl of Traquair 1683 Stuart extinct 1861

Earl of Balcarres 1651

Earl of Ormonde 1651 and Earl of Forfar 1661

Earl of Aboyne 1660

Earl of Newburgh 1660

Earl of Dundee 1660

Earl of Middleton 1660

Earl of Kilmarnock 1661

Earl of Annandale and Hartfell 1662

Earl of Teviot 1663

Earl of Dundonald 1669

Earl of Dumbarton 1675

Earl of Kintore 1677

Earl of Breadalbane and Holland 1677

Earl of Aberdeen 1682

Earl of Traquair 1683

Earls created 1685-1689

Earl of Melfort 1686 Drummond extinct 1902
Earl of Dunmore 1686 Murray extant

Earl of Melfort 1686

Earl of Dunmore 1686

Earls created 1689 to the Act of Union 1707

Earl of Melville 1690 Melville extant also Earl of Leven from 1707
Earl of Orkney 1696 Hamilton, Fitz-Maurice, St John extant
Earl of Ruglen 1697 Hamilton extinct 1810
Earl of March 1697 Douglas extant also Earl of Wemyss from 1810
Earl of Marchmont 1697 Hume extinct 1794
Earl of Seafield 1701 Ogilvie extant also Earl of Findlater from 1701 to 1811
Earl of Hyndford 1701 Carmichael extinct 1817
Earl of Cromartie 1703 Mackenzie forfeit 1745
Earl of Stair 1703 Dalrymple extant
Earl of Rosebery 1703 Primrose extant created Earl of Midlothian in United Kingdom in 1911
Earl of Glasgow1703 Boyle extant
Earl of Portmore 1703 Colyear extinct 1835
Earl of Bute 1703 Crichton-Stuart extant created Marquess of Bute and Earl of Windsor in Great Britain in 1796, also Earl of Dumfries from 1814
Earl of Hopetoun 1703 Hope extant created Marquess of Linlithgow in the United Kingdom in 1902
Earl of Cromarty 1703 Mackenzie forfeit 1745
Earl of Deloraine 1706 Scott extinct 1807
Earl of Solway 1706 Douglas later Duke of Queensbury extinct 1778