Earl of Kincardine
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The title Earl of Kincardine was created in 1643 in the Peerage
of Scotland
for Edward Bruce. The English Civil War
between King Charles I
and the English Parliament started in 1642. It appears that the title of the Earl of Kincardine was created during the English Civil War, probably by King Charles I.
Charles Bruce, the ninth Earl of Kincardine, inherited the title Earl of Elgin
in 1747, and the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united since.
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
for Edward Bruce. The English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
between King Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
and the English Parliament started in 1642. It appears that the title of the Earl of Kincardine was created during the English Civil War, probably by King Charles I.
Charles Bruce, the ninth Earl of Kincardine, inherited the title Earl of Elgin
Earl of Elgin
The title Earl of Elgin was created on June 21, 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce of Whorlton in the Peerage of England on July 30, 1641. His son, Robert, succeeded him, and was also created Earl of Ailesbury in the Peerage of...
in 1747, and the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united since.
Earls of Kincardine (1643)
- Edward Bruce, 1st Earl of Kincardine (d. 1662)
- Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of KincardineAlexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of KincardineAlexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine FRS was a Scottish inventor, politician, judge and freemason, responsible for developing the pendulum clock, in collaboration with Christiaan Huygens....
(c. 1629–1680) - Alexander Bruce, 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705)
- Alexander Bruce, 4th Earl of Kincardine (d. 1706)
- Robert Bruce, 5th Earl of Kincardine (d. 1718)
- Alexander Bruce, 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721)
- Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1740)
- William Bruce, 8th Earl of KincardineWilliam Bruce, 8th Earl of KincardineWilliam Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine . The son of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine and Rachel Paunceforth, Bruce became the 8th Lord of Torry and the 8th Earl of Kincardine in 1740....
(1710–1740) - Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of KincardineCharles Bruce, 5th Earl of ElginCharles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Jane Roberton, daughter of James Roberton and great-granddaughter of advocate and judge Lord BedlayOn 1 June 1759, he married Martha Whyte and they had eight...
(1732–1771) - William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin and 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771)
- Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, 11th Earl of KincardineThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of ElginThomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat, known for the removal of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens. Elgin was the second son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and his wife Martha Whyte...
(1766–1841) - of the eponymous Elgin MarblesElgin MarblesThe Parthenon Marbles, forming a part of the collection known as the Elgin Marbles , are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures , inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens... - James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of KincardineJames Bruce, 8th Earl of ElginSir James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, KT, GCB, PC , was a British colonial administrator and diplomat...
(1811–1863) - Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of KincardineVictor Bruce, 9th Earl of ElginVictor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC , known as Lord Bruce until 1863, was a British statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1894 to 1899.-Background and education:...
(1849–1917) - Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of KincardineEdward Bruce, 10th Earl of ElginEdward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine, KT, CMG, TD, JP was the son of Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin who became Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary State for the Colonies and a director of the Royal Bank of ScotlandOn 5 January 1921, he married...
(1881–1968) - Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of KincardineAndrew Bruce, 11th Earl of ElginAndrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine, KT, CD, JP , styled Lord Bruce before 1968, is a Scottish peer.-Biography:...
(b. 1924)