Earl of Lauderdale
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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...
. It was created in 1624 for John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Berwickshire
Berwickshire
Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
. The second Earl was created Duke of Lauderdale but died without male issue when the dukedom became extinct. The earldom passed to his brother Charles, 3rd Earl. Charles married, in 1652, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Lauder of Haltoun
Haltoun House
Haltoun House, or Hatton House, was a Scottish baronial mansion set in a park, with extensive estates in the vicinity of Ratho, in the west of Edinburgh City Council area, Scotland...
and by this marriage came into that family's great estates.
Other titles associated with the earldom are: Viscount of Lauderdale (created 1616), Viscount of Maitland (1624), Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (1590) and Lord Thirlestane and Boulton (1624). All of these titles are in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earl of Lauderdale is the hereditary Clan Chief
Scottish clan chief
The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. In early times, and possibly even today, clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the Scottish clan. From its perceived founder a clan takes its name. The clan chief is the representative of this founder, and...
of Clan Maitland
Clan Maitland
-Origins of the clan:The name Maitland is of Norman origin and was originally spelt Mautalent, Matulant or Matalan, it translates as "evil genius". The Mautalents come from the village of Les Moitiers d'Allonne near Carteret in Normandy. The name is found to occur frequently in Northumberland...
. The title Viscount Maitland is sometimes used as a courtesy title for the Earl's eldest son and heir. The eldest son is also known as the Master of Lauderdale.
The Earl of Lauderdale, as The Bearer of the National Flag of Scotland, one of the Officers of the Royal Household
Great Officer of State
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in Scotland, has the right to bear the saltire
Flag of Scotland
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.
The historical family seat is Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle is a castle set in extensive parklands near Lauder in the Borders of Scotland. The site is aptly named Castle Hill, as it stands upon raised ground. However, the raised land is within Lauderdale, the valley of the Leader Water. The land has been in the ownership of the Maitland...
, near Lauder
Lauder
The Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders 27 miles south east of Edinburgh. It is also a royal burgh in the county of Berwickshire. It lies on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, on the Southern Upland Way.-Medieval history:...
, in Scotland
Scotland
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. Thirlestane is currently the home of Captain the Hon Gerald Maitland-Carew and his family, Captain Maitland-Carew being a son of the late Lady Carew, wife of the 6th Baron Carew and a daughter of the 15th Earl of Lauderdale.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Maitland
John Maitland (colonel)
Lieutenant-Colonel John Maitland was a British military officer who was the tenth son of Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale and Lady Elizabeth Ogilvie. He was a member of the Royal Marines prior to joining the 71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders in 1777...
was the tenth son of the sixth Earl. Elizabeth Tollemache, 2nd Countess of Dysart
Earl of Dysart
Earl of Dysart is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 for William Murray, who had earlier represented Fowey and East Looe in the English House of Commons. He was made Lord Huntingtower at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was succeeded by his daughter, the...
was the second wife of the Duke of Lauderdale, but her titles passed to her son from her own previous marriage.
Lords Maitland of Thirlestane (Patent dated 18 May 1590)
- John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of ThirlestaneJohn Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of ThirlestaneJohn Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, , Knight , was Lord Chancellor of Scotland.He was the second son of Sir Richard Maitland of Thirlestane, Berwickshire, and Lethington, Haddingtonshire, who settled the lands of Thirlestane upon him, and he was sent abroad for his education.Upon John...
(1537–1595) - John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of ThirlestaneJohn Maitland, 1st Earl of LauderdaleJohn Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale, Viscount of Lauderdale, Viscount Maitland, and Lord Thirlestane and Boltoun, was President of the Scottish Parliament as well as the Privy Council, a lawyer and a judge, who sided with the Parliamentarian cause during the Civil War.The son of Sir John...
(d.1645) (created Earl of Lauderdale in 1624)
Earl of Lauderdale (14 March 1624)
- John Maitland, 1st Earl of LauderdaleJohn Maitland, 1st Earl of LauderdaleJohn Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale, Viscount of Lauderdale, Viscount Maitland, and Lord Thirlestane and Boltoun, was President of the Scottish Parliament as well as the Privy Council, a lawyer and a judge, who sided with the Parliamentarian cause during the Civil War.The son of Sir John...
(d. 1645) - John Maitland, 2nd Earl of LauderdaleJohn Maitland, 1st Duke of LauderdaleSir John Maitland, 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, 3rd Lord Thirlestane KG PC , was a Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry.-Background:...
(1616–1682), created Duke in 1672
Earl of Lauderdale (1624 - reverted)
- Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of LauderdaleCharles Maitland, 3rd Earl of LauderdaleCharles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale , was the second son of John Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale ....
(d. 1691) - Richard Maitland, 4th Earl of LauderdaleRichard Maitland, 4th Earl of LauderdaleRichard Maitland, 4th Earl of Lauderdale was a Scottish politician.-Life:He was the eldest son of Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale and his spouse Elizabeth Lauder. Before succeeding to the Lauderdale title, Richard Maitland was styled "of Over-Gogar", one of the Haltoun properties...
(d. 1695) - John Lauder or Maitland, 5th Earl of Lauderdale (d. 1710)
- James Maitland, Viscount Maitland (c. 1680–1709)
- Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale (d. 1744)
- James Maitland, 7th Earl of LauderdaleJames Maitland, 7th Earl of LauderdaleJames Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale , and was one of the sixteen representative peers for Scotland in the House of Lords....
(1718–1789)- Valdave Charles Lauder Maitland, Viscount Maitland (1752–1754)
- James Maitland, 8th Earl of LauderdaleJames Maitland, 8th Earl of LauderdaleJames Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale KT PC was Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, and a representative peer for Scotland in the House of Lords.-Early years:...
(1759–1839) - James Maitland, 9th Earl of LauderdaleJames Maitland, 9th Earl of LauderdaleJames Maitland, 9th Earl of Lauderdale , styled Viscount Maitland between 1789 and 1839, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background and education:...
(1784–1860) - Anthony Maitland, 10th Earl of Lauderdale (1785–1863)
- Thomas Maitland, 11th Earl of LauderdaleThomas Maitland, 11th Earl of LauderdaleAdmiral of the Fleet Thomas Maitland, 11th Earl of Lauderdale, GCB was a Royal Navy officer and peer.-Naval career:...
(1803–1878)- Thomas Mordaunt Maitland (1838–1844)
- Charles Barclay-Maitland, 12th Earl of Lauderdale (1822–1884)
- Frederick Henry Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale (1840–1924)
- Frederick Colin Maitland, 14th Earl of Lauderdale (1868–1931)
- Ian Colin Maitland, 15th Earl of LauderdaleIan Maitland, 15th Earl of LauderdaleIan Colin Maitland, 15th Earl of Lauderdale, Viscount Lauderdale, Viscount Maitland, Lord Thirlestane and Boltoun, Baronet of Nova Scotia DL , was a representative peer for Scotland in the House of Lords from 1931 to 1945....
(1891–1953)- Ivor Colin James Maitland, Viscount Maitland (1915–1943)
- Alfred Sydney Frederick Maitland, 16th Earl of Lauderdale (1904–1968)
- Patrick Francis Maitland, 17th Earl of Lauderdale (1911–2008)
- Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale (b. 1937)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son John Douglas Maitland, Master of Lauderdale, Viscount Maitland (b. 1965)