Earl of Middleton
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The title Earl of Middleton was created in 1656 in the Peerage of Scotland
for army officer John Middleton
, together with the subsidiary titles Lord Clermont and Fettercairn. He was succeeded by his son, Charles
, who served in political offices under Charles II
and James II & VI
. The titles were attainted on 2 July 1695 after the 2nd earl was tried for treason and joined the exiled king in France. He was made Earl of Monmouth in the Jacobite
Peerage of England
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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...
for army officer John Middleton
John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton
John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton was a Scottish army officer, who belonged to a Kincardineshire family which had held lands at Middleton since the 12th century....
, together with the subsidiary titles Lord Clermont and Fettercairn. He was succeeded by his son, Charles
Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton
Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton, Jacobite 1st Earl of Monmouth, PC was a Scottish and English politician who held several offices under Charles II and James II & VI...
, who served in political offices under Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
and James II & VI
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
. The titles were attainted on 2 July 1695 after the 2nd earl was tried for treason and joined the exiled king in France. He was made Earl of Monmouth in the Jacobite
Jacobite peerage
After the deposition by the English parliament in February 1689 of King James II and VII from the thrones of England and Ireland , he and his successors continued to create peers and baronets, which they believed was their right...
Peerage of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
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Earls of Middleton (1656)
- John Middleton, 1st Earl of MiddletonJohn Middleton, 1st Earl of MiddletonJohn Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton was a Scottish army officer, who belonged to a Kincardineshire family which had held lands at Middleton since the 12th century....
(1619–1674) - Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of MiddletonCharles Middleton, 2nd Earl of MiddletonCharles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton, Jacobite 1st Earl of Monmouth, PC was a Scottish and English politician who held several offices under Charles II and James II & VI...
(1649/1650–1719) (attainted 1695)