TABLE SHOWING DATES OF ENNOBLEMENT TO COMITAL RANK
CENTURY
11th | (1069) Dunbar | - | - | - | - | - |
12th | (1153) Ross | - | - | - | - | - |
13th | (1211) Comyn | 1228 Sutherland | (1258) Stewart (d) | 1271 Bruce (d) | - | - |
14th | 1357 Douglas (e) | 1379 St.CLAIR (a) | 1398 Lindsay (c) | - | - | - |
15th | 1404 Erskine (a) | 1411 Macdonald | 1437 Leslie (c) | 1450 Seton (e) | 1453 Hay (b) | 1457 Campbell (c) |
- | 1458 Keith (a) | 1488 Hepburn (c) | 1488 Cunningham | - | - | - |
16th | 1503 Hamilton (c) | 1505 Graham (c) | 1508 Montgomery | 1509 Kennedy | (1582) Ruthven | - |
17th | 1600 Livingstone (a) | 1605 Drummond | 1605 Home | 1606 Lyon (a) | 1606 Murray (c) | 1606 Kerr (c) |
- | 1606 Fleming | 1613 Maxwell | 1619 Scott | 1623 Mackenzie | 1624 Maitland | 1633 Ramsay |
- | 1633 Carnegie (a) | 1633 Wemyss | 1639 Ogilvie (a) | 1639 Dalzell | 1641 Johnston (b) | 1661 Boyd |
- | 1669 Blair | 1682 Gordon | 1690 Melville | - | - | - |
18th | l703 Boyle; Hope | 1703 Dalrymple | 1703 Primrose | - | - | - |
The object of this table being to show at what period the leading Scottish houses became of continuous historical consequence, the dates given are those when extant earldoms were permanently acquired, and the table therefore omits those short-lived creations which expired without succession, nor does it include honours since 1703, being more British than Scottish.
Italicised names indicate that the earlier dignity has left the family named by extinction, female succession, attainder or otherwise.
Honours acquired since first elevation to earldom are indicated thus: (a) earldoms; (b) a marquessate; (c) ducal; and (d) royal honours.
The St.Clair family has perpetuated the dignity of earl in unbroken and legitimute masculine succession for a longer period than any other family in geographical Scotland.