[03] The Premier Marquis of Scotland
George Gordon, 1st Marquis of Huntly born circa. 1562, was a minor at the time George Gordon, the 5th Earl of Huntly, his father, died in 1576, making our George the 6th Earl of Huntly.
[04] The Premier Earl of Scotland
Arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Gules a fess chequy Argent and Azure ( for Lindsay ),
2nd and 3rd , Or a lion rampant Gules debruised of a ribbon in bend Sable ( for Abernethy)
[05] The Premier Viscount of Scotland
The Viscount of Falkland, the Premier Viscount in the Peerage of Scotland, has royal ancestry we believe is of interest:
[06] The Premier Lord of Scotland
The Lord Forbes is the Premier Lord in the Peerage of Scotland
[07] The Last Peers
Since our website is concerned with Scots armigers, we thought was time for a look at a few of the members of the Peerage of Scotland.
[08] Roxburghe
The Duke of Roxburghe His creation was the last dukedom and the very last addition to the Peerage of Scotland.
[09] Annandale
The Marquess of Annandale
Arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th Argent a saltire Sable on a chief Gules three cushions Or, for Johnstone; 2nd and 3rd Or an anchor Gules, for Fairholm
[10] Ilay
The Earldom of Ilay being extinct is not listed in Appendix B, The Union Role of 1960. (pp 159-160, “The Sixteen Peers of Scotland”, Sir James Fergusson of Kilkerran, Bt., 1960 )
[11] Primrose
The Viscounty of Primrose then became a subsidiary title of the Earl of Rosebery.
[12] Polwarth
The current holder is Andrew Walter Hepburne-Scott, 11th Lord Polwarth, born in 1947, his heir is the Hon. William Henry Hepburne-Scott, Master of Polwarth born in 1973 and his heir is his son Harry Walter Hepburn-Scott born in 2010. So, the succession to this peerage looks good.