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Shield: Gules a Lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure holding in his dexter forepaw a Crooked Sword or Scimitar Argent
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John Scrymgeour, 3rd Viscount Dudhope was created in 1660 Earl of Dundee which is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. At his death in 1668, the Duke of Lauderdale declared that the first Earl had no heirs-male, and had the crown seize all of his lands. The earldom of Dundee became dormant and its holdings and offices were granted to Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale, the Duke’s younger brother.
The title was revived in 1953, when it was determined that the first Earl did indeed have heirs-male, contrary to the assertion of the crown. The title was given to Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, who had previously served in the House of Commons and in the Cabinet.
The Earl of Dundee holds the subsidiary titles: Viscount of Dudhope and Lord Scrymgeour, both created 1641 during the Bishops’ Wars, when King Charles I was visiting Edinburgh. On the Restoration of Charles II, Lord Dundee received the additional title Lord Innerkeithing (created 1660). In 1954, the 11th Earl was created Baron Glassary of Glassary, Argyll. The first three titles are in the Peerage of Scotland and the Barony of Glassary is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The current and 12th Earl of Dundee is Alexander Henry Scrymgeour with heirs.
As Hereditary Royal Standard Bearers, the Earls of Dundee are entitled to use the Royal Banner of Scotland in their armorial achievement behind their arms.
The artwork is an interpretation of John Hamilton Gaylor.
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