The title Earl of Kincardine was created in 1647 in the
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland ( gd, Moraireachd na h-Alba, sco, Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707. Following that year's Treaty of Union, ...
for Edward Bruce, grandson of
George Bruce of Carnock
Sir George Bruce of Carnock (c. 1550 – 1625) was a Scottish merchant, ship-owner, and mining engineer.
Family
George Bruce was a son of Edward Bruce of Blairhall and Alison Reid, a sister of Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney. His older brot ...
, who was the younger brother of
the 1st Lord Kinloss, he in turn being the father of
the 1st Earl of Elgin.
Charles Bruce, the ninth Earl of Kincardine, inherited the title
Earl of Elgin
Earl of Elgin is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633 for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce, of Whorlton in the County of York, in the Peerage of England on 30 July 1641. The Earl of Elgin is the ...
in 1747, and the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united since.
Earls of Kincardine (1647)
*Edward Bruce, 1st Earl of Kincardine (died 1662)
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Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680)
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Alexander Bruce, 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705)
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Alexander Bruce, 4th Earl of Kincardine (died 1706)
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Robert Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventuall ...
, 5th Earl of Kincardine (died 1718), eldest son of Alexander Bruce (the 4th Earl)
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Alexander Bruce, 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721), second son of Alexander Bruce (the 4th Earl)
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Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1739/1740), third and youngest son of Alexander Bruce (the 4th Earl)
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William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740), son of Thomas Bruce
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Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (1732–1771), son of William Bruce
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William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin and 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771), first son of
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Janet Roberton, daughter of James Roberton (principal Lord of Session)
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Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) of the eponymous
Elgin Marbles
The Elgin Marbles (), also known as the Parthenon Marbles ( el, Γλυπτά του Παρθενώνα, lit. "sculptures of the Parthenon"), are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and s ...
, second son of
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (6 July 1732 – 14 May 1771) was the son of William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine. His mother was Janet Roberton, daughter of James Roberton (principal Lord of Session)
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James Bruce
James Bruce of Kinnaird (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who confirmed the source of the Blue Nile. He spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia and in 1770 became the first Europ ...
, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863)
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Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917)
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Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968)
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Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine (born 1924)
Family tree
See also
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Duke of Montrose
Duke of Montrose (named for Montrose, Angus) is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. The title was created anew in 1707, for James Graham, 4th Marquess of Montrose, great-grandson of famed James Graham, 1st Marquess ...
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Earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland
Noble titles created in 1647
Noble titles created in 1707
Lists of Scottish people