The
order of precedence
An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance and can be applied to individuals, groups, or organizations. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments, for very formal and state o ...
in
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
was fixed by
Royal Warrant A royal warrant is a document issued by a monarch which confers rights or privileges on the recipient, or has the effect of law.
Royal warrant may refer to:
* Royal warrant of appointment, warrant to tradespeople who supply goods or services to a r ...
in 1905.
Amendments were made by further Warrants in 1912, 1952, 1958, 1999 to coincide with the establishment of the
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holy ...
and
Scottish Government and most recently in 2012.
[The Scale of General Precedence in Scotland, Appendix, Note 5](_blank)
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The relative precedence of peers 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 Unio ...
is determined by the Act of Union 1707.
Gentlemen
Royalty, high officials, et al.
Royal family
*The King
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the ...
*The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (Lord Hodge)
*The Duke of Rothesay
*The Earl of Dumbarton
* Prince George of Wales
* Prince Louis of Wales
* Archie Mountbatten-Windsor
*The Earl of Inverness
*The Earl of Forfar
*The Earl of Snowdon
*The Lord Culloden
*The Earl of St Andrews
* Prince Michael of Kent
High Officers of State, et al.
Nobility, et al.
Dukes, et al.
Marquesses, et al.
Earls, et al.
Judiciary, et al.
# Lord Justice General ( Lord Carloway)Advocate General for Scotland
His Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland ( gd, Àrd-neach-tagraidh an Rìgh airson Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, whose duty it is to advise the Crown and His Majesty's Government on Scots law. The Office of the Advocate Gener ...
( The Lord Stewart of Dirleton)earl
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form '' jarl'', and meant " chieftain", partic ...
s
Viscounts, et al.
# Barons and Lords of ParliamentPrivy Counsellors
The Privy Council (PC), officially His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians who are current or former members of e ...
Baronet
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...
sOrder of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as ...
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.
It is named in hono ...
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:
#Knight Grand Commander ( GCIE)
#Knight Commander ( KCIE)
#Companion ( CIE)
No app ...
''(none, order dormant)''Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, ...
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
#Knights Commanders of the Order of the BathLyon King of Arms
The Right Honourable the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new gran ...
( Joseph Morrow)Scottish Baron
In Scotland, a baron or baroness is the head of a feudal barony, also known as a prescriptive barony. This used to be attached to a particular piece of land on which was situated the ''caput'' (Latin for "head") or essence of the barony, normal ...
s
# Sheriffs-PrincipalKnights Bachelor
The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are t ...
Sheriff
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...
sDistinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typi ...
King's Counsel
In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel (post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of a queen, is a lawyer (usually a barrister or ...
Esquire
Esquire (, ; abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title.
In the United Kingdom, ''esquire'' historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentleman ...
s
Ladies
# Queen consort (Queen Camilla
Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She became queen consort on 8 September 2022, upon the ...
)
# Queens dowager ''(none living''; ordered according to husband's death, earliest first)
#Wife of the Heir Apparent
## Catherine, Duchess of Rothesay
#Wives of the Sovereign's younger sons
## Meghan, Countess of Dumbarton
#Daughters of the Sovereign (None)
#Wife of the Sovereign's eldest grandson in male line (None)
#Other Granddaughters-in-law of the Sovereign (None)
#Granddaughters of the Sovereign
## Princess Charlotte of Wales, only daughter of the Duke of Rothesay
## Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, only daughter of the Earl of Dumbarton
#Sisters-in-law of the Sovereign
## Sophie, Countess of Forfar
#Sisters of the Sovereign
##Anne, Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of Kin ...
#Aunts (by marriage) of the Sovereign ''(none living)''
#Aunts (by blood) of the Sovereign ''(none living)''
#Nieces (by marriage) of the Sovereign ''(none living)''
#Nieces (by blood) of the Sovereign
## Zara Tindall
## Princess Beatrice
## Princess Eugenie
## Lady Louise Windsor
#Granddaughters-in-law of former Sovereigns (whose husbands are Dukes)
## Birgitte, Lady Culloden
## Katharine, Countess of St Andrews
#Granddaughters-in-law of former Sovereigns (whose husbands are not Dukes)
## Princess Michael of Kent
#Cousins of the Sovereign
## Lady Sarah Chatto
#Lords Lieutenant
A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...
''(see list below)''
# Sheriff Principal (during term of office and with bounds of Sheriffdom
A sheriffdom is a judicial district in Scotland, led by a sheriff principal. Since 1 January 1975, there have been six sheriffdoms. Each sheriffdom is divided into a series of sheriff court districts, and each sheriff court is presided over by a ...
)
# Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment
#Ambassadors of foreign countries and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries according to date of arrival
#Duchesses
#Claire Booth, wife of Earl of Ulster
# Sylvana Tomaselli, wife of Earl of St Andrews
#Lady Davina Windsor, elder daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
#Lady Rose Gilman, younger daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
# Lady Helen Taylor, only daughter of the Duke of Kent
#Marchionesses
#Wives of dukes' eldest sons
#Daughters of dukes not married to peers
# Countesses
#Wives of marquesses' eldest sons
# Lady Gabriella Windsor
# Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy
#Marquesses' daughters not married to peers
#Wives of dukes' younger sons
#Viscountesses
#Wives of eldest sons of earls or of countesses in their own right
#Earls' daughters not married to peers
#Sophie Winkleman
Sophie Lara Winkleman (born 5 August 1980) is an English actress. She is married to Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince Michael of Kent, a paternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
Early life
Winkleman was born in Primrose Hill, London. He ...
, wife of Lord Frederick Windsor
#Wives of marquesses' younger sons
# Baronesses, wives of Lords of Parliament and female holders of Lordships of Parliament
#Wives of viscounts' eldest sons
#Viscounts' daughters not married to peers
#Wives of younger sons of earls or of countesses in their own right
#Wives of eldest sons of barons or baronesses
#Daughters of barons or baronesses
#Ladies of the Garter
##'' Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller''
## Lady Mary Fagan
##Lady Mary Peters
Lady Mary Elizabeth Peters, (born 6 July 1939) is a Northern Irish former athlete, best known as a competitor in the pentathlon and shot put. Peters was named as Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter on 27 February 2019. She was installed ...
##'' Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos''
#Ladies of the Thistle
## Lady Elish Angiolini
#Wives of Knights of the Garter
#:''all rank higher, except:''
##June Hillary
##Jennifer Acland
Acland is an English surname. The Aclands of Devon (often Dyke Acland: see Acland baronets, Dyke Acland baronets) were an influential family, whose name was derived from Acland near Barnstaple. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexande ...
## Norma Major
## Cherie Blair
#Wives of Knights of the Thistle
#:''all rank higher, except:''
## Poppy Anderson
#Privy Counsellors
The Privy Council (PC), officially His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians who are current or former members of e ...
# Senators of the College of Justice
#Wives of viscounts' younger sons
#Wives of younger sons of barons or baronesses
#Wives of baronets
#Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
#Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
#Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Dames Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
#Dames Commandes of the Order of the British Empire
# Solicitor General for Scotland ( Ruth Charteris)
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
#Companions of the Order of the Bath
#Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
#Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Companions of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of Companions of the Order of the Star of India
#Wives of Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
#Wives of Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
#Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
#Officers of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of Officers of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Senators of the College of Justice
#Wives of Knights Bachelor
#Companions of the Imperial Service Order
#Wives of Companions of the Imperial Service Order
#Wives of the eldest sons of sons of peers or peeresses
#Daughters of sons of peers or peeresses
#Wives of the eldest sons of baronets
#Daughters of baronets
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Garter
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
#Daughters of Knights of the Garter
#Daughters of Knights of the Thistle
#Daughters of Knights of St Patrick
#Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
#Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
#Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
#Members of the Royal Victorian Order
#Members of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Members of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of Members of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of younger sons of baronets
#Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Garter
#Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Thistle
#Wives of younger sons of Knights of St Patrick
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Local precedence
#The Lord Lieutenant of the lieutenancy areas (the Lord Provost is Lord Lieutenant in the 4 largest cities):
#* The Lord Provost of Aberdeen (David Cameron)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire ( Sandy Manson)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Angus ( Patricia Ann Sawers)
#*Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute
The Lord-Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute is the British monarch's personal representative for the Scottish council area of Argyll and Bute; the position was established in 1975, replacing the Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire and the Lord Lieutenant of ...
( Jane Margaret MacLeod )Lord Lieutenant of Caithness
The Lord Lieutenant of Caithness is the British monarch's personal representative in an area defined since 1975 as consisting of the local government district of Caithness, in Scotland. This definition was renewed by the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotla ...
( John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire (Johnny Stewart)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries ( Fiona Armstrong)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire ( Jill Williamina Young)
#* The Lord Provost of Dundee (Bill Campbell)
#* Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian (Roderick Urquhart
Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old Hi ...
)
#* The Lord Provost of Edinburgh (Robert Aldridge)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Fife ( Robert William Balfour)
#* The Lord Provost of Glasgow (Jacqueline McLaren)New Lord Provost of Glasgow announced
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#*Lord Lieutenant of Inverness The Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness is the British monarch's personal representative in an area which has been defined since 1975 as consisting of the local government districts of Inverness, Badenoch and Strathspey, and Lochaber, in Scotland, and thi ...
( James Wotherspoon)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (Carol Kinghorn)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire ( Susan Haughey)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian (Richard Callander
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Moray ( Seymour Monro)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Nairn (George Russell Asher)
#*Lord Lieutenant of Orkney
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney.
* Patrick Neale Sutherland Graeme 8 April 1948 – 26 September 1958
* Robert Scarth 15 January 1959 – 18 May 1966
*Col Henry William Scarth of Breckness 29 July 1966 ...
( Elaine Grieve)
#*Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-lieutenant of Perth and Kinross. The office replaced the Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire and the Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire in 1975.
*''Butter had been Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire''
* Sir Da ...
(Stephen Leckie
Gordon Kenneth Stephen Leckie is a Scottish businessman. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross (the Queen's representative in the region) in 2019, having previously been Deputy Lieutenant since 2012.
Leckie is chief executive ...
)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire (Col. Peter McCarthy)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty (Joanie Whiteford)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale ( Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Shetland (Bobby Hunter
Bobby or Bobbie may refer to:
People
* Bobby (given name), a list of names
* Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh
* Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea
* Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter
* Bobby, old slang for a consta ...
)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk ( Alan Simpson)
#* Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland (Major General Patrick Marriott
Major General Patrick Claude Marriott (born 23 February 1958) is a former British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
His early career was with the 17th/21st Lancers and the Queen's Royal Lancers, which ...
)
#* Lord Lieutenant of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (Matthew Murray Kennedy St Clair, 18th Lord Sinclair)
#*Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale. The office replaced the Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire in 1975.
*''Scott had been Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire''
* Sir Robert Scott 1975–1980
*Lt-Col. Aidan Sprot ...
( Hew Strachan)
#*Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles
This is a list of people who have served as
* Maj. Samuel Longbotham 13 April 1975 – 1983
* Granville Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville 14 April 1983 to 7 December 1993''The Edinburgh Gazette'', Issue 23501, 24 December 1993p. 3745/ref>
* ...
( Iain Macaulay)
#*Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian. The office was known as the Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire until 1921.
* James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun 17 March 1794 – 29 May 1816
* John Hope, 4t ...
( Moria Niven)
#*Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown, part of the Dumfries and Galloway council area of south-west Scotland. Prior to 1975 the lieutenancy area corresponded to the historic county of Wigtownshire. Since 1975 the li ...
(Aileen Brewis
Aileen is a feminine given name. Its common used in Ireland. It comes from the Turkish name Aylin, which means "Halo of the moon". Notable people with the name include:
* Aileen Adams (born 1923), British consultant anaesthetist
*Aileen Allen (1 ...
)
#The Provost
#The Deputy Provost
# Justices of the Peace
#The Chief Constable
Notes
References
External links
The Scale of General Precedence in Scotland
{{Scotland topics
1905 establishments in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
Scottish monarchy
Scottish society
Politics of Scotland