Earl of Dumbarton is a title of Scottish nobility, referring to

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in the area

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. The title has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Scotland in 1675 and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 2018.

History

The title was first created in the Peerage of Scotland on 9 March 1675 for Lord George Douglas, son of the

Marquess of Douglas A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman w ...

and younger brother of the Earl of Selkirk, for services fighting in the Franco-Dutch War. Lord Dumbarton was also created Lord Douglas of Ettrick. He was married to Anne Douglas (''née'' Wheatley), the first Countess of Dumbarton, who was the sister of Catherine Fitzroy, Duchess of Northumberland. Following the death of their only son, the unmarried second Earl, both titles became extinct on 7 January 1749. On 16 July 2018, the title was recreated in the Peerage of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II as one of the two subsidiary titles for her grandson

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, on the occasion of his wedding, when he was also created

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. The title was announced on 19 May 2018. The heir to the earldom is his son,

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Earls of Dumbarton, first creation, 1675

, George Douglas
1675—1692 , Lord-George-Douglas,-Earl-Of-Dumbarton-

, 1635

Douglas Castle Douglas Castle was a stronghold of the Douglas (later Douglas-Home) family from medieval times to the 20th century. The first castle, erected in the 13th century, was destroyed and replaced several times until the 18th century when a large man ...

son of

William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and 11th Earl of Angus (1589–1660) was a Scottish nobleman. Life Master of Angus William Douglas was the eldest son of William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus and his Countess, Elizabeth Oliphant, elde ...

, and Lady Mary Gordon , Anne Wheatley (died 1691)
1 child , 1692

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, France
aged years , - , George Douglas
1692—1749 , , 1687
son of

George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton Major-General George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton KT (1635 – 20 March 1692) was a Scottish military officer who spent much of his career in the service of King Louis XIV. In 1678, he returned to England; as a Catholic, he was a trusted servan ...

, and Anne Wheatley (died 1691) , Unmarried , 1749

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, France
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Earl of Dumbarton, second creation, 2018

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2018–present
''also:

and

(2018)'' , Prince Harry at the 2017 Invictus Games opening ceremony

, 15 September 1984
St Mary's Hospital, London
son of

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, and

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19 May 2018
2 children ,
now old , -

Line of succession

* Prince Harry, Earl of Dumbarton (b. 1984) **(1)

(b. 2019)

References

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