Earl of Wigtown (or Wigton) is a title that has been created twice in the

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. The first creation was in 1341 for Sir Malcolm Fleming of

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, and was surrendered in 1372, when the second Earl sold the Earldom and territory to

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. The transfer was confirmed by Robert III later in the same year. The Douglas family,

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, held the Earldom of Wigtown for the next hundred years, until the

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of the 9th Earl of Douglas in 1455. The second creation was in 1606 for John Fleming, and survived until the death of the 7th earl in 1747, when it was lost.''The Complete Peerage''
1st edition, Volume 8, page 139 The earls of the second creation bare the subsidiary titles of Lord Kirkintilloch (1184-present) and of Lord Fleming (1451, Peerage of Scotland, extinct 1747).

Earls of Wigtown, First Creation (1341)

* Malcolm Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown (d. c. 1363) * Thomas Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown (d. x 1382), title surrendered 1372

Douglas Earls

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* Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas *

William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas William, 6th Earl of Douglas (c. 1424 – 24 November 1440) was a Scottish nobleman. In addition to his Earldom of Douglas, he was Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Bothwell, Selkirk and Ettrick Forest, Eskdale, Lauderdale, and ...

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Lords Fleming (1451)

* Robert Fleming, 1st Lord Fleming or Malcolm Fleming, 1st Lord Fleming (d. 1494) * John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming (d.1524) * Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming (c.1494–1547) *

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(b.1538–1558) *

John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming (1529 – 6 September 1572), was a Scottish nobleman and a supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots. Life He was the son of Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming, lord high chamberlain, by his wife Johanna or Jonet Stewart, ...

(d. 1572) * John Fleming, 6th or 7th Lord Fleming (1567–1619) became Earl of Wigtown in 1606

Earls of Wigtown, Second Creation (1606)

* John Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown (1567–1619) * John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown (1589–1650) *

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(d.1665) *

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(d.1668) *

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(d.1681) *

John Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown Earl of Wigtown (or Wigton) is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. The first creation was in 1341 for Sir Malcolm Fleming of Clan Fleming, and was surrendered in 1372, when the second Earl sold the Earldom and terri ...

(1673–1744) * Charles Fleming, 7th Earl of Wigtown (1675–1747)

References

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