Viscount of Primrose was a title 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, ...

. It was created in 1703 for Sir James Primrose, 3rd Baronet, along with the subsidiary title Lord Primrose and Castlefield. He was the grandson of Archibald Primrose, a

Lord of Session The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session) ...

under the title Lord Carrington, who in 1651 was created a Baronet, of Carrington in the

County of Selkirk Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk ( gd, Siorrachd Shalcraig) is a Counties of Scotland, historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfrie ...

, in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ...

. The peerages became extinct on the death of the third Viscount in 1741. However, the baronetcy was passed on to the late Viscount's cousin

James Primrose, 2nd Earl of Rosebery James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, who became the fifth Baronet of Carrington. He was the son of

Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery (1664–1723) was a Scottish politician. Son of Sir Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington, he was a Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for Edinburgh county from 1695. He was created Viscount R ...

, fourth son of Sir Archibald Primrose, 1st Baronet. For further history of the baronetcy, see the

Earl of Rosebery Earl of Rosebery is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1703 for Archibald Primrose, 1st Viscount of Rosebery, with remainder to his issue male and female successively. Its name comes from Roseberry Topping, a hill near Archibald's wif ...

Primrose Baronets, of Carrington (1651)

* Sir Archibald Primrose, 1st Baronet (died 1679) * Sir William Primrose, 2nd Baronet (died 1687) * Sir James Primrose, 3rd Baronet (c. 1680–1706) (created Viscount of Primrose in 1703)

Viscounts of Primrose (1703)

* James Primrose, 1st Viscount of Primrose (–1706) *

Archibald Primrose, 2nd Viscount of Primrose Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''bald'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald, bishop o ...

(died 1716) * Hugh Primrose, 3rd Viscount of Primrose (–1741)

Primrose Baronets, of Carrington (1651; Reverted)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Primrose Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Scotland 1703 establishments in Scotland Noble titles created in 1703