List of lordships of Parliament explained

This page, one list of hereditary baronies, lists all lords of Parliament, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the Peerage of Scotland. For Scots barons, see List of feudal baronies.

Lordships of Parliament, 1233–1707

Before 1300

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Lord Abernethy1233Abernethyextinct 1325 
Lord Strathnaver1235de Moraviaextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Sutherland
Lord of Balliolbefore 1141de Balliolextinct  

1301–1400

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Lord Garioch1320of Marextantalso Earl of Mar
Lord Lindsay of Crawford1398Lindsayextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Crawford

1401–1500

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Lord Erskine1429Erskineextantalso Earl of Mar (first creation) from 1438 until 1866 and Earl of Mar (seventh creation) and Earl of Kellie since 1866
Lord Hay1429Hayextantcreated Earl of Erroll in 1453
Lord Somervillec.1435Somervilledormant 1870 
Lord Balveny1437Douglasforfeit 1455subsidiary title of the Earl of Avondale, also Earl of Douglas from 1440
Lord Lorne1439Stewartresigned 1626Created Earl of Atholl in 1596
Lord Cathcart1442Cathcartextantcreated Viscount Cathcart in the United Kingdom in 1807 and Earl Cathcart in the United Kingdom in 1814
Lord Forbes1442Forbesextant 
Lord Crichton1443Crichtonforfeit 1484 
Lord Hamilton1445Hamiltonforfeit 1585created Earl of Arran (Scotland) in 1503, lost by insanity of the 3rd earl
Lord Maxwell1445Maxwellforfeit 1716created Earl of Nithsdale in 1620
Lord Glamis[1] 28 June 1445Lyonextantcreated Earl of Kinghorne in 1606, which title changed to Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in 1677
Lord Graham1445Grahamextantcreated Earl of Montrose in 1505, Marquess of Montrose in 1644 and Duke of Montrose in 1707
Lord Leslie and Ballinbreich1445Leslieextantcreated Earl of Rothes in 1458
Lord Lindsay of the Byres1445Lindsayextantcreated Earl of Lindsay in 1633
Lord Saltoun1445Abernethyextant 
Lord Campbell1445Campbellextantcreated Earl of Argyll in 1457 and Duke of Argyll in 1701
Lord Gray1445Grayextant 
Lord Montgomerie1449Montgomerieextantcreated Earl of Eglinton in 1508
Lord Sinclair1449Sinclairforfeit 1729 
Lord Haliburton of Dirleton1449Halyburtonforfeit 1584 
Lord Fleming1451Flemingextinct 1747created Earl of Wigtown in 1606
Lord Seton1451Setonforfeit 1716created Earl of Winton in 1600
Lord Lyle[2] c. 1452Lyledormant some time after 1551
Lord Slains1452Hayextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Erroll
Lord Borthwick1452Borthwickextant 
Lord Boyd1454Boydforfeit 1746created Earl of Arran in 1467 which title forfeit 1469, created Earl of Kilmarnock in 1661
Lord Oliphant1455Oliphant1633 (2nd) creation extinct 1748 
Lord Kennedy1457Kennedyextantcreated Earl of Cassillis in 1509 and Marquess of Ailsa in 1831
Lord Lovat[3] c. 1458Fraserextant 
Lord Livingston1458Livingstonforfeit 1716created Earl of Linlithgow in 1600
Lord Darnley1460Stewartmerged in the Crown 1571created Earl of Lennox in 1488
Lord Innermeath1469Stewartextinct 1625created Earl of Atholl in 1596
Lord Auchterhouse1469Stewartextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Buchan
Lord Berriedale1469Sinclairextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Caithness
Lord Lorne1470Campbellextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Argyll, created Duke of Argyll in 1701
Lord Carlyle of Torthorwald1473Carlylesurrendered 1638 
Lord Home1473Homeextantcreated Earl of Home in 1605
Lord of the Isles[4] 1 July 1476MacDonaldforfeit 1498
Lord Bothwell1485Ramsayforfeit 1488 
Lord Brechin and Navar1488Stewartextinct 1504subsidiary title of the Duke of Ross
Lord Ruthven1488Ruthvenforfeit 1600created Earl of Gowrie in 1581
Lord Crichton of Sanquhar1488Crichtonextantcreated Viscount of Ayr in 1622, Earl of Dumfries in 1633 and Marquess of Bute in the United Kingdom in 1804
Lord Drummond1488Drummondextantcreated Earl of Perth in 1605
Lord Hay of Yester1488Hayextantcreated Earl of Tweeddale in 1646 and Marquess of Tweeddale in 1694
Lord Sempill1489Sempillextant 
Lord Herries of Terregles1490Herriesextant 
Lord Ogilvy of Airlie[5] 28 April 1491Ogilvyextantcreated Earl of Airlie in 1639
Lord Ross of Halkhead1499Rossextinct 1754 

1501–1600

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Lord Elphinstone1510Elphinstoneextant 
Lord Ochiltree1543Stewartextinct 1675 
Lord Abernethy and Strathearn1562Stewartextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Moray
Lord Torphichen1564Sandilandsextant 
Lord Ardmannoch1565Stewartmerged in the Crown 1567subsidiary title of the Duke of Albany
Lord Darnley1572Stuartextinct 1576subsidiary title of the Earl of Lennox
Lord Darnley1578Stuartresigned 1580subsidiary title of the Earl of Lennox
Lord Darnley, Aubigny and Dalkeith1580Stuartextinct 1672subsidiary title of the Earl of Lennox, created Duke of Lennox in 1581
Lord Dunbar1580Stuartextinct 1586subsidiary title of the Earl of March
Lord Aubigny, Dalkeith, Torboltoun and Aberdour1581Stuartextinct 1672subsidiary title of the Duke of Lennox
Lord Doune1581Stewartextantalso Earl of Moray since 1590
Lord Dingwall1584Keithextinct 1600 
Lord Paisley[6] 29 July 1587Hamiltonextantalso Earl of Abercorn since 1621, created Marquess of Abercorn in Great Britain in 1790 and Duke of Abercorn in Ireland in 1868
Lord Altrie[7] 29 July 1587Keithforfeit 1715also Earl Marischal by 1596
Lord Spynie1590Lindsayextinct 1671 
Lord Maitland1590Maitlandextantcreated Viscount Lauderdale in 1616, Earl of Lauderdale in 1624 and Duke of Lauderdale in 1672, which title extinct 1682
Lord Aven1591Hamiltonextinct 1651subsidiary title of the Marquess of Hamilton, created Duke of Hamilton in 1643
Lord Newbottle1591Kerrextantalso Earl of Lothian since 1631, created Marquess of Lothian in 1701
Lord Fyvie1598Setonforfeit 1690created Earl of Dunfermline in 1605
Lord Gordon of Badenoch1599Gordonextantsubsidiary title of the Marquess of Huntly
Lord Ardmannoch[8] 23 December 1600Stewartmerged in the Crown 1625subsidiary title of the Duke of Albany
Lord Livingston and Callendar1600Livingstonforfeit 1716subsidiary title of the Earl of Linlithgow
Lord Roxburghe1600Kerextantcreated Earl of Roxburghe in 1616 and Duke of Roxburghe in 1707

1601–1700

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Lord Campbell of Loudoun[9] 30 June 1601Campbellextantcreated Earl of Loudoun in 1633
Lord Kinloss2 February 1602Bruceextant 
Lord Abercorn5 April 1603Hamiltonextantcreated Earl of Abercorn in 1606, Marquess of Abercorn in Great Britain in 1790 and Duke of Abercorn in Peerage of Ireland in 1868
Lord Erskine of Dirleton1603Erskineextantcreated Viscount of Fentoun in 1606 and Earl of Kellie in 1619, also Earl of Mar (second creation) since 1875
Lord Colville of Culross[10] 26 April 1604Colvilleextantcreated Viscount Colville of Culross in the United Kingdom in 1902
Lord Murray of Tullibardine1604Murrayextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Tullibardine, also Earl of Atholl since 1670, created Marquess of Atholl in 1676 and Duke of Atholl in 1703
Lord Scone1605Murrayextantcreated Viscount of Stormont in 1621, also Earl of Mansfield in Great Britain since 1793
Lord Dunglass1605Homeextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Home
Lord Balmerinoch1606Elphinstoneforfeit 1746 
Lord Blantyre1606Stuartextinct 1900 
Lord Fleming and Cumbernauld1606Flemingextinct 1747subsidiary title of the Earl of Wigtown
Lord Lindores1606Lesliedormant 1813 
Lord Ramsay of Barns1606Ramsayextinct 1626subsidiary title of the Viscount of Haddington, created Earl of Holderness in England in 1621
Lord Dirleton1606Erskineextantsubsidiary title of the Viscount of Fentoun, created Earl of Kellie in 1619, also Earl of Mar (second creation) since 1875
Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcastell and Kilpatrick[11] 10 July 1606Hamiltonextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Abercorn, Marquess of Abercorn in Great Britain in 1790 and Duke of Abercorn in Peerage of Ireland in 1868
Lord Scott of Buccleuch1606Scottextantcreated Earl of Buccleuch in 1619 and Duchess of Buccleuch in 1663, also Duke of Queensberry from 1810
Lord Coupar1607Elphinstoneforfeit 1746 
Lord Holyroodhouse1607Bothwelldormant 1638 
Lord Garlies1607Stewartextantcreated Earl of Galloway in 1623
Lord Balfour of Burleigh1607Balfourextant 
Lord Bruce of Kinloss1608Bruceextantalso Lord Kinloss until 1747, created Earl of Elgin in 1633, also Earl of Kincardine since 1747
Lord Cranstoun1609Cramstounextinct 1869 
Lord Mackenzie of Kintail1609Mackenzieforfeit 1716created Earl of Seaforth in 1623
Lord Pittenweem1609Stewartextinct 1625 
Lord Maderty1609Drummondextantcreated Viscount of Strathallan in 1686, also Earl of Perth since 1902
Lord Dingwall1609Prestonextant 
Lord Cardross1610Erskineextantalso Earl of Buchan since 1695
Lord St Colme1611Stewartextantalso Earl of Moray since 1620
Lord Binning and Byres1613Hamiltonextantcreated Earl of Melrose in 1619, which title changed to Earl of Haddington in 1627
Lord Ramsay of Melrose1615Ramsaysurrendered 1618also Viscount of Haddington
Lord Ogilvy of Deskford1616Ogilvydormant 1811created Earl of Findlater in 1638
Lord Carnegie1616Carnegieextantcreated Earl of Southesk in 1633, also Duke of Fife in the United Kingdom since 1992
Lord Ker of Cessford and Cavertoun1616Kerextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Roxburghe, created Duke of Roxburghe in 1707
Lord Melville of Monymaill1616Melvilleextantcreated Earl of Melville in 1690, also Earl of Leven since 1707
Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie1618Ramsayextantcreated Earl of Dalhousie in 1633
Lord Byres and Binning1619Hamiltonextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Melrose, which title changed to Earl of Haddington in 1627
Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill1619Scottextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Buccleuch, created Duchess of Buccleuch in 1663, also Duke of Queensberry from 1810
Lord Constable1620Constableextinct 1718subsidiary title of the Viscount of Dunbar
Lord Maxwell, Eskdake and Carleill1620Maxwellforfeit 1716subsidiary title of the Earl of Nithsdale
Lord Cary1620Caryextantsubsidiary title of the Viscount of Falkland
Lord Murray of Lochmaben1622Murrayextinct 1658subsidiary title of the Viscount of Annan, created Earl of Annandale in 1625
Lord Sanquhar1622Stuartextantsubsidiary title of the Viscount of Ayr, created Earl of Dumfries in 1633 and Marquess of Bute in the United Kingdom in 1804
Lord Jedburgh1622Kerrextantalso Marquess of Lothian since 1703
Lord Thirlestane and Boltoun1624Maitlandextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Lauderdale, created Duke of Lauderdale in 1672, which title extinct 1682
Lord Murray of Tyninghame1625Murrayextinct 1658subsidiary title of the Earl of Annandale
Lord of Kintyre1626Campbellextantcreated Earl of Irvine in 1642, which title extinct 1645, also Marquess of Argyll from 1645, created Duke of Argyll in 1701
Lord Aboyne[12] 1627Gordonextinct 1630subsidiary title of the Viscount of Melgum
Lord Aston of Forfar1627Astondormant 1751 
Lord Barrett1627Barrettextinct 1645 
Lord Hay of Kinfauns1627Hayextantsubsidiary title of the Viscount of Dupplin, created Earl of Kinnoull in 1633
Lord Napier1627Napierextant 
Lord Fairfax of Cameron1627Fairfaxextant 
Lord Reay1628Mackayextant 
Lord Dalzell1628Dalzelldormant 1941Subsidiary title of the Earl of Carnwath (1639); attainted 1716-1826
Lord Cramond1628Richardsonextinct 1735
Lord Kirkcudbright1633MacLellandormant 1832
Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest1633DouglasextantSubsidiary title of the Marquess of Douglas.
Lord Bruce of Kinloss1633BruceextantSubsidiary title of the Earl of Elgin.
Lord Crichton of Cumnock1633Crichton-StuartextantSubsidiary title of the Earl of Dumfries. Held by the Marquess of Bute.
Lord Forbes of Pitsligo1633Forbesattainted 1745 
Lord Forrester1633Forrester, GrimstonextantHeld by the Earl of Verulam.
Lord Tarrinzean and Mauchline[13] 12 May 1633CampbellextantSubsidiary title of the Earl of Loudoun.
Lord Ogilvy of Alith and Lintrathen[14] 2 April 1639OgilvyextantSubsidiary title of the Earl of Airlie (1639); attainted 1717–1826
Lord Ruthven1639Ruthvenextinct 1651 
Lord Elibank1643Erskine-Murrayextant 
Lord Daer and Shortcleuch1646DouglasextantSubsidiary title of the Earl of Selkirk
Lord Abercrombie[15] 12 December 1647Sandilandsextinct 1681 
Lord Belhaven and Stenton1647Hamiltonextant 
Lord Bruce of Torry1647BruceextantSubsidiary title of the Earl of Kincardine.
Lord Duffus1650Sutherland, Dunbarextinct 1875 
Lord Colvill of Ochiltree[16] 4 January 1651Colvillextinct 1728
Lord Rollo1651Rolloextantcreated Baron Dunning in 1869.
Lord Ruthven of Freeland1651Hore-RuthvenextantHeld by the Earl of Carlisle.
Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet[17] 10 September 1660Gordonextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Aboyne; merged with Marquess of Huntly in 1836
Lord Macdonell and Aros[18] 20 December 1660Macdonellextinct 1680
Lord Campsie[19] 17 August 1661Livingstonextinct 1733Subsidiary title of the Viscount of Kilsyth
Lord Bellenden1661Bellendendormant 1805also Duke of Roxburghe from 1804 to 1805
Lord Douglas of Ettrick1675Douglasextinct 1749subsidiary title of the Earl of Dumbarton.
Lord St Clair1677Campbellextinct 1995Subsidiary title of the Earl of Caithness. Earldom of Caithness resigned 1681. Created Earl of Breadalbane and Holland in 1681. Created Marquess of Breadalbane in 1831 (extinct 1862). Created Marquess of Breadalbane in 1885 (extinct 1922).
Lord Glenurchy, Benederaloch, Ormelie and Weick1681Campbellextinct 1995Subsidiary title of the Earl of Breadalbane and Holland.
Lord Graham of Esk1681Grahamextinct 1739subsidiary title of Viscount Preston
Lord Nairne1681Narine, Petty-FitzMauriceextantHeld by the Viscount Mersey.
Lord Haddo, Methlic, Tarves, and Kellie[20] 30 November 1682GordonextantSubsidiary title of the Earl of Aberdeen.
Lord Churchill of Eyemouth[21] 21 December 1682Churchillextinct 1722
Lord Kinnaird[22] 28 December 1682Kinnairdextinct 1997created Baron Rossie in 1831 (extinct 1878) and Baron Kinnaird in 1860, both in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Lord Glasfoord[23] 6 July 1685Abercrombyextinct 1703For the husband of the 9th Lady Sempill, for life.
Lord Dudhope1686Grahamextinct 1688 
Lord Graham of Claverhouse1688Grahamattainted 1746Subsidiary title of the Viscount of Dundee
Lord Polwarth1690Hepburne-Scottextant 
Lord Dechmont1696HamiltonextantSubsidiary title of Earl of Orkney
Lord Hillhouse1697Douglasextinct 1810Subsidiary title of the Earl of Ruglen, also Earl of Selkirk from 1739 to 1744, Earl of March from 1748 and Duke of Queensberry from 1778
Lord Polwarth of Polwarth, Redbraes and Greenlaw1697Humedormant 1794Subsidiary title of the Earl of Marchmont.

1701–1707

TitleDate of creationSurnameCurrent statusNotes
Lord Inverary, Mull, Mover and Tiry1701CampbellextantSubsidiary title of the Duke of Argyll.
Lord Hope1703Hopeextantsubsidiary title of the Earl of Hopetoun; created Marquess of Linlithgow (1902) in the United Kingdom
Lord Douglas of Bonkill, Prestoun and Robertoun1703Douglasextinct 1761Subsidiary title of the Duke of Douglas
Lord Mount Stuart, Cumbrae and Inchmarnock1703Crichton-StuartextantSubsidiary title of the Earl of Bute. Held by the Marquess of Bute.
Lord Arase1706Campbellextinct 1761Subsidiary title of the Earl of Ilay.
Lord Dunoon1706Campbellextinct 1761Subsidiary title of the Earl of Ilay.
Lord Aberuthven, Mugdock and Fintrie1707GrahamextantSubsidiary title of the Duke of Montrose.

See also

Notes and References

  1. The Scots Peerage, vol. VIII, p. 271.
  2. Scots Peerage, vol. V, p. 552.
  3. Scots Peerage, vol. V, p. 523.
  4. Scots Peerage, vol. V, p. 46.
  5. Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 114.
  6. Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 39.
  7. Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 157.
  8. Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 155.
  9. Scots Peerage, vol. V, p. 498.
  10. Scots Peerage, vol. II, p. 556.
  11. Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 46.
  12. Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 100.
  13. Scots Peerage, vol. V, p. 506.
  14. Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 123.
  15. Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 79.
  16. Scots Peerage, vol. II, p. 573.
  17. Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 102.
  18. Scots Peerage, vol. V, p. 564.
  19. Scots Peerage, vol. V, p. 192.
  20. Scots Peerage, vol. I, p. 88.
  21. Scots Peerage, vol. II, p. 532.
  22. Scots Peerage, vol. V, p. 209.
  23. Scots Peerage, vol. IV, p. 181.

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