| Earldom of Kincardine held with Earldom of Elgin | |
|---|---|
) Or, a saltire and chief gules on a canton argent a lion rampant azure armed and langued of the second[1] | |
| Creation date | 1647 |
| Monarch | Charles I |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | Edward Bruce, 1st Earl of Kincardine |
| Present holder | Alexander Bruce, 15th Earl of Kincardine |
| Heir apparent | Charles Bruce, Lord Bruce |
| Remainder to | Heirs male forever, bearing the name Bruce[1] |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Elgin Lord Bruce of Kinloss Lord Bruce of Torry |
| Seat(s) | Broomhall House |
| Motto | Fuimus ("We have been")[1] |
The title Earl of Kincardine was created in 1647 in the Peerage of Scotland for Edward Bruce, grandson of George Bruce of Carnock, who was the elder brother of the 1st Lord Kinloss, him in turn being the father of the 1st Earl of Elgin.
Charles Bruce, the ninth Earl of Kincardine, inherited the title Earl of Elgin in 1747, and the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united since.
Earls of Kincardine (1647)
- Edward Bruce, 1st Earl of Kincardine (died 1662)
- Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680)
- Alexander Bruce, 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705)
- Alexander Bruce, 4th Earl of Kincardine (died 1706)
- Robert Bruce, 5th Earl of Kincardine (died 1718)
- Alexander Bruce, 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721)
- Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1740)
- William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740)
- Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (1732–1771)
- William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin and 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771)
- Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) - of the eponymous Elgin Marbles
- James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863)
- Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917)
- Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968)
- Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine (born 1924)
See also
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–268.