Earl of Findlater

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The title of Earl of Findlater was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1638. The earls bore the subsidiary title of Lord Ogilvy of Deskford (1616). From 1711 to 1811, the Earls were also Earls of Seafield. In 1811, the earldom of Findlater became extinct, while the Lordship of Ogilvy of Deskford became dormant.

[edit] Lords Ogilvy of Deskford (1616)

• Walter Ogilvy, 1st Lord Ogilvy of Deskford (d.1626)
• James Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Ogilvy of Deskford (d.1653), created Earl of Findlater in 1638

[edit] Earls of Findlater (1638)

• James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Findlater (d.1653)
• Patrick Ogilvy, 2nd Earl of Findlater (d.1658)
• James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater (d.1711)
• James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater, 1st Earl of Seafield (1663-1730)
• James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater, 2nd Earl of Seafield (1689-1764)
• James Ogilvy, 6th Earl of Findlater, 3rd Earl of Seafield (1714-1770)
• James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater, 4th Earl of Seafield (1750-1811)