Earl of Annandale and Hartfell

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The title Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was created in the Peerage of Scotland 1661 and 1662 for James Johnstone.

In 1625, the title of Earl of Annandale had been created for John Murray, but it became extinct when his son James died without heirs.

James Johnstone, son of Sir James Johnstone, Warden of the West Marches, was created Lord Johnstone of Lochwood in 1633, and in 1643, was further created Earl of Hartfell.

Johnstone's son, also James, resigned the earldom and received a regrant of the title, as Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, in 1661, and a further regrant of lands in 1662.

William, the second Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, was created Marquess of Annandale in 1701. At the death of the third Marquess, no one could prove a claim to the peerages and they became dormant.

The earldom remained dormant until Patrick Hope-Johnstone's claim was approved by the House of Lords in 1985. The Committee for Privileges ruled that the creation of 1661 became extinct with the death of the third marquess, but that Charles II's 1662 charter of regrant of lands constituted the creation of a new title. The creation of 1661 was to heirs male, the creation of 1662 to heirs male...all of which failing the nearest heirs whatsoever. The 1662 creation therefore descended through the female line and the closest heir was Patrick Hope-Johnstone.

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[edit] Earls of Annandale (1625)

with subsidiaries Viscount of Annand and Lord Murray of Lochmaben (both c. 1622) and Lord Murray of Tyninghame (1625)

  • John Murray, 1st Earl of Annandale (d. 1640)
  • James Murray, 2nd Earl of Annandale (d. 1658)

[edit] Earls of Hartfell (1643)

with subsidiaries Lord Johnston of Lochwood (1633) and Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale (1643)

[edit] Earls of Annandale and Hartfell (1661 and 1662)

[edit] Marquesses of Annandale (1701)

[edit] Earls of Annandale and Hartfell (1662)

  • James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun (1741-1816), de jure 5th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
  • Anne Hope-Johnstone (1768-1818) de jure 6th Countess of Annandale and Hartfell
  • John James Hope-Johnstone (1796-1876) de jure 7th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
  • John James Hope-Johnstone (1842-1912) de jure 8th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
  • Evelyn Wentworth Hope-Johnstone (1879-1964) de jure 9th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
  • Percy Wentworth Hope-Johnstone (1909-1983) de jure 10th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
  • Patrick Andrew Wentworth Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (b. 1941) (revived 1985)

The Heir Apparent is David Patrick Wentworth Hope-Johnstone, Lord Johnstone (b. 13 October 1971)

[edit] See also

Clan Johnstone