Earl of Breadalbane and Holland

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The title Earl of Breadalbane and Holland was created in the Peerage of Scotland for John Campbell of Glenorchy, sometime Earl of Caithness.

Campbell of Breadalbane.
Campbell of Breadalbane.

John Campbell of Glenorchy, as a principal creditor, had 'acquired' the estates of George Sinclair, 6th Earl of Caithness who had died without issue in 1670. Campbell was consequently created Earl of Caithness in 1673, but after much litigation and even bloodshed, George Sinclair of Keiss (d. 1698), second son of George, 5th Earl of Caithness (d. 1643), recovered the estates, and successfully petitioned parliament regarding the Earldom, which was removed from Campbell. Sinclair's title was finally restored to him in 1681.

Deprived by parliament of the Caithness Earldom, John Campbell of Glenorchy was created Earl of Breadalbane, Viscount of Tay and Pentland, Lord Glenorchy, Benederaloch, Ormelie and Wick on June 28, 1677.

The 4th Earl was created Marquess of Breadalbane in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831, but this title became extinct at the death of the 2nd Marquess (and 5th Earl). The Marquessate was created again for the 7th Earl, but became extinct at his death.

The Earldom has been dormant since the death of the 10th Earl in 1995.

Huba Campbell (born 1945),a four times removed cousin from the 10th earl, has petitioned the Lord Lyon for recognition of his right to the undifferenced arms. The claim is disputed between the Hungarian Campbells and a British aristocrat, Sir Lachlan Campbell, a direct descendant of the first earl. The last is apparently unable to succeed because it is said that his line is illegitimate.

[edit] Earls of Breadalbane and Holland (1681)

[edit] References

  • Brown, Peter, publisher, The Peerage of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1834, pps: 91-2 and 141.