Earl of Melville

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The title Earl of Melville was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1690, for George Melville, 4th Lord Melville. He was succeeded upon his death by his son David Melville, who in 1681 had succeeded to the earldom of Leven through his mother. The two Earldoms have since remained united.

[edit] Lords Melville (of Monymaill) (1616)

• Robert Melville, 1st Lord Melville (1547-1621)
• Robert Melville, 2nd Lord Melville (d. 1635)
• John Melville, 3rd Lord Melville (d. 1643)
• George Melville, 4th Lord Melville (1636-1707) (became Earl of Melville in 1690)

[edit] Earls of Melville (1690)

• George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville (1636-1707)
• David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven, 2nd Earl of Melville (1660-1728)

For further Earls of Melville, see Earl of Leven.

[edit] See also

• Melville House, built by the 1st Earl.
• Melville family
• Viscount Melville, created in 1802 for politician Henry Dundas.