Earl of Portmore

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Earl of Portmore was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for Sir David Colyear, 2nd Baronet along with the titles of Lord Colyear and Viscount of Milsington (also in the Peerage of Scotland). Colyear had already been created Lord Portmore in the Peerage of Scotland in 1699. The Baronetcy, of Holland, had been created in the Baronetage of England on 20 February 1677 for Alexander Colyear. All of the titles became extinct on the death of the fourth Earl in 1835.

[edit] Colyear Baronets, of Holland (1677)

• Sir Alexander Colyear, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1685)
• Sir David Colyear, 2nd Baronet (c. 1656–1730) (created Earl of Portmore in 1703)

[edit] Earls of Portmore (1699)

• David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore (c. 1656–1730)
• Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore (1700–1785)
• William Charles Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore (1745–1823)
• Thomas Charles Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore (1772–1835)