Duke of Montrose

Dukedom of Montrose

Quarterly, 1st and 4th: Or a chief sable three escallops of the field (for Graham); 2nd and 3rd: Argent three roses gules barbed and seeded proper (for Montrose).
Creation date 1707
Monarch Anne
Peerage Peerage of Scotland
First holder James Graham, 4th Marquess of Montrose
Present holder James Graham, 8th Duke
Heir apparent James Graham, Marquess of Graham and Buchanan
Remainder to The 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten, heirs female, and heirs of nomination[1]
Subsidiary titles Marquess of Montrose
Marquess of Graham and Buchanan
Earl of Montrose
Earl of Kincardine
Earl Graham of Belford
Viscount Dundaff
Lord Graham
Lord Aberruthven, Mugdock and Fintrie
Baron Graham of Belford
Seat(s) Auchmar
Former seat(s) Buchanan Castle
Armorial motto N'oubliez ("Forget not")

The title of Duke of Montrose (named after Montrose, Angus) has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland, firstly in 1488 for David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford. It was forfeited and then returned, but only for the period of the holder's lifetime. Thus, it was not inherited.

The title was bestowed anew in 1707, again in the Peerage of Scotland, on the fourth Marquess of Montrose, and has since been in the Graham family. The title is also tied as the chieftainship of Clan Graham.

The Duke's subsidiary titles are: Marquess of Montrose (created 1644), Marquess of Graham and Buchanan (1707), Earl of Montrose (1503), Earl of Kincardine (1644 & 1707), Earl Graham of Belford (1722), Viscount Dundaff (1707), Lord Graham (1445),[2] Lord Aberruthven, Mugdock and Fintrie (1707) and Baron Graham of Belford (1722). The titles Earl and Baron Graham of Belford are in the Peerage of Great Britain; the rest are in the Peerage of Scotland. The eldest son of the Duke uses the courtesy title Marquess of Graham and Buchanan.

The family seat is Auchmar House, near Loch Lomond, Stirlingshire. It was previously Buchanan Castle, near Drymen, Stirlingshire.

Lords Graham (1445)

Dukes of Montrose, first Creation (1488)

Other titles: Earl of Crawford (1398), Lord Brechin and Navar (1472 for life)

Earls of Montrose (1503)

Other titles: Lord Graham (1445)

Marquesses of Montrose (1644)

Other titles: Earl of Montrose (1503), Earl of Kincardine (1644), Lord Graham (1445) and Lord Graham and Mugdock (1644)

Dukes of Montrose, second Creation (1707)

Other titles: Marquess of Montrose (1644), Marquess of Graham and Buchanan (1707), Earl of Montrose (1503), Earl of Kincardine (1644), Earl of Kincardine (1707), Viscount Dundaff (1707), Lord Graham (1445), Lord Graham and Mugdock (1644) and Lord Aberruthven, Mugdock and Fintrie (1707)
Other titles (Lord Graham & 2nd Duke onwards): Earl Graham and Baron Graham (1722)
  • David Graham, Marquess of Graham (1705–1731), second son of the 1st Duke, predeceased his father without issue

The heir apparent is James Alexander Norman Graham, Marquess of Graham (b. 1973), elder son of the 8th Duke

Line of succession

  1. James Alexander Norman Graham, Marquess of Graham (b. 1973), elder son of the 8th Duke
  2. Lord Ronald John Christopher Graham (b. 1975), second son of the 8th Duke
  3. Lord Donald Alasdair Graham (b. 1956), second son of the 7th Duke
  4. Finlay Donald Cameron Graham (b. 1998), second son of Lord Donald Graham
  5. Lord Calum Ian Graham (b. 1958), third son of the 7th Duke
  6. Iain Angus Graham (b. 1995), elder son of Lord Calum Graham
  7. Euan Douglas Graham (b. 1996), younger son of Lord Calum Graham
  8. Ivar Malise Graham (b. 1920), grandson of the 5th Duke
  9. Alistair David Graham (b. 1959), only son of Ivar Graham
  10. Andrew Douglas Graham (b. 1964), first cousin of Andrew Graham
  11. Robin Angus Graham (b. 1926), first cousin of Ivar Graham[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2753. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. ↑ Graham, Lord (S, 1445)
  3. ↑ "Douglas Beresford Malise Ronald Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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