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52: 4301: 408: 3799:, a homicidal maniac, was excluded from the line of succession to the Dukedoms of Queensberry and Dover when his father β€” the 2nd Duke of Queensberry β€” surrendered all of his titles except the Marquessate and its subsidiary titles back to the Crown and obtained a new grant with the same precedence for the surrendered titles that altered the succession to his second son and then the heirs male and female of the 1st Earl of Queensberry. The succession of the Marquessate continued in remainder to the heirs male of the 1st Earl of Queensberry. 4462: 4698: 1075: 835: 45: 4037: 811: 793: 772: 744: 731: 718: 697: 684: 672: 4051: 480:(12 April 1864 – 24 May 1933), known as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss between 1916 and 1919. William Wemyss (1790–1852), younger son of the aforementioned William Wemyss, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. William Binfield Wemyss (1810–1890), son of James Wemyss (1778–1849), younger son of the aforementioned the Hon. James Wemyss, was a General in the Army. The Hon. Frederick William Charteris (1833–1887), third son of the ninth Earl, was a 3894: 208: 400: 3828: 322:
daughter Margaret, the third Countess of Wemyss. She married as her first husband her third cousin twice removed Sir James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland. He was the son of General Sir James Wemyss of Caskieberry, grandson of James Wemyss, younger brother of Sir John Wemyss, great-grandfather of the first Earl of Wemyss. She was succeeded by her son from her first marriage, David, the fourth Earl. He served as
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In 1672 David resigned his peerages to the Crown in return for a new patent with original precedency and extending the limitation to his daughters. Lord Wemyss had no male issue and on his death in 1679 the baronetcy became extinct. He was succeeded in the peerages according to the new patent by his
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seventh Earl, who nevertheless assumed the title. He assumed the surname of Charteris in lieu of Wemyss on being made heir his maternal grandfather Colonel Charteris's estate. His successor was his grandson Francis, the
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and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire from 1918 to 1937. As of 2014 the titles are held by the thirteenth Earl of Wemyss and ninth Earl of March, who succeeded in 2008. He is also Chief of
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Quarterly: 1st & 4th argent, a fess, azure, within a double tressure, flory and counterflory, gules, for Charteris, 2nd and 3rd, Or, a lion rampant, gules, armed and langued azure, for Wemyss
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3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover and Marquess of Beverley, 4th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Earl of Solway
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in the Royal Navy. The Hon. Sir Evan Edward Charteris (1864–1940), sixth son of the tenth Earl, was a historian, biographer and barrister and notably published biographies of
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2nd Duke of Queensberry, 1st Duke of Dover and Marquess of Beverley, 2nd Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar
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On his death the titles passed to his second but eldest surviving son James, the fifth Earl. He married the great heiress Janet Charteris, daughter of Colonel
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The Peerage of Scotland, Including the Dormant, Attainted and Extinct Titles ... Embellished with ... Engravings of All Their Armorial Bearings, Etc
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1st Duke of Queensberry, Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, 3rd Earl of Queensberry
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4th Duke of Queensberry, 5th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar
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Dukedoms of Monmouth and Buccleuch (1st creation) and earldoms of Buccleuch and Doncaster forfeit, 1663
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for many years. He was succeeded by his fifth but eldest surviving son, the eleventh Earl. He sat as
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Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Wemyss and March, Earl of".
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from 1853 to 1880. When he died the titles passed to his son, the tenth Earl. He represented
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12th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar
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11th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar
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Several other members of the Wemyss, later Charteris, family, have also gained distinction.
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He was succeeded by his son, the ninth Earl of Wemyss and fifth Earl of March. He served as
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9th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar
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7th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar
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6th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar
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3rd Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar
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Dukedom of Dover and Marquessate of Beverley, and earldom of Solway extinct, 1778
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is his only son (Francis) Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho (born 1984), a lawyer.
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Duke of Monmouth and Earl of Doncaster, Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith
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Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March
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Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March
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from 1707 to 1710. Lord Wemyss married Lady Anne Douglas, daughter of
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since the 12th century. Since 1823 the earldom has been held with the
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10th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 12th Duke of Queensberry
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1–11 are in line for the Barony of Wemyss as well as the earldoms.
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Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh by Gifford, McWilliam and Walker
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Excluded from succession to the dukedoms of Queensberry and Dover
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2nd Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 2nd Earl of Doncaster
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Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, 6th Earl of March
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Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March
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James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, 9th Earl of March
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Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss, 7th Earl of March
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William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry and 3rd Earl of March
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James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March
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In 1790 the family commissioned a large townhouse at 64
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Extant earldoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
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The Independent obituary: The Earl of Wemyss and March
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1st Duchess of Buccleuch, 4th Countess of Buccleuch
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His elder son 384:In 1810, upon the death of 10: 5118: 3493:styled Viscount Drumlanrig 3483:Sholto Francis Guy Douglas 3115:styled Viscount Drumlanrig 1714:Baronet Douglas of Kelhead 1055:Andrew Wemyss (born 1970) 1049:Andrew Wemyss (born 1925) 908:John Charteris (1914–2006) 785:Hugo Charteris, Lord Elcho 601:Francis Wemyss Charteris, 278: 274: 5067: 4691: 4455: 4294: 4044: 4033: 3887: 3846:Monday, 15 December 2008. 3720:"A masterpiece of timing" 3570: 3568: 3524: 3522: 3434: 3432: 3430: 3420: 3416: 3414: 3412: 3384: 3382: 3299: 3297: 3265: 3263: 3185: 3183: 3151: 3149: 3109:Francis Archibald Douglas 3059: 3057: 3055: 3047: 3045: 3043: 3033: 3029: 3027: 3025: 2997: 2993: 2991: 2989: 2947:Baron Montagu of Beaulieu 2912: 2910: 2908: 2900: 2898: 2874: 2870: 2868: 2866: 2862: 2839:Archibald William Douglas 2796:Lord Scott of Whitchester 2785: 2783: 2781: 2771: 2769: 2737: 2733: 2731: 2729: 2649: 2647: 2645: 2637: 2635: 2633: 2625: 2621: 2619: 2617: 2589: 2585: 2583: 2581: 2577: 2501: 2499: 2459: 2457: 2447: 2445: 2424:styled Earl of Drumlanrig 2413:styled Earl of Drumlanrig 2378: 2376: 2374: 2366: 2356: 2354: 2346: 2344: 2336: 2332: 2330: 2328: 2312: 2308: 2294: 2292: 2284: 2282: 2256: 2254: 2177: 2158: 2156: 2148: 2146: 2128: 2126: 2118: 2116: 2098: 2096: 2094: 2088: 2086: 2084: 2074: 2072: 2064: 2062: 2054: 2050: 2048: 2046: 2044: 2042: 2040: 2038: 2026: 2024: 1942: 1932: 1930: 1886: 1882: 1870: 1868: 1864: 1862: 1860: 1852: 1848: 1840: 1836: 1834: 1832: 1828: 1808: 1806: 1778: 1757:3rd Countess of Buccleuch 1734: 1705: 1703: 1689:Marquess of Dumfriesshire 1661: 1659: 1629: 1627: 1625: 1619: 1617: 1615: 1605: 1603: 1595: 1591: 1589: 1587: 1583: 1575: 1571: 1569: 1567: 1555: 1553: 1473: 1471: 1469: 1467: 1465: 1463: 1461: 1453: 1449: 1447: 1445: 1443: 1441: 1439: 1437: 1433: 1425: 1423: 1285: 1283: 1177:Marquesses of Queensberry 300:Baronetage of Nova Scotia 194: 178: 168: 154: 139: 131: 119: 107: 97: 83: 63: 42: 23: 5003:Strathmore and Kinghorne 4126:Strathmore and Kinghorne 3699:"Wemyss, Earls of"  3650: 2941:Henry John Montagu-Scott 438:for Haddingtonshire and 370:eighth Earl (the son of 3705:EncyclopΓ¦dia Britannica 3625:Marquess of Queensberry 3551:styled Earl of Dalkeith 3073:styled Earl of Dalkeith 2661:styled Earl of Dalkeith 2392:styled Earl of Dalkeith 1956:styled Earl of Dalkeith 1680:Marquess of Queensberry 1522:2nd Earl of Queensberry 1398:1st Earl of Queensberry 1221:Lord Scott of Buccleuch 1008:Randolph Erskine-Wemyss 527:. 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Index



Earl of March
Charles I
William III
Peerage of Scotland
John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss
James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March
heirs male
of the body
Gosford House
Neidpath Castle
Elcho Castle

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WEEMZ
Peerage of Scotland
Scottish
Wemyss
Fife
Earl of March
John Wemyss
Wemyss
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Charles I
Lord High Admiral of Scotland
House of Lords
Scottish representative peer
William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry
Earl of March

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