Earl of Angus

Mormaer of Angus or later English Earl of Angus is an old Scottish title of nobility. He is part of the peerage of Scotland, but is performed only as a subordinate title since 1633.

Mormaer is the medieval Scottish term for a count and thus corresponds to the English Earl. The eponymous Angus was one of the original seven provinces of the kingdom of Scotland.

Until the 1240er years Angus was ruled by Scottish Gaels, then came Province and title by marriage to the Anglo-Norman family Umfraville that both eventually lost in the Scottish Wars of Independence. From 1329 to 1389 the house of Stewart presented ( Stuart ) the Earl of Angus, then the illegitimate " red line " of the house Douglas.

1633 the 11th Earl to Marquess of Douglas was raised, Earl of Angus became one subordinate title, which could be done as a courtesy title by the oldest son. The third Marquess was finally appointed in 1703 to the Duke of Douglas, but died childless. During the Duke - titles already went out again, came the Marquess and Earl title in 1761 at the 7th Duke of Hamilton out of the house Douglas - Hamilton. The two titles are to this day among many others in this family, but in fact no longer used.

List of Earls of Angus

Gaelic Mormaers

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  • Indrechtach? (early 10th century )
  • Dubacan († 937)
  • ?
  • Cuncar, ( mid 10th century )
  • ?

Gaelic Earls

  • Gille Brigte ( 1150 )
  • Adam ( to 1189 )
  • Gille Crist ( to 1206 )
  • Donnchadh (reigned 1206-1214 )
  • Maol Choluim (reigned 1214-1240 )
  • Matilda ( Maud ) ∞ Gilbert de Umfraville, Baron of Prudhoe

Anglo Norman Earls (House Umfraville )

  • Gilbert de Umfraville, Baron of Prudhoe, jure uxoris Earl of Angus
  • Gilbert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus 1246-1307
  • Robert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus 1307- 1314 († 1325 ) Gilbert de Umfraville († 1381 ), titular Earl

Earls of Angus ( Stewart House ), 1329 award

  • John Stewart, 1st Earl of Angus ( † 1331 )
  • Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus ( † 1361 )
  • Margaret Stewart, Countess of Angus ( † 1417 ) (title waiver 1389 ) ∞ Thomas, Earl of Mar, jure uxoris Earl of Angus ( † 1374 )

Earls of Angus ( Red line of the House Douglas ), ceremony 1389

Marquesses of Douglas, Ceremony 1633

House of Stuart Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus Earl of Buchan Earl of Carrick Earl of Dunbar Earl of Lennox Earl of Ross Earl of Strathearn
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