Earl of Kincardine

Earldom of Kincardine
*held with*
Earldom of Elgin
Earldom of Kincardine; held with; Earldom of Elgin
	Or, a saltire and chief gules on a canton argent a lion rampant azure armed and langued of the second
Creation date	1647
Created by	Charles I
Peerage	Peerage of Scotland
First holder	Edward Bruce, 1st Earl of Kincardine
Present holder	Alexander Bruce, 15th Earl of Kincardine
Heir apparent	Charles Bruce, Lord Bruce
Remainder to	Heirs male forever, bearing the name Bruce
Subsidiary titles	Baron Elgin; Lord Bruce of Kinloss; Lord Bruce of Torry
Seat(s)	Broomhall House
Motto	Fuimus ("We have been")

The title Earl of Kincardine was created in 1647 in the Peerage of Scotland for Edward Bruce, grandson of George Bruce of Carnock, who was the younger brother of the 1st Lord Kinloss, he in turn being the father of the 1st Earl of Elgin.

Charles Bruce, the ninth Earl of Kincardine, inherited the title Earl of Elgin in 1747, and the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united since.

Earls of Kincardine, first creation (1647)

Edward Bruce, 1st Earl of Kincardine (died 1662)
Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680)
Alexander Bruce, 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705)
Alexander Bruce, 4th Earl of Kincardine (died 1706)
Robert Bruce, 5th Earl of Kincardine (died 1718), eldest son of Alexander Bruce (the 4th Earl)
Alexander Bruce, 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721), second son of Alexander Bruce (the 4th Earl)
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1739/1740), third and youngest son of Alexander Bruce (the 4th Earl)
William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740), son of Thomas Bruce
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (1732–1771), son of William Bruce
William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin and 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771), first son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) of the eponymous Elgin Marbles, second son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863)
Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917)
Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968)
Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine (born 1924)

Earls of Kincardine, second creation (1707)

See Duke of Montrose

Family tree

Earls and Marquesses of Ailesbury, Earls of Cardigan, Earls of Elgin, and Earls of Kincardine family tree

Edward Bruce of Blairhall
c. 1505–1565

Lord Kinloss, 1602 Lord Bruce of Kinloss, 1604
Lord Bruce of Kinloss, 1608

Edward Bruce
1548–1611
1st Lord Kinloss, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608)

George Bruce of Carnock
c. 1550–1625

Margaret Primrose

Earl of Elgin, Lord Bruce of Kinloss, and Baron Bruce of Whorlton in the County of York, 1633

Edward Bruce
1594–1613
2nd Lord Kinloss, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608)

Thomas Bruce
1599–1663
1st Earl of Elgin, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), and Baron Bruce of Whorlton,
3rd Lord Kinloss, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608)

Mary Preston

George Bruce (2nd) of Carnock
d. 1643

Robert Bruce of Broomhall
d. 1652

Earl of Ailesbury (1st creation), Viscount Bruce, and Baron Bruce of Skelton, 1664

Baron Brudenell of Stonton in the County of Leicester, 1628 Earl of Cardigan, 1661

Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry, 1647

See also: Dukes of Montrose family tree for the Earl of Kincardine 1644 creation

Robert Bruce
1627–1685
2nd Earl of Elgin, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), and Baron Bruce of Whorlton,
1st Earl of Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce, and Baron Bruce of Skelton,
4th Lord Kinloss, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608)

Thomas Brudenell
c. 1583–1663
1st Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Edward Bruce
d. 1662
1st Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry

Alexander Bruce
c. 1629–1680
2nd Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry

Alexander Bruce
d. 1706
4th Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry

Thomas Bruce
1656–1741
3rd Earl of Elgin, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), and Baron Bruce of Whorlton,
2nd Earl of Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce, and Baron Bruce of Skelton,
5th Lord Kinloss, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608)

Robert Brudenell
1607–1703
2nd Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Alexander Bruce
c. 1666–1705
3rd Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry

Robert Bruce
d. 1718
5th Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry

Alexander Bruce
1662–1721
6th Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry

Thomas Bruce
1663–1739/1740
7th Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry

Baron Bruce of Tottenham in the County of Wilts, 1746

Charles Bruce
1682–1747
4th Earl of Elgin, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), and Baron Bruce of Whorlton,
3rd Earl of Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce, and Baron Bruce of Skelton,
6th Lord Kinloss, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608),
1st Baron Bruce of Tottenham

George Brudenell
1685–1732
3rd Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Elizabeth Brudenell
1689–1745

William Bruce
1710–1740
8th Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry

Earldom of Ailesbury, Viscountcy of Bruce, Whorlton Barony Bruce, Barony of Bruce of Skelton, and Lordship of Kinloss extinct, 1747

Earl of Ailesbury Buckinghamshire, Great Britain (2nd creation), 1747

George Brudenell, later Montagu 1712–1790
Duke of Montagu, Marquess of Monthermer, 4th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton

James Brudenell
1725–1811
5th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Robert Brudenell
1726–1768

Thomas Brudenell-Bruce
1729–1815
1st Earl of Ailesbury,
2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham

Charles Bruce
1732–1771
5th Earl of Elgin, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633) and Lord Bruce of Kinloss,
9th Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608)

Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce of Whorlton, County of York, and Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, 1821

Robert Brudenell
1760–1837
6th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Charles Brudenell-Bruce
1773–1856
1st Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce, and Viscount Savernake,
2nd Earl of Ailesbury,
3rd Baron Bruce of Tottenham

William Robert Bruce
1764–1771
6th Earl of Elgin and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633),
10th Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry

Thomas Bruce
1766–1841
7th Earl of Elgin and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633),
11th Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry

Baron Elgin of Elgin, 1849

James Brudenell 🐴
1797–1868
7th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton

George Brudenell-Bruce
1804–1878
2nd Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce, Viscount Savernake,
8th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton,
3rd Earl of Ailesbury,
4th Baron Bruce of Tottenham

Ernest Brudenell-Bruce
1811–1886
3rd Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce, Viscount Savernake,
9th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton,
4th Earl of Ailesbury,
5th Baron Bruce of Tottenham

James Bruce
1811–1863
8th Earl of Elgin and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633),
12th Earl of Kincardine (1647) and Lord Bruce of Torry,
1st Baron Elgin

George John Brudenell-Bruce
1839–1868

Henry Brudenell-Bruce
1842–1911
5th Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce of Whorlton, and Viscount Savernake,
11th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton,
6th Earl of Ailesbury,
7th Baron Bruce of Tottenham

Victor Alexander Bruce
1849–1917
9th Earl of Elgin and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633),
13th Earl of Kincardine (1647) and Lord Bruce of Torry,
2nd Baron Elgin

George William Thomas Brudenell-Bruce
1863–1894
4th Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce of Whorlton, and Viscount Savernake,
10th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton,
5th Earl of Ailesbury,
6th Baron Bruce of Tottenham

George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce
1873–1961
6th Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce of Whorlton, and Viscount Savernake,
12th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton,
7th Earl of Ailesbury,
8th Baron Bruce of Tottenham

Edward James Bruce
1881–1968
10th Earl of Elgin and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633),
14th Earl of Kincardine (1647) and Lord Bruce of Torry,
3rd Baron Elgin

Chandos Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce
1904–1974
7th Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce of Whorlton, and Viscount Savernake,
13th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton,
8th Earl of Ailesbury,
9th Baron Bruce of Tottenham

Michael Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce
1926–2024
8th Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce of Whorlton, and Viscount Savernake,
14th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton,
9th Earl of Ailesbury,
10th Baron Bruce of Tottenham

Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce
b. 1924
11th Earl of Elgin and Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633),
15th Earl of Kincardine (1647) and Lord Bruce of Torry,
4th Baron Elgin

David Michael James Brudenell-Bruce
b. 1952
9th Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce of Whorlton, and Viscount Savernake,
15th Earl of Cardigan and Baron Brudenell of Stonton,
10th Earl of Ailesbury,
11th Baron Bruce of Tottenham

Charles Edward Bruce
b. 1961
styled Lord Bruce

Heir apparent to the Earldom of Elgin and the Earldom of Kincardine

Thomas James Brudenell-Bruce
b. 1982
styled Earl of Cardigan

Heir apparent to the Marquessate of Ailesbury and Earldom of Cardigan

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1293–1299. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Elgin and Kincardine, Earls of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–268.

[burke-1] Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1293–1299. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

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Earldom of Kincardine held with Earldom of Elgin
Or, a saltire and chief gules on a canton argent a lion rampant azure armed and langued of the second^[1]
Creation date	1647
Created by	Charles I
Peerage	Peerage of Scotland
First holder	Edward Bruce, 1st Earl of Kincardine
Present holder	Alexander Bruce, 15th Earl of Kincardine
Heir apparent	Charles Bruce, Lord Bruce
Remainder to	Heirs male forever, bearing the name Bruce^[1]
Subsidiary titles	Baron Elgin Lord Bruce of Kinloss Lord Bruce of Torry
Seat(s)	Broomhall House
Motto	Fuimus ("We have been")^[1]