Earl of Lauderdale created in the Peerage of Scotland

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The Earl of Lauderdale is a Scottish noble title historically associated with the Maitland family, prominent in politics and public life from the 16th century onward.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble title ⓘ
earldom ⓘ
peerage title ⓘ
associatedEstate Thirlestane Castle ⓘ
associatedMonarch Charles II of England and Scotland ⓘ
associatedPlace Lauderdale, Scottish Borders ⓘ
associatedWith Scottish Borders ⓘ
associatedWithFamily Maitland family ⓘ
category Maitland family ⓘ
Noble titles created in 1624 ⓘ
Scottish earls ⓘ
coatOfArmsBearer Maitland family ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
createdBy James VI and I ⓘ
createdFor John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane ⓘ
creationDate 1624 ⓘ
currentStatus extant ⓘ
elevationOfHolder Duke of Lauderdale ⓘ
familySeat Thirlestane Castle ⓘ
feudalOrigin Lauderdale valley in Berwickshire ⓘ
hereditaryPeerage yes ⓘ
historicalSignificance prominent in Scottish and British politics in the 17th century ⓘ
holderInCabalMinistry John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale ⓘ
jurisdictionHistorical Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
linkedNobleHouse House of Maitland ⓘ
linkedToTitle Lord Maitland of Thirlestane ⓘ
notableHolder John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale ⓘ
John Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale ⓘ
John Maitland, 2nd Earl of Lauderdale ⓘ
notableOfficeHeldByHolder Lord Chancellor of Scotland ⓘ
Secretary of State for Scotland ⓘ
orderOfPrecedence Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
partOf Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
peerageRank earl ⓘ
peerageSystem British nobility ⓘ
politicalInfluencePeriod 17th century ⓘ
region Scotland ⓘ
religionTraditionally Presbyterianism ⓘ
styleOfAddress The Right Honourable the Earl of Lauderdale ⓘ
subsidiaryTitle Lord Boulton ⓘ
Lord Thirlestane ⓘ
Viscount of Lauderdale ⓘ
succession male-preference primogeniture ⓘ
territorialDesignation of Lauderdale in the County of Berwick ⓘ
titleType hereditary earldom ⓘ
traditionalFamilySurname Maitland ⓘ

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Lauderdale family → titleCreation → Earl of Lauderdale created in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ