The title Earl of Lauderdale was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1624. The second Earl was created Duke of Lauderdale, but at the time of his death, the dukedom became extinct, while his earldom passed to his brother. Other titles associated with the earldom are: Viscount of Lauderdale (created 1616), Viscount of Maitland (1624), Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (1590) and Lord Thirlestane and Boulton (1624). All of these titles are in the Peerage of Scotland. The title Viscount of Maitland is used as a courtesy title for the Earl's eldest son and heir. The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ...

The Earl of Lauderdale, as The Bearer of the National Flag of Scotland, one of the Offices of the Royal Household in Scotland, has the right to bear the saltire. By charter of novodamus of 1676, later ratified by the Scottish Parliament, Charles II granted Charles Maitland the office of bearing our insignia within our said realm of Scotland. Maitlands descendant, James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale, matriculated arms in the character of Hereditary Standard Bearer of Scotland. ... In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are officers who either inherit their positions or are appointed by the Crown, and exercise certain ceremonial functions. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Saltire, the flag of Scotland, with a Pantone 300 coloured field. ...

The family seat is Thirlestane Castle, near Lauder, in Scotland. Lauder is a Royal Burgh in the Scottish Borders. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland...

Lords Maitland (1590)

• John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland (1545-1595)
• John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland (d. 1645) (became Earl of Lauderdale in 1624)

Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ...

Earls of Lauderdale (1624)

• John Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale (d. 1645)
• John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale (1616-1682) duke in 1672
• Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale (d. 1691)
• Richard Maitland, 4th Earl of Lauderdale (d. 1695)
• John Maitland, 5th Earl of Lauderdale (d. 1710)
• Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale (d. 1744)
• James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale (1718-1789)
• James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (1759-1839)
• James Maitland, 9th Earl of Lauderdale (1784-1860)
• Anthony Maitland, 10th Earl of Lauderdale (1785-1863)
• Thomas Maitland, 11th Earl of Lauderdale (1803-1878)
• Charles Maitland, 12th Earl of Lauderdale (1822-1884)
• Frederick Henry Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale (1840-1924)
• Frederick Colin Maitland, 14th Earl of Lauderdale (1868-1931)
• Ian Colin Maitland, 15th Earl of Lauderdale (1891-1953)
• Alfred Sydney Frederick Maitland, 16th Earl of Lauderdale (1904-1968)
• Patrick Francis Maitland, 17th Earl of Lauderdale (b. 1911)

Heir-Apparent: His son Ian Maitland, Viscount Maitland (b. 1937) Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale (May 24, 1616-1682), eldest surviving son of John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (d. ... Events October 25 — Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Charles Maitland, 3rd earl of Lauderdale (d. ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender October 3 - Treaty of Limerick which guaranteed civil rights to catholics was signed. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 3 - Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 10... Jump to: navigation, search // Events July 21 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed November 22 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as Blackbeard) is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (1759-1839), was a British politician and writer. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Lord Maitland's heir-apparent: his son John Douglas Maitland, Master of Maitland (b. 1965) Jump to: navigation, search 1999-The Bomb 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...