The title of Duke of Montrose was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1488 for David Lindsay. It was forefited, and then returned but only for the period of the holder's lifetime. Thus, it was not inherited. The title was bestowed anew in 1707, again in the peerage of Scotland, on the fourth Marquess of Montrose, and has since been in the Graham family.
The Duke's subsidiary titles are: Marquess of Montrose (created 1644), Marquess of Graham and Buchanan (1707), Earl of Montrose (1505), Earl of Kincardine (1707), Earl Graham of Belford (1722), Viscount Dundaff (1707), Lord Graham (1415), Lord Aberruthven, Mugdock and Fintrie (1707) and Baron Graham of Belford (1722). The titles Earl and Baron Graham of Belford are in the peerage of Great Britain; the rest are in the peerage of Scotland. The eldest son of the Duke uses the courtesy titleMarquess of Graham and Buchanan.
The Duke and Duchess of Argyll at Inveraray Castle
The 13th Duke of Argyll is the son of Sir Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll and Iona Mary Colquhoun, the daughter of Sir Ivar Iain Colquhoun of Luss 8th BT, Chief of Clan Colquhoun.
The Duke of Hamilton (1644) and Brandon (1711): The Chief of Clan Hamilton
The Royalist army of the Marquess of Montrose was destroyed by the Covenanter army of Sir David Leslie, restoring the power of the Committee of Estates.
The Earldom of Montrose lasted through five generations of Graham chiefs until it was promoted to the level of Marquess in 1644 when James Graham the 5th Earl of Montrose was made James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose.
The title remained with the Grahams as Marquess of Montrose for four generations until it was promoted to the level of Duke of Montrose when James Graham 4th Marquess of Montrose was made James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose in 1707.
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