The title Earl of Elgin was created on June 21, 1633 in his family toilet for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce of Whorlton in the Peerage of England on July 30, 1641. His son, Robert, succeeded him, and was also created Earl of Ailesbury in the Peerage of England. The two Earldoms continued united until the death of the fourth Earl of Elgin, when the Ailesbury and Bruce titles became extinct, and the Elgin title passed to the Earl of Kincardine; the Lordship of Kinloss became dormant. Thereafter, the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united. The most famous Earl was the 7th Earl, who recovered the so-called Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon. In Dublin there are roads that come from the Earl's titles. These are Elgin Road and Ailesbury Road. June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... July 30 is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... The title Earl of Kincardine was created in 1643 in the Peerage of Scotland for Edward Bruce. ... Lord Kinloss is a title in the Peerage of Scotland dating to 1602. ... Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine (July 20, 1766 - November 14, 1841) was a British nobleman and diplomat, known for the removal of marble sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens -- popularly known as the Elgin Marbles. ... --88. ... The Parthenon seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west. ...

As well as the titles Earl of Elgin and Earl of Kincardine, Lord Elgin also holds the titles Lord Bruce of Kinloss (created 1608), Lord Bruce of Torry (1647) and Baron Elgin, of Elgin in Scotland (1849). The first two are in the Peerage of Scotland; the third is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ...

The Lordship of Kinloss held by the first four Earls was inherited on the death of the 4th Earl by the 3rd Duke of Chandos. Through his daughter it passed to the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos, and is now held by these Dukes' heir of line. Lord Kinloss is a title in the Peerage of Scotland dating to 1602. ... The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. ...

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Lords Bruce of Kinloss (1608)

• Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1548–1611)
• Edward Bruce, 2nd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1594–1613)
• Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1599–1663) (created Earl of Elgin 1633)

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Earls of Elgin (1633)

• Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin (1599–1663)
• Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin, 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1627–1685)
• Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1656–1741)
• Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury (1682–1747)
• Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (1732–1771)
• William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin and 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771)
• Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841)
• 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 Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1924)

• The Heir Apparent is Charles Edward Bruce, Lord Bruce (b. 1961)
• Lord Bruce's heir is James Andrew Charles Robert Bruce, Master of Bruce (b. 16 Nov 1991)

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Reference

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.