The title Earl of Kincardine was created in 1643 in the Peerage of Scotland for Edward Bruce. His descendant, the ninth Earl, also became Earl of Elgin Thereafter, the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united.
The Municipality of Kincardine is located on the shores of Lake Huron in the County of Bruce in the province of Ontario, Canada.
Kincardine and Walkerton were the main contenders, and the latter finally emerged victorious.
The Town of Kincardine, the Township of Kincardine, and the Township of Bruce were then amalgamated to form the Township of Kincardine-Bruce-Tiverton on January 1, 1999, with boundaries identical to those of the municipality that had existed in 1855.
The title Earl of Elgin was created in 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss.
The two Earldoms continued united until the death of the fourth Earl of Elgin, when the Ailesbury title became extinct, and the Elgin title passed to the Earl of Kincardine.
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.
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