The title of Earl of Wigtown (or Wigton or Wigtoun) was created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. The first creation was in 1341, and was surrendered in 1372, when the second earl sold the earldom to Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas. The earls of Douglas were de facto earls of Wigtown for the next hundred years, until the attainder of the 9th Earl of Douglas in 1455. The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ... Events The Queens College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is founded. ... Events In this year, the city of Aachen, Germany begins adding a Roman numeral Anno Domini date to a few of its coins. ... Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas (c. ... The title of Earl of Douglas was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1358 for the senior, or Black line of the great Douglas family. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... James Douglas was the ninth and last Earl of Douglas and third Earl of Avondale. ...

The second creation was in 1606, surviving until the death of the 7th earl in 1747, when it became dormant (or extinct?). The earls of the second creation bore the subsidiary titles of Lord Fleming and Cumbernauld (1606) and of Lord Fleming (1451, Peerage of Scotland, extinct 1747). Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... // Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape...

Earls of Wigtown, First Creation (1341)

• Malcolm Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown (d.1360)
• Thomas Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown (d.after 1372), surrendered peerage 1372

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Lords Fleming (1451)

• Robert Fleming, 1st Lord Fleming (d. 1494)
• John Fleming, 2nd Lord Fleming (d.1524)
• Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming (c.1494-1547)
• James Fleming, 4th Lord Fleming (b.1538-1558)
• John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming (d. 1572)
• John Fleming, 6th or 7th Lord Fleming (1567-1619) became Earl of Wigtown in 1606

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Earls of Wigtown, Second Creation (1606)

• John Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown (1567-1619)
• John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown (1589-1650)
• John Fleming, 3rd Earl of Wigtown (d.1665)
• John Fleming, 4th Earl of Wigtown (d.1668)
• William Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigtown (d.1681)
• John Fleming, 6th Earl of Wigtown (1673-1744)
• Charles Fleming, 7th Earl of Wigtown (1675-1747)