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The Earldom of Kellie was united with the Earldom of Mar in 1835, when the ninth Earl of Mar became also the eleventh Earl of Kellie. At the death of that Earl in 1866, the Earldom of Kellie and the family's estates passed to Walter Erskine, the cousin of the late Earl, and his heir-male. Meanwhile, it was assumed that the Earldom of Mar passed to John Francis Goodeve, the late Earl's nephew, and his heir-general. Goodeve changed his name to Goodeve Erskine; his claim was agreed upon by most individuals. He even participated in the election of representative peers for the Peerage of Scotland.

However, the Earl of Kellie submitted a petition to the House of Lords asking that the Earldom of Mar be declared his, dying before it could be considered. His son, the thirteenth Earl of Kellie, renewed the petition, and the Lords decided the matter in 1875, determining that the Earldom of Mar properly belonged to the Earl of Kellie. However, due to a sentiment that the Lords had decided wrongly, the Earldom of Mar Restitution Act was passed. That Act declared that there were two Earldoms of Mar- one that would belong to the Earl of Kellie, and another that would belong to John Goodeve Erskine. For further details, see Earl of Mar.

The subsidiary titles belonging to the Earl of Mar and Kellie are: Viscount Fentoun (created 1606) and Lord Erskine of Dirleton (1429), the former of which is used as a courtesy title for the eldest son and heir of the Earl. Both titles are in the Peerage of Scotland.

Earls of Kellie ( 1619)

• Thomas Erskine, 1st Earl of Kellie ( 1566- 1639)
• Thomas Erskine, 2nd Earl of Kellie (d. 1643)
• Alexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie (d. 1677)
• Alexander Erskine, 4th Earl of Kellie (d. 1710)
• Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie (d. 1756)
• Thomas Alexander Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie ( 1732- 1781)
• Archibald Erskine, 7th Earl of Kellie ( 1736Events January 26 Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. february 12 Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor weds Maria Theresa, mother of Marie Antoinette May 8 Marriage of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. May 26 Battle of Ackia: British- 1795Events January 16 French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. January 20 French troops enter Amsterdam and later proclaim Batavian Republic. January 23 Dutch fleet freezes in Issel Meer. February 7 The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed.)
• Charles Erskine, 8th Earl of Kellie ( 1765Events March 9 Judges in Paris find Jean Calas innocent, (after having been tortured and executed in 1762) of murdering his son, Marc-Antoine, who had committed suicide), mainly because Voltaire wrote a series of articles calling for the case to be re-ope- 1799Events March 1 Federalist James Ross becomes President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate. March 7 Napoleon captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives. March 29 New York passes a law aimed at graduall)
• Thomas Erskine, 9th Earl of Kellie (c. 1745Events May 11 War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 Beginning of the '45 Jaco- 1828Events January 4 The Vicomte de Martignac succeeds the Comte de Villele as Prime Minister of France. January 22 The Duke of Wellington succeeds Lord Goderich as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He repeals the Test Act, emancipating all Catholics, and)
• Methven Erskine, 10th Earl of Kellie (c. 1750Events March 2 Small earthquake in London April 4 Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway i- 1829Events January 8 Hanging of body-selling murderer William Burke his associate William Hare, who testified against him, is released January 19 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust premieres March 4 Andrew Jackson succeeds John Quincy Adams as the President o)
• John Francis Miller Erskine, 9th Earl of Mar, 11th Earl of Kellie ( 1795Events January 16 French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. January 20 French troops enter Amsterdam and later proclaim Batavian Republic. January 23 Dutch fleet freezes in Issel Meer. February 7 The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed.- 1866)
• Walter Consignby Erskine, 10th Earl of Mar and 12th Earl of Kellie ( 1810- 1872)
• William Henry Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar and 13th Earl of Kellie ( 1839- 1888)
• Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar and 14th Earl of Kellie ( 1865- 1955)
• James Francis Hervey Erskine, 13th Earl of Mar and 15th Earl of Kellie ( 1921- 1993)
• James Thorne Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar and 16th Earl of Kellie (b. 1949)