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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 title Marquess of Graham and Buchanan.
1 Lords Graham ( 1415)
- William Graham, 1st Lord Graham (d. c. 1425)
- Patrick Graham, 2nd Lord Graham (d. c. 1466)
- William Graham, 3rd Lord Graham (d. 1472)
- William Graham, 4th Lord Graham ( 1464- 1513) (became Earl of Montrose in 1505)
2 Dukes of Montrose, First Creation ( 1488)
- David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose ( 1440- 1495) (forefit 1488, restored 1489)
3 Earls of Montrose ( 1505)
- William Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose ( 1464- 1513)
- William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose ( 1492- 1571)
- John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose ( 1548Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births Deaths September 7 Catherine Parr, widow of King Henry VIII of England. Sigismund I of Poland 1548.- 1608Events October 2 Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey demonstrates the first telescope in the Dutch parliament July 3 Quebec City founded by Samuel de Champlain. August 24 The first official English representative to India lands at Surat. Swedish troops enter)
- John Graham, 4th Earl of Montrose ( 1573Events January articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. July Spanish forces under the Duke of Alva capture Haarlem after a seven month siege. August-October Unsuccessful siege of Alkmaar by Alva November Alva resig- 1626Events September 30 Nurhaci , chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. Spanish establish a trading colony on Taiwan. Peter Minuit, director of the New Netherland colony, begins a policy of "pur)
- James Graham, 5th Earl of MontroseJames Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ( 1612 21 May 1650), was a Scottish nobleman and soldier, who initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed. James Gr ( 1612Events January 20 Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. Antonius Magirus's Koock-boeck ofte Familieren kevken-boeck is published. Popular uprising in Moscow expels Polish troops. Trial of the witches in Pendle, Lancashire is held. Births Thomas Fairfax, Eng- 1650Events June 23 Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. August 23 Colonel George Monck forms Monck's Regiment of Foot forerunner of Coldstream Guards Nove) (became Marquess of Montrose in 1644)
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