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Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
PeeragePeerage of Scotland

Earl of Kinghorne is a title created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1606 for Patrick Lyon. In 1677, the designation of the earldom changed to "Strathmore and Kinghorne". A second Earldom was bestowed on the fourteenth Earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937, the title being Strathmore and Kinghorne. The consort of any incumbent would be known as the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.

Aside from the Earldoms, the Earl holds the subsidiary titles: Viscount Lyon (created 1677), Lord Glamis, Tannadyce, Sidlaw and Strathdichtie (1677), Lord Lyon and Glamis (1606), Lord Glamis (1445) and Baron Bowes (1887) of Streatlam Castle, in the County of Durham, and of Lunedale, in the County of York. An earlier creation of Baron Bowes (1815), in favour of the 10th Earl became extinct on his death in 1821. The first three are in the Peerage of Scotland; the last two in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The eldest son of the Earl uses Lord Glamis as a courtesy title. Normally, the highest subsidiary title (in this case Viscount Lyon) would be used, but Lord Glamis is used instead to prevent confusion with the Lord Lyon.[1] The Earl is also Chief of Clan Lyon.

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900–2002), the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until 1952, and mother of the present Sovereign, was the daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne.

The family seat is Glamis Castle, in Angus, Scotland. The traditional burial place of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne is in an aisle of Glamis parish church.[2]

Thanes of Glamis (1372)

Masters of Glamis

Lord Glamis (1445)

Earls of Kinghorne (1606)

Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1677)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother The Hon. John Fergus Bowes-Lyon (b. 1988)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Will the real Lord Lyon please stand up!" (PDF). The Armorial Register Newsletter. 1 (3). The Armorial Register Ltd: 1. November 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0JEZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT279&lpg=PT279&dq=Earl+of+Strathmore+and+Kinghorne+burial&source=bl&ots=AwQOmFMdeL&sig=n_8hNrpLqaTl3EulBJJgcczmSr0&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0voLM9KbLAhWC1hQKHVSlAa44ChDoAQgaMAA#v=onepage&q=Earl%20of%20Strathmore%20and%20Kinghorne%20burial&f=false
  3. ^ http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/obituaries/18th-earl-of-strathmore-and-kinghorne-michael-fergus-bowes-lyon-1.926425
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