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List of Earls of Rothes
[edit]Earl of Rothes is a title in the Scottish peerage created in 1457 for George Leslie by James II of Scotland. The heir to the peerage gets the title Lord Leslie and the Earl is also the chief of Clan Leslie. Leslie is a town in Fife, Scotland which was named after George Leslie and every Earl of Rothes from 1457 is buried at the Greenside Graveyard in Leslie. Leslie House is the historic seat of the Earldom which also sits in the town of Leslie.
Earls of Rothes
[edit]| Name | Term as Earl | Portrait | Countess | Issue (order of birth) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Leslie, 1st Earl of Rothes
Created Earl in 1457 and Lord in 1445 by the king at the time who was James II of Scotland. |
1457-1490 | 
|
Margaret Lundin
Christian Halyburton |
Lady Margaret Leslie
Sir Andrew Leslie John Leslie of Balmain George Leslie (2nd Earl) William Leslie (3rd Earl) Lady Elizabeth Leslie Lady Christian Leslie |
| George Leslie, 2nd Earl of Rothes
2nd Earl and 2nd Lord, son of the 1st Earl and brother to the 3rd Earl. |
1490-1513 |
|
Lady Janet Scott | Hon Walter Leslie |
| William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes
Brother of 3rd Earl, served for under a year in 1513. |
1513 |
|
Margaret Balfour | Hon George Leslie (4th Earl)
Hon John Leslie Hon James Leslie Lady Grizel Leslie |
| George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes
Son of the 3rd Earl and brother of 3 other sons. Father of the 5th Earl and 12 other children from 2 wives. One of the longest serving Earls of Rothes from 1513-1558. |
1513-1558 |
|
Margaret Halkerston
Elizabeth Gordon |
Hon Norman Leslie
Hon William Leslie Hon Robert Leslie Lady Janet Leslie Lady Helen Leslie Lady Margaret Leslie Hon Andrew Leslie (5th Earl) Hon Peter Leslie Hon James Leslie Lady Euphemia Leslie Lady Agnes Leslie Lady Beatrix Leslie Lady Elizabeth Leslie |