Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Earldom of Rosslyn
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![Arms of the Earl of Rosslyn](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Arms_of_St_Clair-Erskine%2C_Earl_of_Rosslyn.svg/100px-Arms_of_St_Clair-Erskine%2C_Earl_of_Rosslyn.svg.png) Arms:
Quarterly, 1st Argent, a Cross engrailed Sable (St Clair); 2nd Argent, a pale Sable (Erskine); 3rd Azure, a Bend between six Crosses-crosslet fitchee Or (Mar); 4th Argent, on a Chevron between three Roses Gules, a Fleur-de-lys of the field for difference (Wedderburn).
Crests:
1st, Argent, a Demi-Phoenix in flames proper (St Clair); 2nd, An Eagle's Head erased proper (Wedderburn).
Supporters:
Dexter: An Eagle wings inverted proper, gorged with a Collar Argent, thereon a Rose Gules. Sinister: A Griffin wings elevated proper.
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Creation date
| 21 April 1801
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Created by
| King George III
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Peerage
| Peerage of the United Kingdom
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First holder
| Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough
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Present holder
| Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn
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Heir apparent
| Jamie St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough
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Remainder to
| The 1st Earl's
heirs male of the body
lawfully begotten
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Subsidiary titles
| Baron Loughborough
Baronet 'of Alva'
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Status
| Extant
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Seat(s)
| Rosslyn Castle
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Motto
| Below the Shield:
FIGHT
Over the first Crest:
RINASCO PIU GLORIOSO
(I am reborn more glorious)
Over the 2nd Crest
ILLÆSO LUMINE SOLEM
(Enjoy the sun with unimpaired light)
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Arms of
Alexander Wedderburn
as 1st Baron Loughborough
Earl of Rosslyn
is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
.
[1]
It was created in 1801 for
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough
,
Lord Chancellor
from 1793 to 1801, with special remainder to his nephew
Sir James St Clair-Erskine
, as Wedderburn had no surviving issue of his own. Wedderburn had already been created
Baron Loughborough
, of
Loughborough
in the
County of Leicester
, in the
Peerage of Great Britain
in 1780,
[2]
with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body, and
Baron Loughborough
, of Loughborough in the
County of Surrey
, in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1795,
[3]
with the same remainder as the earldom. The 1780 barony became extinct upon his death, but the 1795 barony and the earldom passed, by the special remainder, to his nephew, who thus became the second Earl of Rosslyn. The second Earl was a
Lieutenant-General
in the Army and also held political office as
Lord Privy Seal
and
Lord President of the Council
.
His son, the third Earl, was a General in the Army and held political office as
Master of the Buckhounds
and
Under-Secretary of State for War
. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He served as
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
(
Chief Government Whip
in the
House of Lords
[
dubious
–
discuss
]
) in
Lord Salisbury's
second
Conservative administration
.
As of 2015
[update]
, the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the seventh Earl, who succeeded his father in 1977. He is a former police officer with the
Metropolitan Police Service
. Lord Rosslyn is also one of the
ninety elected hereditary peers
that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the
House of Lords Act 1999
, and sits as a
cross-bencher
.
The
Erskine Baronetcy
, of Alva in the
County of Clackmannan
, was created in 1666 for Charles Erskine in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
. He represented Clackmannan and Stirling in the
Parliament of Scotland
. His eldest son, the second Baronet, was killed at the
Battle of Landen
in 1693. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He was one of the
Scottish representatives to the 1st Parliament of Great Britain
and later represented
Clackmannanshire
. His eldest son, the fourth Baronet, was killed at the
Battle of Lauffeld
in 1747. His younger brother and successor, the fifth Baronet, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and sat as Member of Parliament for
Ayr Burghs
and
Anstruther Easter Burghs
. Erskine married Janet Wedderburn, daughter of Peter Wedderburn and sister of Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned sixth Baronet, who in 1805 succeeded his uncle Lord Rosslyn in the barony of Loughborough and earldom of Rosslyn. See above for further history of the baronetcy.
The
family seat
is
Rosslyn Castle
in
Midlothian
,
Scotland
. The Earl also owns
Rosslyn Chapel
.
Erskine baronets, of Alva (1666)
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Earls of Rosslyn (1801)
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The
heir apparent
is the present holder's son, Jamie William St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (b. 1986).
Notes
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References
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