Earl of Elgin
# Earl of Elgin

Earl of Elgin /ˈɛlɡɪn/ is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633 for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce, of Whorlton in the County of York, in the Peerage of England on 30 July 1641. The Earl of Elgin is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Bruce.

## History

The family descended from the Bruces of Clackmannan, whose ancestor was Thomas de Bruys. According to Sir James Balfour Paul, there is no evidence that this branch of the family was descended from Robert the Bruce (King Robert I), despite claims that Thomas was an illegitimate son of the king. However, King Robert's son David II made a grant of land in 1359 to Robert Bruce referring to him as dilecto consanguineo suo (our beloved cousin). It was generally accepted that Clackmannan branch descended from John de Brus who was a younger son of Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale.

The first earl was succeeded by his son, Robert, who also was created Earl of Ailesbury in the Peerage of England. The two Earldoms continued united until the death of the fourth Earl of Elgin, when the Ailesbury and Baron Bruce (of Whorlton) titles became extinct, and the Elgin title passed to the Earl of Kincardine; the Lordship of Kinloss became dormant. Thereafter, the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united.

In Dublin there are roads that come from the Earl's titles. These are Elgin Road and Ailesbury Road.

The most famous Earl was the 7th Earl, who removed and transported to Britain the so-called Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon.

As well as the titles Earl of Elgin and Earl of Kincardine, Lord Elgin also holds the titles Lord Bruce of Kinloss (created 1604), Lord Bruce of Torry (1647) and Baron Elgin, of Elgin in Scotland (1849). The first two are in the Peerage of Scotland; the third is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

The Lordship of Kinloss held by the first four Earls was inherited on the death of the 4th Earl by the 3rd Duke of Chandos. Through his daughter it passed to the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos, and is now held by these Dukes' heir of line.

The family seat is Broomhall House, three miles south-west of Dunfermline, Scotland.

## Feudal Barons of Clackmannan

* Thomas de Bruys, 1st Baron of Clackmannan (died before 1348)
* Robert de Bruys, 2nd Baron of Clackmannan (died before 1406)
* Sir Robert Bruce, 3rd Baron of Clackmannan (died 1428)
* Sir David Bruce, 4th Baron of Clackmannan
* John Bruce, 5th Baron of Clackmannan (died 1473)
* Sir David Bruce, 6th Baron of Clackmannan (died circa 1500)
* Sir David Bruce, 7th Baron of Clackmannan (died after 1556)
* Sir Edward Bruce, 8th Baron of Clackmannan (1505–1565)
   * second son, Edward, created Lord Bruce of Kinloss in 1604

## Lords Bruce of Kinloss (1604)

* Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1548–1611)
* Edward Bruce, 2nd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1594–1613)
* Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss, 1st Baron Bruce (1599–1663) (created Earl of Elgin 1633) (created Baron Bruce of Whorlton 1641)

## Earls of Elgin (1633)

* Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, 1st Baron Bruce of Whorlton (1599–1663)
* Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin, 1st Earl of Ailesbury, 2nd Baron Bruce of Whorlton (1627–1685)
   * Hon. Robert Bruce (died 1652)
   * Hon. Edward Bruce (died 1662)
* Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, 3rd Baron Bruce of Whorlton (1656–1741)
   * Robert Bruce, Lord Bruce (1679–before 1741)
* Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury, 4th Baron Bruce of Whorlton, 1st Baron Bruce of Skelton (1682–1747) (created Baron Bruce of Skelton 1746)
   * Hon. Robert Bruce (died 1738)
* Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (1732–1771)
* William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin and 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771)
* Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) – of the eponymous Elgin Marbles
   * George Charles Constantine Bruce, Lord Bruce (1800–1840)
* James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) – of the sacking of the Summer Palace
* Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917)
* Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968)
* Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1924)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Charles Edward Bruce, Lord Bruce (b. 1961). The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son James Andrew Charles Robert Bruce, Master of Bruce (b. 1991).

## Family tree

vteEarls and Marquesses of Ailesbury, Earls of Cardigan, Earls of Elgin, and Earls of Kincardine family tree :

| | | | | | | | | | | | | Edward Bruce of Blairhall (c. 1505–1565) | Edward Bruce of Blairhall (c. 1505–1565) | Edward Bruce of Blairhall (c. 1505–1565) | Edward Bruce of Blairhall (c. 1505–1565) | Edward Bruce of Blairhall (c. 1505–1565) | Edward Bruce of Blairhall (c. 1505–1565) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | LORD KINLOSS, 1602 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss (1548–1611) | Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss (1548–1611) | Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss (1548–1611) | Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss (1548–1611) | Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss (1548–1611) | Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss (1548–1611) | | | | | | | | | George Bruce of Carnock (c. 1550–1625) | George Bruce of Carnock (c. 1550–1625) | George Bruce of Carnock (c. 1550–1625) | George Bruce of Carnock (c. 1550–1625) | George Bruce of Carnock (c. 1550–1625) | George Bruce of Carnock (c. 1550–1625) | Margaret Primrose | Margaret Primrose | Margaret Primrose | Margaret Primrose | Margaret Primrose | Margaret Primrose |
| | | | | | | EARL OF ELGIN, 1633 | EARL OF ELGIN, 1633 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edward Bruce 2nd Lord Kinloss (1594–1613) | Edward Bruce 2nd Lord Kinloss (1594–1613) | Edward Bruce 2nd Lord Kinloss (1594–1613) | Edward Bruce 2nd Lord Kinloss (1594–1613) | Edward Bruce 2nd Lord Kinloss (1594–1613) | Edward Bruce 2nd Lord Kinloss (1594–1613) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Lord Kinloss 1st Earl of Elgin (1599–1663) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Lord Kinloss 1st Earl of Elgin (1599–1663) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Lord Kinloss 1st Earl of Elgin (1599–1663) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Lord Kinloss 1st Earl of Elgin (1599–1663) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Lord Kinloss 1st Earl of Elgin (1599–1663) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Lord Kinloss 1st Earl of Elgin (1599–1663) | Mary Preston | Mary Preston | Mary Preston | Mary Preston | Mary Preston | Mary Preston | George Bruce (2nd) of Carnock (d. 1643) | George Bruce (2nd) of Carnock (d. 1643) | George Bruce (2nd) of Carnock (d. 1643) | George Bruce (2nd) of Carnock (d. 1643) | George Bruce (2nd) of Carnock (d. 1643) | George Bruce (2nd) of Carnock (d. 1643) | Robert Bruce of Broomhall (d. 1652) | Robert Bruce of Broomhall (d. 1652) | Robert Bruce of Broomhall (d. 1652) | Robert Bruce of Broomhall (d. 1652) | Robert Bruce of Broomhall (d. 1652) | Robert Bruce of Broomhall (d. 1652) |
| EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | | | | | | | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | EARL OF AILESBURY (1st creation), 1664 | | | | | | | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | EARL OF KINCARDINE, 1647 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Robert Bruce 2nd Earl of Elgin 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1627–1685) | Robert Bruce 2nd Earl of Elgin 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1627–1685) | Robert Bruce 2nd Earl of Elgin 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1627–1685) | Robert Bruce 2nd Earl of Elgin 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1627–1685) | Robert Bruce 2nd Earl of Elgin 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1627–1685) | Robert Bruce 2nd Earl of Elgin 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1627–1685) | | | Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl of Cardigan (c. 1583–1663) | Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl of Cardigan (c. 1583–1663) | Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl of Cardigan (c. 1583–1663) | Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl of Cardigan (c. 1583–1663) | Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl of Cardigan (c. 1583–1663) | Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl of Cardigan (c. 1583–1663) | Edward Bruce 1st Earl of Kincardine (d. 1662) | Edward Bruce 1st Earl of Kincardine (d. 1662) | Edward Bruce 1st Earl of Kincardine (d. 1662) | Edward Bruce 1st Earl of Kincardine (d. 1662) | Edward Bruce 1st Earl of Kincardine (d. 1662) | Edward Bruce 1st Earl of Kincardine (d. 1662) | Alexander Bruce 2nd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680) | Alexander Bruce 2nd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680) | Alexander Bruce 2nd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680) | Alexander Bruce 2nd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680) | Alexander Bruce 2nd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680) | Alexander Bruce 2nd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680) | Alexander Bruce 4th Earl of Kincardine (died 1706) | Alexander Bruce 4th Earl of Kincardine (died 1706) | Alexander Bruce 4th Earl of Kincardine (died 1706) | Alexander Bruce 4th Earl of Kincardine (died 1706) | Alexander Bruce 4th Earl of Kincardine (died 1706) | Alexander Bruce 4th Earl of Kincardine (died 1706) |
| Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl of Elgin 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1656–1741) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl of Elgin 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1656–1741) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl of Elgin 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1656–1741) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl of Elgin 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1656–1741) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl of Elgin 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1656–1741) | Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl of Elgin 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1656–1741) | Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl of Cardigan (1607–1703) | Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl of Cardigan (1607–1703) | Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl of Cardigan (1607–1703) | Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl of Cardigan (1607–1703) | Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl of Cardigan (1607–1703) | Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl of Cardigan (1607–1703) | Alexander Bruce 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705) | Alexander Bruce 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705) | Alexander Bruce 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705) | Alexander Bruce 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705) | Alexander Bruce 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705) | Alexander Bruce 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705) | Robert Bruce 5th Earl of Kincardine (d. 1718) | Robert Bruce 5th Earl of Kincardine (d. 1718) | Robert Bruce 5th Earl of Kincardine (d. 1718) | Robert Bruce 5th Earl of Kincardine (d. 1718) | Robert Bruce 5th Earl of Kincardine (d. 1718) | Robert Bruce 5th Earl of Kincardine (d. 1718) | Alexander Bruce 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721) | Alexander Bruce 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721) | Alexander Bruce 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721) | Alexander Bruce 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721) | Alexander Bruce 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721) | Alexander Bruce 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721) | | | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1739/1740) | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1739/1740) | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1739/1740) | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1739/1740) | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1739/1740) | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1739/1740) |
| Charles Bruce 4th Earl of Elgin 3rd Earl of Ailesbury (1682–1747) | Charles Bruce 4th Earl of Elgin 3rd Earl of Ailesbury (1682–1747) | Charles Bruce 4th Earl of Elgin 3rd Earl of Ailesbury (1682–1747) | Charles Bruce 4th Earl of Elgin 3rd Earl of Ailesbury (1682–1747) | Charles Bruce 4th Earl of Elgin 3rd Earl of Ailesbury (1682–1747) | Charles Bruce 4th Earl of Elgin 3rd Earl of Ailesbury (1682–1747) | George Brudenell 3rd Earl of Cardigan (1685–1732) | George Brudenell 3rd Earl of Cardigan (1685–1732) | George Brudenell 3rd Earl of Cardigan (1685–1732) | George Brudenell 3rd Earl of Cardigan (1685–1732) | George Brudenell 3rd Earl of Cardigan (1685–1732) | George Brudenell 3rd Earl of Cardigan (1685–1732) | Elizabeth Brudenell (1689–1745) | Elizabeth Brudenell (1689–1745) | Elizabeth Brudenell (1689–1745) | Elizabeth Brudenell (1689–1745) | Elizabeth Brudenell (1689–1745) | Elizabeth Brudenell (1689–1745) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | William Bruce 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740) | William Bruce 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740) | William Bruce 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740) | William Bruce 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740) | William Bruce 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740) | William Bruce 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740) |
| Earldom of Ailesbury extinct, 1747 | Earldom of Ailesbury extinct, 1747 | Earldom of Ailesbury extinct, 1747 | Earldom of Ailesbury extinct, 1747 | Earldom of Ailesbury extinct, 1747 | Earldom of Ailesbury extinct, 1747 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EARL OF AILESBURY (2nd creation), 1747 | EARL OF AILESBURY (2nd creation), 1747 | EARL OF AILESBURY (2nd creation), 1747 | EARL OF AILESBURY (2nd creation), 1747 | EARL OF AILESBURY (2nd creation), 1747 | EARL OF AILESBURY (2nd creation), 1747 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Brudenell, later Montagu 4th Earl of Cardigan Duke of Montagu (1712–1790) | George Brudenell, later Montagu 4th Earl of Cardigan Duke of Montagu (1712–1790) | George Brudenell, later Montagu 4th Earl of Cardigan Duke of Montagu (1712–1790) | George Brudenell, later Montagu 4th Earl of Cardigan Duke of Montagu (1712–1790) | George Brudenell, later Montagu 4th Earl of Cardigan Duke of Montagu (1712–1790) | George Brudenell, later Montagu 4th Earl of Cardigan Duke of Montagu (1712–1790) | James Brudenell 5th Earl of Cardigan (1725–1811) | James Brudenell 5th Earl of Cardigan (1725–1811) | James Brudenell 5th Earl of Cardigan (1725–1811) | James Brudenell 5th Earl of Cardigan (1725–1811) | James Brudenell 5th Earl of Cardigan (1725–1811) | James Brudenell 5th Earl of Cardigan (1725–1811) | Robert Brudenell (1726–1768) | Robert Brudenell (1726–1768) | Robert Brudenell (1726–1768) | Robert Brudenell (1726–1768) | Robert Brudenell (1726–1768) | Robert Brudenell (1726–1768) | Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1729-1815) | Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1729-1815) | Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1729-1815) | Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1729-1815) | Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1729-1815) | Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1729-1815) | | | | | | | | | Charles Bruce 9th Earl of Kincardine 5th Earl of Elgin (1732–1771) | Charles Bruce 9th Earl of Kincardine 5th Earl of Elgin (1732–1771) | Charles Bruce 9th Earl of Kincardine 5th Earl of Elgin (1732–1771) | Charles Bruce 9th Earl of Kincardine 5th Earl of Elgin (1732–1771) | Charles Bruce 9th Earl of Kincardine 5th Earl of Elgin (1732–1771) | Charles Bruce 9th Earl of Kincardine 5th Earl of Elgin (1732–1771) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MARQUESS OF AILESBURY, 1821 | MARQUESS OF AILESBURY, 1821 | MARQUESS OF AILESBURY, 1821 | MARQUESS OF AILESBURY, 1821 | MARQUESS OF AILESBURY, 1821 | MARQUESS OF AILESBURY, 1821 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Robert Brudenell 6th Earl of Cardigan (1760–1837) | Robert Brudenell 6th Earl of Cardigan (1760–1837) | Robert Brudenell 6th Earl of Cardigan (1760–1837) | Robert Brudenell 6th Earl of Cardigan (1760–1837) | Robert Brudenell 6th Earl of Cardigan (1760–1837) | Robert Brudenell 6th Earl of Cardigan (1760–1837) | Charles Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 1st Marquess of Ailesbury (1773–1856) | Charles Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 1st Marquess of Ailesbury (1773–1856) | Charles Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 1st Marquess of Ailesbury (1773–1856) | Charles Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 1st Marquess of Ailesbury (1773–1856) | Charles Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 1st Marquess of Ailesbury (1773–1856) | Charles Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 1st Marquess of Ailesbury (1773–1856) | William Robert Bruce 6th Earl of Elgin 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771) | William Robert Bruce 6th Earl of Elgin 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771) | William Robert Bruce 6th Earl of Elgin 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771) | William Robert Bruce 6th Earl of Elgin 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771) | William Robert Bruce 6th Earl of Elgin 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771) | William Robert Bruce 6th Earl of Elgin 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771) | | | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) | Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | | | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | James Brudenell 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | George Brudenell-Bruce 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 8th Earl of Cardigan (1804–1878) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury (1811–1886) | | | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earldom of Cardigan became courtesy title of the Marquess of Ailesbury, 1868 | Earldom of Cardigan became courtesy title of the Marquess of Ailesbury, 1868 | Earldom of Cardigan became courtesy title of the Marquess of Ailesbury, 1868 | Earldom of Cardigan became courtesy title of the Marquess of Ailesbury, 1868 | Earldom of Cardigan became courtesy title of the Marquess of Ailesbury, 1868 | Earldom of Cardigan became courtesy title of the Marquess of Ailesbury, 1868 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | George John Brudenell-Bruce (1839–1868) | George John Brudenell-Bruce (1839–1868) | George John Brudenell-Bruce (1839–1868) | George John Brudenell-Bruce (1839–1868) | George John Brudenell-Bruce (1839–1868) | George John Brudenell-Bruce (1839–1868) | Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury (1842–1911) | Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury (1842–1911) | Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury (1842–1911) | Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury (1842–1911) | Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury (1842–1911) | Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury (1842–1911) | | | Victor Alexander Bruce 9th Earl of Elgin 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917) | Victor Alexander Bruce 9th Earl of Elgin 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917) | Victor Alexander Bruce 9th Earl of Elgin 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917) | Victor Alexander Bruce 9th Earl of Elgin 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917) | Victor Alexander Bruce 9th Earl of Elgin 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917) | Victor Alexander Bruce 9th Earl of Elgin 13th Earl of Kincardine (1849–1917) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | George William Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 4th Marquess of Ailesbury (1863–1894) | George William Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 4th Marquess of Ailesbury (1863–1894) | George William Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 4th Marquess of Ailesbury (1863–1894) | George William Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 4th Marquess of Ailesbury (1863–1894) | George William Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 4th Marquess of Ailesbury (1863–1894) | George William Thomas Brudenell-Bruce 4th Marquess of Ailesbury (1863–1894) | George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce 6th Marquess of Ailesbury (1873–1961) | George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce 6th Marquess of Ailesbury (1873–1961) | George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce 6th Marquess of Ailesbury (1873–1961) | George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce 6th Marquess of Ailesbury (1873–1961) | George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce 6th Marquess of Ailesbury (1873–1961) | George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce 6th Marquess of Ailesbury (1873–1961) | | | Edward James Bruce 10th Earl of Elgin 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968) | Edward James Bruce 10th Earl of Elgin 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968) | Edward James Bruce 10th Earl of Elgin 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968) | Edward James Bruce 10th Earl of Elgin 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968) | Edward James Bruce 10th Earl of Elgin 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968) | Edward James Bruce 10th Earl of Elgin 14th Earl of Kincardine (1881–1968) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Cedric Brudenell-Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury (1904–1974) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (b. 1926) | Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (b. 1926) | Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (b. 1926) | Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (b. 1926) | Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (b. 1926) | Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (b. 1926) | Andrew Bruce 11th Earl of Elgin 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1925) | Andrew Bruce 11th Earl of Elgin 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1925) | Andrew Bruce 11th Earl of Elgin 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1925) | Andrew Bruce 11th Earl of Elgin 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1925) | Andrew Bruce 11th Earl of Elgin 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1925) | Andrew Bruce 11th Earl of Elgin 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1925) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | David Brudenell-Bruce (b. 1952) | David Brudenell-Bruce (b. 1952) | David Brudenell-Bruce (b. 1952) | David Brudenell-Bruce (b. 1952) | David Brudenell-Bruce (b. 1952) | David Brudenell-Bruce (b. 1952) | Charles Edward Bruce (b. 1961) | Charles Edward Bruce (b. 1961) | Charles Edward Bruce (b. 1961) | Charles Edward Bruce (b. 1961) | Charles Edward Bruce (b. 1961) | Charles Edward Bruce (b. 1961) |
