Earl of Kincardine Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Earldom of Kincardine held with Earldom of Elgin
Or, a saltire and chief gules on a canton argent a lion rampant azure armed and langued of the second
Creation date	1647
Monarch	Charles I
Peerage	Peerage of Scotland
First holder	Edward Bruce, 1st Earl of Kincardine
Present holder	Alexander Bruce, 15th Earl of Kincardine
Heir apparent	Charles Bruce, Lord Bruce
Remainder to	Heirs male forever, bearing the name Bruce
Subsidiary titles	Baron Elgin Lord Bruce of Kinloss Lord Bruce of Torry
Seat(s)	Broomhall House
Motto	Fuimus ("We have been")

The title Earl of Kincardine was created in 1647 in the Peerage of Scotland for Edward Bruce, grandson of George Bruce of Carnock, who was the younger brother of the 1st Lord Kinloss, he in turn being the father of the 1st Earl of Elgin.

Charles Bruce, the ninth Earl of Kincardine, inherited the title Earl of Elgin in 1747, and the Earldoms of Elgin and Kincardine have remained united since.

Earls of Kincardine, first creation (1647)

Edward Bruce, 1st Earl of Kincardine (died 1662)
Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1629–1680)
Alexander Bruce, 3rd Earl of Kincardine (c. 1666–1705)
Alexander Bruce, 4th Earl of Kincardine (died 1706)
Robert Bruce, 5th Earl of Kincardine (died 1718), eldest son of Alexander Bruce (the 4th Earl)
Alexander Bruce, 6th Earl of Kincardine (1662–1721), second son of Alexander Bruce (the 4th Earl)
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Kincardine (1663–1739/1740), third and youngest son of Alexander Bruce (the 4th Earl)
William Bruce, 8th Earl of Kincardine (1710–1740), son of Thomas Bruce
Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (1732–1771), son of William Bruce
William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin and 10th Earl of Kincardine (1764–1771), first son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, 11th Earl of Kincardine (1766–1841) of the eponymous Elgin Marbles, second son of Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811–1863)
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 Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine (born 1924)

Earls of Kincardine, second creation (1707)

See Duke of Montrose

Family tree

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

Edward Bruce of Blairhall
(c. 1505–1565)

Lord Kinloss, 1602
Lord Bruce of Kinloss, 1604
Lord Bruce of Kinloss, 1608

Edward Bruce
(1548–1611)
1st Lord Kinloss, 1st Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), 1st Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608)

George Bruce of Carnock
(c. 1550–1625)

Margaret Primrose

Earl of Elgin, Lord Bruce of Kinloss, and Baron Bruce of Whorlton in the County of York, 1633

Edward Bruce
(1594–1613)
2nd Lord Kinloss, 2nd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), 2nd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608)

Thomas Bruce
(1599–1663)
1st Earl of Elgin, 3rd Lord Kinloss, 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608), 1st Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 1st Baron Bruce of Whorlton

Mary Preston

George Bruce (2nd) of Carnock
(d. 1643)

Robert Bruce of Broomhall
(d. 1652)

Earl of Ailesbury (1st creation), Viscount Bruce, and Baron Bruce of Skelton, 1664

Baron Brudenell of Stonton in the County of Leicester, 1628
Earl of Cardigan, 1661

Earl of Kincardine and Lord Bruce of Torry, 1647

See also: Dukes of Montrose family tree for the Earl of Kincardine 1644 creation

Robert Bruce
(1627–1685)
2nd Earl of Elgin, 1st Earl of Ailesbury, 1st Viscount Bruce, 4th Lord Kinloss, 4th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), 4th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608), 2nd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 2nd Baron Bruce of Whorlton, 1st Baron Bruce of Skelton

Thomas Brudenell
(c. 1583–1663)
1st Earl of Cardigan, 1st Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Edward Bruce
(d. 1662)
1st Earl of Kincardine, 1st Lord Bruce of Torry

Alexander Bruce
(c. 1629–1680)
2nd Earl of Kincardine, 2nd Lord Bruce of Torry

Alexander Bruce
(d. 1706)
4th Earl of Kincardine, 4th Lord Bruce of Torry

Thomas Bruce
(1656–1741)
3rd Earl of Elgin, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, 2nd Viscount Bruce, 5th Lord Kinloss, 5th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), 5th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608), 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 3rd Baron Bruce of Whorlton, 2nd Baron Bruce of Skelton

Robert Brudenell
(1607–1703)
2nd Earl of Cardigan, 2nd Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Alexander Bruce
(c. 1666–1705)
3rd Earl of Kincardine, 3rd Lord Bruce of Torry

Robert Bruce
(d. 1718)
5th Earl of Kincardine, 5th Lord Bruce of Torry

Alexander Bruce
(1662–1721)
6th Earl of Kincardine, 6th Lord Bruce of Torry

Thomas Bruce
(1663–1739/1740)
7th Earl of Kincardine, 7th Lord Bruce of Torry

Baron Bruce of Tottenham in the County of Wilts, 1746

Charles Bruce
(1682–1747)
4th Earl of Elgin, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury, 3rd Viscount Bruce, 6th Lord Kinloss, 6th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), 6th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608), 4nd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 4nd Baron Bruce of Whorlton, 3rd Baron Bruce of Skelton, 1st Baron Bruce of Tottenham

George Brudenell
(1685–1732)
3rd Earl of Cardigan, 3rd Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Elizabeth Brudenell
(1689–1745)

William Bruce
(1710–1740)
8th Earl of Kincardine, 8th Lord Bruce of Torry

Earldom of Ailesbury, Viscountcy of Bruce, Whorlton Barony Bruce, Barony of Bruce of Skelton, and Lordship of Kinloss extinct, 1747

Earl of Ailesbury Buckinghamshire, Great Britain (2nd creation), 1747

George Brudenell, later Montagu
(1712–1790)
Duke of Montagu, Marquess of Monthermer, 4th Earl of Cardigan, 4th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

James Brudenell
(1725–1811)
5th Earl of Cardigan, 5th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Robert Brudenell
(1726–1768)

Thomas Brudenell-Bruce
(1729–1815)
1st Earl of Ailesbury, 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham

Charles Bruce
(1732–1771)
5th Earl of Elgin, 9th Earl of Kincardine, Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1604), Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1608), 5th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 5th Lord Bruce of Kinloss, 9th Lord Bruce of Torry

Marquess of Ailesbury, Earl Bruce of Whorlton, County of York, and Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, 1821

Robert Brudenell
(1760–1837)
6th Earl of Cardigan, 6th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Charles Brudenell-Bruce
(1773–1856)
1st Marquess of Ailesbury, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, 1st Earl Bruce, 1st Viscount Savernake, 3rd Baron Bruce of Tottenham

William Robert Bruce
(1764–1771)
6th Earl of Elgin, 10th Earl of Kincardine, 6th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 10th Lord Bruce of Torry

Thomas Bruce
(1766–1841)
7th Earl of Elgin, 11th Earl of Kincardine, 7th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 11th Lord Bruce of Torry

Baron Elgin of Elgin, 1849

James Brudenell🐴
(1797–1868)
7th Earl of Cardigan, 7th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

George Brudenell-Bruce
(1804–1878)
2nd Marquess of Ailesbury, 8th Earl of Cardigan, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury, 2nd Earl Bruce, 2nd Viscount Savernake, 3rd Baron Bruce of Tottenham, 4th Baron Bruce of Tottenham, 8th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Ernest Brudenell-Bruce
(1811–1886)
3rd Marquess of Ailesbury, 9th Earl of Cardigan, 4th Earl of Ailesbury, 3rd Earl Bruce of Whorlton, 3rd Viscount Savernake, 5th Baron Bruce of Tottenham, 9th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

James Bruce
(1811–1863)
8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine (1647), 12th Lord Bruce of Torry, 8th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 1st Baron Elgin

George John Brudenell-Bruce
(1839–1868)

Henry Brudenell-Bruce
(1842–1911)
5th Marquess of Ailesbury, 11th Earl of Cardigan, 6th Earl of Ailesbury, 5th Earl Bruce of Whorlton, 5th Viscount Savernake, 7th Baron Bruce of Tottenham, 11th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Victor Alexander Bruce
(1849–1917)
9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine (1647), 13th Lord Bruce of Torry, 9th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 2nd Baron Elgin

George William Thomas Brudenell-Bruce
(1863–1894)
4th Marquess of Ailesbury, 10th Earl of Cardigan, 5th Earl of Ailesbury, 4th Earl Bruce of Whorlton, 4th Viscount Savernake, 6th Baron Bruce of Tottenham, 10th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce
(1873–1961)
6th Marquess of Ailesbury, 12th Earl of Cardigan, 7th Earl of Ailesbury, 5th Earl Bruce of Whorlton, 6th Viscount Savernake, 8th Baron Bruce of Tottenham, 12th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Edward James Bruce
(1881–1968)
10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine (1647), 14th Lord Bruce of Torry, 10th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 3rd Baron Elgin

Chandos Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce
(1904–1974)
7th Marquess of Ailesbury, 13th Earl of Cardigan, 8th Earl of Ailesbury, 6th Earl Bruce of Whorlton, 7th Viscount Savernake, 9th Baron Bruce of Tottenham, 13th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Michael Sydney Cedric Brudenell-Bruce
(b. 1926)
8th Marquess of Ailesbury, 14th Earl of Cardigan, 9th Earl of Ailesbury, 7th Earl Bruce of Whorlton, 8th Viscount Savernake, 10th Baron Bruce of Tottenham, 14th Baron Brudenell of Stonton

Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce
(b. 1925)
11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine (1647), 15th Lord Bruce of Torry, 11th Lord Bruce of Kinloss (1633), 4th Baron Elgin

David Michael James Brudenell-Bruce
(b. 1952)
styled Earl of Cardigan

Charles Edward Bruce
(b. 1961)
styled Lord Bruce

Heir apparent to the Marquessate of Ailesbury and Earldom of Cardigan

Heir apparent to the Earldom of Elgin and the Earldom of Kincardine

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Earls of Kincardine, first creation (1647)

Earls of Kincardine, second creation (1707)

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