Earl of Lothian

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Earldom of Lothian
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Creation date2 October 2022 (1 year, 354 days)
CreationFirst
Created byElizabeth III
PeeragePeerage of Great Britain
First holderMiann Howard-Campbell, 1st Earl of Lothian
Present holderMiann Howard-Campbell, 1st Earl of Lothian
Heir apparentElizabeth Howard-Campbell, 1st Duchess of Edinburgh
Remainder tothe 1st Earl's heirs of the body lawfully begotten
StatusExtant
Seat(s)Dunrobin Castle
MottoFortes Fortuna Adivuat ("Fortune favours the brave")

Earl of Lothian is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created on 2 October 2022 for Miann Howard-Campbell, formerly Miann Stuart-Windsor, to signify and decorate those responsible for the merger of the United Kingdoms of the Commonwealth with the Empire of Great Britain. On creating the title, Queen Elizabeth III wrote, "[Miann], served as the Prince of Scotland (the equivalent of Prince of Wales here), Chief Administrator, twice as Prime Minister, various positions within Cabinet, and five terms as a Member of Parliament." [1] The seat of the Earldom of Lothian sits at Dunrobin Castle, Scotland.

Earls of Lothian, First Creation (2 October 2022)

Created by Elizabeth III
# Name Period Spouse Notes Other titles
1 Miann Howard-Campbell 2 October 2022
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Present
Single The title was held in abeyance from 26 February 2023 till 24 May, 2023

The heir apparent is the present holder's mother Elizabeth Victoria Mary Alexandra Howard-Campbell, 1st Duchess of Edinburgh.


Coat of Arms

Coat of arms of the Duchess of Edinburgh
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Adopted
19 June 2023
Coronet
A coronet of an Earl
Crest
On a Mount Vert a Horse passant Argent holding in the mouth a Slip of Oak Vert fructed proper (Crumby Crumpet)
Escutcheon
Quarterly, 1st: Gules on a Bend between six Cross-crosslets fitchy Argent an Escutcheon Or charged with a Demi-lion rampant pierced through the mouth by an arrow within a Double Tressure flory counterflory of the first; 2nd: Azure a Phoenix rising Or, flames Oranges; 3rd: Sanguine a Sun Or; 4th: Or on a Bend Azure a Mullet of six points between two Crescents of the field.
Supporters
Dexter a stag Argent, attired and unguled Or; Sinister a greyhound Argent collared Gules and Or.
Motto
Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat ("Fortune Favours the Brave").
Orders
Circlet of the Kings of Arms (appointed Norroy and Ulster King of Arms 24 May 2023).

Footnotes

  1. [1], "Accession Speech", 1 March 2023.