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The title Earl of Elgin (IPA: /ˈɛl gɪn/) was created on June 21, 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce of Whorlton in the Peerage of England on July 30, 1641. His son, Robert, succeeded him, and was also 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 Bruce 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. The most famous Earl was the 7th Earl, who recovered the so-called Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon. In Dublin there are roads that come from the Earl's titles. These are Elgin Road and Ailesbury Road. As well as the titles Earl of Elgin and Earl of Kincardine, Lord Elgin also holds the titles Lord Bruce of Kinloss (created 1608), 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.

Lords Bruce of Kinloss (1608)

Earls of Elgin (1633)

  • Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin (15991663)
  • Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin, 1st Earl of Ailesbury (16271685)
  • Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (16561741)
  • Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury (16821747)
  • Charles Bruce, 5th Earl of Elgin and 9th Earl of Kincardine (17321771)
  • William Robert Bruce, 6th Earl of Elgin and 10th Earl of Kincardine (17641771)
  • Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, 11th Earl of Kincardine (17661841) -of the eponymous Elgin Marbles
  • James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, 12th Earl of Kincardine (18111863)
  • Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine (18491917)
  • Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin, 14th Earl of Kincardine (18811968)
  • Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine (b. 1924)
  • The Heir Apparent is Charles Edward Bruce, Lord Bruce (b. 1961)
  • Lord Bruce's heir is James Andrew Charles Robert Bruce, Master of Bruce (b. 16 Nov 1991)Further Information

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