Earl of Seafield

Earldom of Seafield

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Arms: Grandquarterly 1st and 4th counterquarterly Ist and IVth Argent a lion passant guardant Gules crowned with an imperial crown and collared with an open crown Proper (Ogilvie); IInd and IIIrd Argent a cross engrailed Sable (Sinclair of Deskford); 2nd and 3rd Gules three celestial crowns Or (Grant).

Creation date1701
Created byWilliam III and II
PeeragePeerage of Scotland
First holderJames Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater
Present holderIan Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield
Heir apparentJames Ogilvie-Grant, Viscount Reidhaven
Subsidiary titlesViscount of Reidhaven
Viscount of Seafield
Lord Ogilvy of Deskford and Cullen
Lord Ogilvy of Cullen
Seat(s)Cullen House (Old Cullen)[1]

Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvie, who in 1711 succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Findlater. The earldoms of Findlater and Seafield continued to be united until 1811, when the earldom of Findlater became dormant, while the earldom of Seafield remains extant.

  1. ^ "Cullen House". Scottish places info.