| Earldom of Cromartie | |
|---|---|
 Earl of Cromartie Coat of Arms. Quarterly: 1st, Or a Mountain Azure in flames proper (Macleod of Lewis);2nd, Azure a Buck's Head cabossed Or (Mackenzie);3rd, Gules three Legs of a Man armed proper conjoined in the centre at the upper part of two of the thighs flexed in triangle garnished and spurred Or (Isle of Man);4th, Argent on a Pale Sable an Imperial Crown proper all within a Double Tressure flory counterflory Gules (Erskine of Innerteall) | |
| Creation date | 21 October 1861[1] |
| Creation | Second |
| Created by | Queen Victoria |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland |
| Present holder | John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie |
| Heir apparent | Colin Mackenzie, Viscount Tarbat |
| Remainder to | By special remainder (see below) |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Tarbat Baron Castlehaven Baron MacLeod |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat(s) | Castle Leod |
| Motto | Luceo Non Uro ("I shine but do not burn") |
Earl of Cromartie ( /ˈkrɒmərti/ ) is a title that has been created twice, both for members of the Mackenzie family. It was first created as Earl of Cromarty in the Peerage of Scotland in 1703 for Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet, but his titles were forfeited after the Jacobite rising of 1745. It was recreated in 1861 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (née Hay-Mackenzie). Since 1979, the Earl of Cromartie has been chief of Clan Mackenzie.[1]
- ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 977–980. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.