Earldom of Traquair | |
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Creation date | 23 Jun 1633 |
Creation | First |
Created by | Charles I |
Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
First holder | John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair |
Last holder | Charles Stewart, 8th Earl of Traquair |
Remainder to | the 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
Subsidiary titles | Lord Stewart of Traquair Lord Linton and Caberston |
Status | Extinct |
Extinction date | 2 August 1861 |
Seat(s) | Traquair House |
Motto | JUDGE NOUGHT |
Earl of Traquair (pronounced "Tra-quare") was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 23 June 1633 for John Stewart, Lord Stewart of Traquair.
The family seat was Traquair House.
Stewart had been created Lord Stewart of Traquair in 1628, and was made Lord Linton and Caberston at the same time as he was given the earldom in 1633. These titles were also in the Peerage of Scotland. The titles became extinct or dormant on the death of the 8th Earl of Traquair, Charles Stewart (b. 1781), 2 August 1861.