Earldom of Wemyss held with Earldom of March since 1826
Quarterly: 1st & 4th argent, a fess, azure, within a double tressure, flory and counterflory, gules, for Charteris, 2nd and 3rd, Or, a lion rampant, gules, armed and langued azure, for Wemyss
Creation date
1633 (Earl of Wemyss) 1697 (Earl of March)
Created by
Charles I and William III
Peerage
Peerage of Scotland
First holder
John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss William Douglas, 1st Earl of March
Present holder
James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March
Heir apparent
Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho
Remainder to
The 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles
Lord Elcho Lord Neidpath Viscount Peebles
Seat(s)
Gosford House
Former seat(s)
Amisfield House Neidpath Castle Elcho Castle
Motto
Je Pense ("I think")[1]
Neidpath Castle
Earl of Wemyss (/ˈwiːmz/WEEMZ) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1633. The Scottish Wemyss family had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century.[2] Since 1823 the earldom has been held with the Earldom of March, created in 1697. The holder of the title is sometimes known as the Earl of Wemyss and March, but the titles are distinct.[3]
^The Peerage of Scotland, Including the Dormant, Attainted and Extinct Titles ... Embellished with ... Engravings of All Their Armorial Bearings, Etc. P. Brown. 1834. pp. 115–116. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Wemyss, Earls of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 517.
^"A masterpiece of timing". the Guardian. 25 November 1999. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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