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The Order Of Precedence in Scotland was fixed by Royal Warrant in 1905 . Amendments were made by further Warrants in 1952 , 1958 and most recently in 1999 to coincide with the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive . The orders of precedence for Gentlemen and Ladies are as follows: GENTLEMEN #The Sovereign ( Queen Elizabeth II ) # HRH The Duke Of Edinburgh #The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland when it is in session # HRH The Prince Charles, Duke Of Rothesay # HRH The Duke Of York # HRH The Earl Of Wessex # HRH Prince William Of Wales # HRH Prince Henry Of Wales #The Sovereign's brothers, where such exist (none at present) #The Sovereign's uncles, where such exist (none at present) # HRH The Duke Of Gloucester , grandson of King George V # HRH The Duke Of Kent , grandson of King George V # HRH Prince Michael Of Kent , brother of the Duke of Kent # Lord Lieutenant s # Sheriff Principal (during term of office and with bounds of Sheriffdom) # Lord High Chancellor ( The Lord Falconer Of Thoroton ) #The Moderator Of The General Assembly of the Church Of Scotland ( David Lacy , since May 2005) #The Prime Minister (The Rt Hon. Tony Blair ) # Commonwealth Prime Ministers , while visiting the UK, in order of appointment #The Speaker Of The House Of Commons (The Rt Hon. Michael Martin ) #The Keeper of the Great Seal Of Scotland (the First Minister Of Scotland ) #The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament #The Secretary Of State For Scotland #The High Constable Of Scotland ( The Earl Of Erroll ) # The Master Of The Household in Scotland ( The Duke Of Argyll ) # Dukes # Earl Of Ulster , eldest son of HRH The Duke of Gloucester # Earl Of St Andrews , eldest son of HRH The Duke of Kent #Ministers, Envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries # Lord Great Chamberlain ( The Marquess Of Cholmondeley ) # Marquesses #Eldest sons of Dukes ## Earl Of Arundel and Surrey, eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk ##Lord Seymour, eldest son of the Duke of Somerset ##Earl of March and Kinrara, eldest son of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon ##Earl of Euston, eldest son of the Duke of Grafton ##Marquess of Worcester, eldest son of the Duke of Beaufort ##Earl of Burford, eldest son of the Duke of St Albans ##Marquess of Tavistock, eldest son of the Duke of Bedford ##Marquess of Hartington, eldest son of the Duke of Devonshire ##Marquess of Blandford, eldest son of the Duke of Marlborough ## Marquess Of Granby , eldest son of the Duke of Rutland ##Marquess of Douglas and Clydedale, eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon ##Earl of Dalkeith, eldest son of the Duke Of Buccleuch And Queensberry ##Marquess of Lorne, eldest son of the Duke of Argyll ##Marquess of Tullibardine, eldest son of the Duke of Atholl ##Marquess of Graham, eldest son of the Duke of Montrose ##Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, eldest son of the Duke of Roxburghe ##Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the Duke of Manchester ##Earl Percy, eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland ##Marquess of Douro, eldest son of the Duke of Wellington ##Marquess of Stafford, eldest son of the Duke of Sutherland ##Marquess of Hamilton, eldest son of the Duke of Abercorn ##Earl Grosvenor, eldest son of the Duke of Westminster ##Earl of Southesk, eldest son of the Duke of Fife ##''Earl of Ulster, eldest son of the Duke of Gloucester'' ##''Earl of St Andrews, eldest son of the Duke of Kent'' ##''HRH The Prince of Wales, eldest son of the Duke of Edinburgh'' # Earls #Younger sons of Dukes of Blood Royal ( Lord Nicholas Windsor ) #Eldest sons of Marquesses ## Earl Of Wiltshire , eldest son of the Marquess of Winchester ##Earl of Aboyne, eldest son of the Marquess of Huntly ##Viscount Drumlanrig, eldest son of the Marquess of Queensberry ##Earl of Shelburne, eldest son of the Marquess of Lansdowne ##Viscount Raynham, eldest son of the Marquess Townshend ##Viscount Cranborne, eldest son of the Marquess of Salisbury ##Viscount Weymouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Bath ##Earl of Yarmouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Hertford ##Earl of Dumfries, eldest son of the Marquess of Bute ##Earl of Tyrone, eldest son of the Marquess of Waterford ##Earl of Hillsborough, eldest son of the Marquess of Downshire ##Earl of Belfast, eldest son of the Marquess of Donegall ##Earl of Bective, eldest son of the Marquess of Headfort ##Viscount Loftus, eldest son of the Marquess of Ely ##Lord Burghley, eldest son of the Marquess of Exeter ##Earl Compton, eldest son of the Marquess of Northampton ##Earl of Brecknock, eldest son of the Marquess Camden ##Earl of Uxbridge, eldest son of the Marquess of Anglesey ##Viscount Castlereagh, eldest son of the Marquess of Londonderry ##Earl of Mount Charles, eldest son of the Marquess Conyngham ##Earl of Cardigan, eldest son of the Marquess of Ailesbury ##Earl of Mulgrave, eldest son of the Marquess of Normanby ##Earl Ronaldshay, eldest son of the Marquess of Zetland ##Earl of Hopetoun, eldest son of the Marquess of Linlithgow ##Earl of Haddo, eldest son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair ##Earl of Medina, eldest son of the Marquess of Milford Haven ##Viscount Erleigh, eldest son of the Marquess of Reading #Younger sons of Dukes ##The Lord Thomas Fitzalan-Howard ##The Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard ##The Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard ##The Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard ##The Lord Mark Fitzalan-Howard ##The Lord Charles Seymour ##The Lord Francis Seymour ##The Lord Nicholas Gordon-Lennox ##The Lord Charles FitzRoy ##The Lord Edward FitzRoy ##The Lord Edward Somerset ##The Lord John Somerset ##The Lord Peter Beauclerk ##The Lord James Beauclerk ##The Lord John Beauclerk ##The Lord Robin Russell ##The Lord James Russell ##The Lord Rudolf Russell ##The Lord Francis Russell ##The Lord Hugh Russell ##The Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill ##The Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill ##The Lord Hugo Manners ##The Lord Edward Manners ##The Lord Roger Manners ##The Lord John Douglas-Hamilton ##The Lord Selkirk of Douglas (as a son of a Duke of Hamilton, he ranks higher than he does through his own life peerage) ##The Lord Patrick Douglas-Hamilton ##The Lord David Douglas-Hamilton ##The Lord John Montagu-Douglas-Scott ##The Lord Damian Montagu-Douglas-Scott ##The Lord Colin Campbell ##The Lord Craig Murray ##The Lord Ronald Graham ##The Lord Donald Graham ##The Lord Edward Innes-Ker ##The Lord George Innes-Ker ##The Lord Robert Innes-Ker ##The Lord Kimble Montagu ##The Lord Max Percy ##The Lord James Percy ##The Lord John FitzGerald ##The Lord Adrian FitzGerald ##The Lord Richard Wellesley ##The Lord John Wellesley ##The Lord James Wellesley ##The Lord Henry Egerton ##The Lord Nicholas Hamilton ##The Lord Anthony Hamilton ##''The Lord Nicholas Windsor'' ##''HRH The Duke of York'' ##''HRH The Earl of Wessex'' # Lord Justice General ( Lord Hamilton ) # Lord Clerk Register # Lord Advocate ( Colin Boyd ) # Advocate General For Scotland ( Lord Davidson Of Glen Clova ) # Lord Justice Clerk (The Rt Hon. Lord Gill ) # Viscounts #Eldest sons of Earls ##Viscount Ingestre, eldest son of the Earl of Shrewsbury ##Lord Stanley of Bickerstaffe, eldest son of the Earl of Derby ##Lord Herbert of Cardiff, eldest son of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery ##The Honourable Charles Courtenay, eldest son of the Earl of Devon ##Viscount Andover, eldest son of the Earl of Suffolk ##Viscount Feilding, eldest son of the Earl of Denbigh ##Lord Norreys, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsey ##Viscount Maidstone, eldest son of the Earl of Winchelsea ##Viscount Hinchingbrooke, eldest son of the Earl of Sandwich ##Viscount Woodstock, eldest son of the Earl of Portland ##Viscount Bury, eldest son of the Earl of Albermarle ##Viscount Deerhurst, eldest son of the Earl of Coventry ##Lord Balniel, eldest son of the Earl of Crawford ##Lord Hay, eldest son of the Earl of Erroll ##Lord Strathnaver, eldest son of the Earl of Sutherland ##Lord Aberdour, eldest son of the Earl of Morton ##Lord Cardross, eldest son of the Earl of Buchan ##Lord Montgomerie, eldest son of the Earl of Eglinton ##Lord Berriedale, eldest son of the Earl of Caithness ##Lord Doune, eldest son of the Earl of Morway ##Lord Glamis, eldest son of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne ##Lord Binning, eldest son of the Earl of Haddington ##Viscount of Maitland, eldest son of the Earl of Lauderdale ##Viscount of Garnock, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsay ##Viscount of Dupplin, eldest son of the Earl of Kinnoull ##Lord Bruce of Kinloss, eldest son of the Earl of Elgin ##Lord Neidpath, eldest son of the Earl of Wemyss ##Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie, eldest son of the Earl of Dalhousie ##Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, eldest son of the Earl of Airlie ##Lord Balgonie, eldest son of the Earl of Leven ##Lord Huntingtower, eldest son of the Countess of Dysart ##Lord Daer, eldest son of the Baron Selkirk of Douglas (disclaimed Earldom of Selkirk) ##Lord Rosehill, eldest son of the Earl of Northesk ##Lord Scrymgeour, eldest son of the Earl of Dundee ##Lord Johnstone, eldest son of the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell ##Lord Cochrane, eldest son of the Earl of Dundonald ##Viscount of Kirkwall, eldest son of the Earl of Orkney ##Viscount of Reidhaven, eldest son of the Earl of Seafield ##Lord Dalmeny, eldest son of the Earl of Rosebery ##Viscount of Kelburn, eldest son of the Earl of Glasgow ##Lord Guernsey, eldest son of the Earl of Aylesford ##Viscount Chewton, eldest son of the Earl Waldegrave ##Viscount Petersham, eldest son of the Earl of Harrington ##Viscount Lymington, eldest son of the Earl of Portsmouth ##Lord Brooke, eldest son of the Earl of Warwick ##Viscount Folkestone, eldest son of the Earl of Radnor ##Viscount Althorp, eldest son of the Earl Spencer ##Lord Apsley, eldest son of the Earl Bathurst ##Lord Hyde, eldest son of the Earl of Clarendon ##Viscount of Stormont, eldest son of the Earl of Mansfield ##Lord Porchester, eldest son of the Earl of Carnarvon ##Viscount Chelsea, eldest son of the Earl Cadogan ##Viscount FitzHarris, eldest son of the Earl of Malmesbury ##Viscount Dungarvan, eldest son of the Earl of Cork ##Lord Ardee, eldest son of the Earl of Meath ##Viscount Moore, eldest son of the Earl of Drogheda ##Viscount Forbes, eldest son of the Earl of Granard ##Lord Clifton of Rathmore, eldest son of the Earl of Darnley ##Viscount Ikerrin, eldest son of the Earl of Carrick ##Viscount Boyle, eldest son of the Earl of Shannon ##Viscount Stopford, eldest son of the Earl of Courtown ##Viscount Pollington, eldest son of the Earl of Mexborough ##Viscount Jocelyn, eldest son of the Earl of Roden ##Viscount Lisburne, eldest son of the Earl of Lisburne ##Lord Gilford, eldest son of the Earl of Clanwilliam ##Viscount Dunluce, eldest son of the Earl of Antrim ##Lord Silchester, eldest son of the Earl of Longford ##Viscount Carlow, eldest son of the Earl of Portarlington ##Lord Naas, eldest son of the Earl of Mayo ##Viscount Crichton, eldest son of the Earl of Erne ##Lord Bingham, eldest son of the Earl of Lucan ##Viscount Corry, eldest son of the Earl Belmore ##Viscount Suirdale, eldest son of the Earl of Donoughmore ##Viscount Alexander, eldest son of the Earl of Caledon ##Lord Loughborough, eldest son of the Earl of Rosslyn ##Viscount Cranley, eldest son of the Earl of Onslow ##Viscount Grey de Wilton, eldest son of the Earl of Wilton ##Viscount Glentworth, eldest son of the Earl of Limerick ##Viscount Clive, eldest son of the Earl of Powis ##Viscount Merton, eldest son of the Earl Nelson ##Lord Oxmantown, eldest son of the Earl of Rosse ##Viscount Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of Normanton ##Viscount Lowther, eldest son of the Earl of Lonsdale ##Viscount Sandon, eldest son of the Earl of Harrowby ##Viscount Melgund, eldest son of the Earl of Minto ##Viscount Grimston, eldest son of the Earl of Verulam ## Lord Eliot , eldest son of the Earl of St Germans ##Viscount Boringdon, eldest son of the Earl of Morley ##Viscount Newport, eldest son of the Earl of Bradford ##Viscount Encombe, eldest son of the Earl of Elden ##Viscount Curzon, eldest son of the Earl Howe ##Viscount Durwich, eldest son of the Earl of Stradbroke ##Lord Langton, eldest son of the Earl Temple of Stowe ##Viscount Newry, eldest son of the Earl of Kilmorey ##Viscount Northland, eldest son of the Earl of Ranfurly ##Viscount Anson, eldest son of the Earl of Lichfield ##Viscount Granville, eldest son of the Earl Granville ##Lord Howard of Effingham, eldest son of the Earl of Effingham ##Lord Ducie, eldest son of the Earl of Ducie ##Lord Worsley, eldest son of the Earl of Yarborough ##Viscount Coke, eldest son of the Earl of Leicester ##Viscount Campden, eldest son of the Earl of Gainsborough ##Viscount Enfield, eldest son of the Earl of Strafford ## Viscount Dangan , eldest son of the Earl Cowley ##Viscount Ednam, eldest son of the Earl of Dudley ##Viscount Tarbat, eldest son of the Earl of Cromartie ##Viscount Carlton, eldest son of the Earl of Wharncliffe ##Viscount Garmoyle, eldest son of the Earl Cairns ##Viscount Wolmer, eldest son of the Earl of Selborne ##Lord Medway, eldest son of the Earl of Cranbrook ##Viscount Errington, eldest son of the Earl of Cromer ##Viscount Hawkesbury, eldest son of the Earl of Liverpool ##Viscount Borodale, eldest son of the Earl Beatty ##Viscount Dawick, eldest son of the Earl Haig ##Viscount Asquith, eldest son of the Earl of Oxford ##Viscount Jellicoe, eldest son of the Earl Jellicoe ##Viscount Clanfield, eldest son of the Earl Peel ##Lord Irwin, eldest son of the Earl of Halifax ##Viscount Ruthven of Canberra, eldest son of the Earl of Gowrie ##Viscount Gwynedd, eldest son of the Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor ## Lord Romsey , eldest son of the Countess Mountbatten of Burma ## Viscount Linley , eldest son of the Earl of Snowdon ##Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, eldest son of the Earl of Stockton # The Lord Frederick Windsor #Younger sons of Marquesses # Barons And Lords Of Parliament #Eldest sons of Viscounts #Younger sons of Earls #Eldest sons of Barons # Knights Of The Garter # Knights Of The Thistle # Knights Of St Patrick (order obsolete) # Privy Counsellors # Senators Of The College Of Justice And The Chairman Of The Scottish Land Court #Younger sons of Viscounts #Younger sons of Barons #Sons of Law Life Peers # Baronets #Knights Grand Cross of the Order Of The Bath #Knights Grand Commanders of the Order Of The Star Of India #Knights Grand Cross of the Order Of St Michael And St George #Knights Grand Commander of the Order Of The Indian Empire #Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order #Knights Grand Cross of the Order Of The British Empire #Knights Commanders of the Order of the Bath #Knights Commanders of the Order of the Star of India #Knights Commanders of the Order of St Michael and St George #Knights Commanders of the Order of the Indian Empire #Knights Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order #Knights Commanders of the Order of the British Empire # Solicitor General For Scotland (See Order of Precedence for Ladies) # Lyon King Of Arms (Robin Orr Blair) # Sherrifs-Principal # Knights Bachelor # Sheriffs #Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order #Companions of the Order of the Bath #Companions of the Order of the Star of India #Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George #Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire #Commanders of the Order of the British Empire #Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order #Companions of the Distinguished Service Order #Officers of the Order of the British Empire #Companions of the Imperial Service Order #Eldest sons of younger sons of peers #Eldest sons of Baronets #Eldest sons of Knights of the Garter #Eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle #Eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick #Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath #Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India #Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George #Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire #Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order #Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire #Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath #Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India #Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George #Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire #Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order #Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire #Members of the Royal Victorian Order #Members of the Order of the British Empire #Younger sons of Baronets |
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