It was first bestowed in modern times on Thomas Randolph . It eventually descended to Elizabeth Stewart, 7th Countess Of Moray , whose husband was also recognised as Earl. However, when her husband, James, was killed in battle against the Sovereign in 1455 , his title was Attained .
The next grant was made to James Stewart , the son of King James IV . This Earl, however, died without children, and the title became extinct. The title was next given to George Gordon , 4th Earl Of Huntly . Gordon fell out of royal favour, and in 1462 he was killed and his title was forfeit.
The most recent creation was in favour of another ), ( 1581 ) and '''Lord St Colme''' ( 1611 ). Furthermore, Lord Moray holds the title '''Baron Stuart''', of Castle Stuart in the County of Inverness; since it is in the Peerage Of Great Britain , it entitled the Earls of Moray to sit in the House Of Lords until the passage of the Peerage Act 1963 .
Perhaps the most well-known Earl of Moray was James Stewart, 2nd Earl Of Moray , the husband of Elizabeth Stewart, 2nd Countess Of Moray , who held the Earldom ''jure uxoris'' (by right of his wife), as he was the subject of a famous ballad, " The Bonny Earl Of Murray " ("Murray" being a variant spelling of "Moray").
The family seat is Doune Lodge , near Doune , Stirling .
See Also: Mormaer of Moray
- Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl Of Moray (d. 1332 )
- Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl Of Moray (d. 1332 )
- John Randolph, 3rd Earl Of Moray (d. 1346 )
- Agnes Dunbar, 4th Countess Of Moray (c. 1312 - 1369 )
- John Dunbar, 5th Earl Of Moray (d. 1391 )
- James Dunbar, 6th Earl Of Moray (d. 1429 )
- Elizabeth Dunbar, 7th Countess Of Moray (d. 1485 ) (forfeit 1455)
- --- Archibald Douglas, Earl Of Moray (d. 1455 ), brother of the 8th and 9th Earls Of Douglas (acceded 145?), her 1st husband
- --- James Crichton, 2nd Lord Crichton And Earl Of Moray (d. 1454 ) (acceded 1452), the husband of her sister
- James Stewart, 1st Earl Of Moray (c. 1531 - 1570 )
- Elizabeth Stewart, 2nd Countess Of Moray (d. 1591 )
- James Stewart, 2nd Earl Of Moray (d. 1592 )
- James Stewart, 3rd Earl Of Moray (d. 1638 )
- James Stewart, 4th Earl Of Moray (d. 1653 )
- Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl Of Moray (d. 1701 )
- Charles Stuart, 6th Earl Of Moray (d. 1735 )
- Francis Stuart, 7th Earl Of Moray (d. 1739 )
- James Stuart, 8th Earl Of Moray ( 1708 - 1767 )
- Francis Stuart, 9th Earl Of Moray ( 1737 - 1810 )
- Francis Stuart, 10th Earl Of Moray ( 1771 - 1848 )
- Francis Stuart, 11th Earl Of Moray ( 1795 - 1859 )
- John Stuart, 12th Earl Of Moray ( 1797 - 1867 )
- Archibald George Stuart, 13th Earl Of Moray ( 1810 - 1872 )
- George Philip Stuart, 14th Earl Of Moray ( 1816 - 1895 )
- Edmund Archibald Stuart, 15th Earl Of Moray ( 1840 - 1901 )
- Francis James Stuart, 16th Earl Of Moray ( 1842 - 1909 )
- Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl Of Moray ( 1855 - 1930 )
- Francis Douglas Stuart, 18th Earl Of Moray ( 1892 - 1943 )
- Archibald John Morton Stuart, 19th Earl Of Moray ( 1894 - 1974 )
- Douglas John Moray Stuart, 20th Earl Of Moray (b. 1928 )
Heir-Apparent: His son John Douglas Stuart, Lord Doune (b. 1966 )
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