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As well as the titles Earl of Elgin and '''Earl of Kincardine''', Lord Elgin also holds the titles '''Lord Bruce of Kinloss''' (created 1608), '''Lord Bruce of Torry''' (1647) and '''Baron Elgin''', of Elgin in Scotland (1849). The first two are in the Peerage of Scotland; the third is in the Peerage Of The United Kingdom .

The Lordship Of Kinloss held by the first four Earls was inherited on the death of the 4th Earl by the 3rd Duke Of Chandos . Through his daughter it passed to the Dukes Of Buckingham And Chandos , and is now held by these Dukes' heir of line.

The family seat is Broomhall House , three miles south-west of Dunfermline , Scotland .


EARLS OF ELGIN ( 1633 )