Earl of Middleton

Not to be confused with Earl of Midleton.

Earl of Middleton was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1656 for army officer John Middleton, together with the subsidiary title Lord Clermont and Fettercairn, also in the Peerage of Scotland. In 1674, he was succeeded by his son, Charles, who served in political offices under Charles II and James II & VI. In 1693 the 2nd earl joined the exiled king in France and was subsequently tried for treason in absentia in 1694 and the titles attainted on 2 July 1695. Charles was made Earl of Monmouth and Viscount Clermont in the Jacobite Peerage of England in 1701.

Earls of Middleton (1656)

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