Earl of Dumbarton

Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Earldom of Dumbarton

Arms of Prince Harry, the present Earl of Dumbarton

Creation date| 9 March 1675[1]
Creation| Second
Created by| Elizabeth II
Peerage| Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder| Lord George Douglas
Present holder| Prince Harry
Heir apparent| Prince Archie of Sussex
Remainder to| the 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten[2]
Status| Extant[3]

Earl of Dumbarton is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom, referring to Dumbarton in the area West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The title has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Scotland in 1675 and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 2018.

## History[edit]

The title was first created in the Peerage of Scotland on 9 March 1675 for Lord George Douglas, son of the Marquess of Douglas and younger brother of the Earl of Selkirk, for services fighting in the Franco-Dutch War. Lord Dumbarton was also created Lord Douglas of Ettrick. He was married to Anne Douglas (née Wheatley), the first Countess of Dumbarton, who was the sister of Catherine Fitzroy, Duchess of Northumberland. Following the death of their only son, the unmarried second Earl, both titles became extinct on 7 January 1749.[1][4]

On 16 July 2018, the title was recreated in the Peerage of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II as one of the two subsidiary titles for her grandson Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, on the occasion of his wedding, when he was also created Baron Kilkeel. The title was announced on 19 May 2018.[5][2] The heir to the earldom is his son, Prince Archie of Sussex.

### Earls of Dumbarton, first creation, 1675[edit]

Earl | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death

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George Douglas
1675—1692  |  | 1635
Douglas Castle
son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas, and Lady Mary Gordon  | Anne Wheatley (died 1691)
1 child  | 1692
St-Germain-en-Laye, Paris, France
aged 56–57 years
George Douglas
1692—1749  |  | 1687
son of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton, and Anne Wheatley (died 1691)  | Unmarried  | 1749
Douai, France
aged 61–62 years

### Earl of Dumbarton, second creation, 2018[edit]

Earl | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death

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Prince Harry
House of Windsor
2018–present
also: Duke of Sussex and Baron Kilkeel (2018) |  | 15 September 1984
St Mary's Hospital, London
son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer | Rachel Meghan Markle
19 May 2018
2 children  | Incumbent

## Line of succession[edit]

Heraldic banner of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Earl of Dumbarton

* Prince Harry, Earl of Dumbarton (b. 1984)
* (1) Prince Archie of Sussex (b. 2019)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Balfour Paul, James (1904). The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas. pp. 216–217. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
2. ^ a b "No. 62358". The London Gazette. 20 July 2018. p. 12928.
3. ^ Royal.UK — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Announcement of Titles (Accessed 19 May 2018)
4. ^ Emerson, Stephen (19 May 2018). "Prince Harry given Earl of Dumbarton title". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
5. ^ "Prince Harry to be Earl of Dumbarton". BBC News. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

(1984-09-15) 15 September 1984 (age 39)

Titles|

* Duke of Sussex
* Earl of Dumbarton
* Baron Kilkeel

Family|

* Meghan Markle (wife)
* Prince Archie of Sussex (son)
* Princess Lilibet of Sussex (daughter)
* Charles III (father)
* Diana Spencer (mother)
* William, Prince of Wales (brother)

Events and charities|

* Concert for Diana
* Wedding
* guests
* Overseas visits
* Invictus Games
* Sentebale
* Megxit
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* Archewell

Popular culture|

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television|

* Concert for Diana (2007)
* Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (2007)
* The Taking of Prince Harry (2010)
* I Wanna Marry "Harry" (2014)
* The Windsors (TV series, 2016–2020; play, 2021)
* Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (2018)
* Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal (2019)
* Spitting Image (2020–21)
* The Crown (TV series, 2020–23)
* Oprah with Meghan and Harry (2021)
* The Me You Can't See (2021)
* Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace (2021)
* The Prince (2021)
* Harry & Meghan (2022)
* Live to Lead (2022)
* Harry: The Interview (2023)
* South Park: The Worldwide Privacy Tour (2023)
* Heart of Invictus (2023)

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