Earl of Rothes

The Earl of Rothes was a title given to the ruler of Leslie, starting with George Leslie in 1458, given the title by James II of Scotland but has now evolved to a completely hereditary title since the local council now rules Leslie and has since around the 1950's. The title is mostfamous for being given to Norman Leslie, husband to Noel Leslie, a titanic survivor who died in 1956.

Another title given to the Earl of Rothes from 1445-possibly 1773 which was Lord Leslie but even then was a hereditary title to show their success in the Leslie family and Clan Leslie/Rothes.

Original Earls of Rothes (1458-1680)

Name	Became Earl	Seized to be Earl	Become Lord	Birth	Died
George Leslie (I)	sometime 1458	1490 (death)	sometime 1445	c. 1417	1490
George Leslie (II)	25th May 1492	1509 (title retired temporaraly)	before 1492	1400's	1513
William Leslie (I)	1513 (George's death)	Later in 1513 (death)	before 1513	1400's	1513
George Leslie (III)	1st April 1517 (probably)	24th November 1558 (death)	never (probably)	1400's	1558
Andrew Leslie (I)	24th November 1558 (father's death)	1611 (death)	never (probably)	before 1541	1611
John Leslie (I)	1621 (recognition as heir)	23rd August 1641 (death)	never (probably)	1600	1641
John Leslie (II)	23rd August 1641 (father's death)	1680 (became duke)	never (probably)	1630	1681

Arms used by the Leslie family and the earl of Rothes since 1445.

Duke of Rothes (1680-1681)

Name	Became Duke	Seized to be Duke	Birth	Died	Depiction
John Leslie, who also served as Earl of Rothes from 1641-1680 and in 1681. He died in 1681, after being earl again for a short time.	1680	1681 (abdicated and became Earl)	1630	1681	Painted by Samuel Cooper who painted Oliver Cromwell's portrait.

Earl of Rothes restored (1681 -)

Name	Birth	Death	Became Earl or Countess	Seized to be Earl or Countess	Marriage
Margaret Leslie	1600's	c. 1700	1681 (husbands death)	c. 1700 (her death)	John Leslie m. 1648
John Hamilton Leslie	1679	1722	1701 (legitimized as successor)	1722	Lady Jean Hay m. 29th April 1697
John Leslie	1698	10th December 1767	sometime 1722 (fathers death)	10th December 1767 (death)	Hannah Howard m. 1741, d. 1763 Mary Lloyd m. 1763, he died 1767
John Leslie	April 19th 1744	June 18th 1773	10th December 1767	1773 (death)	Jane Maitland m. April 4, 1768

James II of Scotland who gave the title of Earl of Rothes to the first earl, George Leslie who also had the title Lord Leslie since 1445.

19th Century (modern history)

Name	Birth	Death	Term as Earl or Countess	Marriage	Children
Jane E. Leslie	May 1750	June 2nd 1810	sometime 1773 - June 1810	George Raymond Evelyn m. 1766, William Evelyn Glanville m. 1772	6 children
George W. Leslie	March 1768	February 11th 1817	June 1810 - February 1817	2 wifes, one in 1789 and August 1798	6 children
Henrietta A. Leslie	sometime 1790	January 30th 1819	February 1817 - January 1819	George Gwyther (Leslie when Married) m. 1809	6 children
George W. E. Leslie	November 1809	March 10th 1841	January 1819 - March 1841	Louisa Leslie m. May 7th of 1831	2 children
George W. E. Leslie II	February 1835	January 2nd 1859	March 1841 - January 1859	Never married, succeeded by his older sister	None
Henrietta A. M. Leslie	sometime 1832	sometime 1886	January 1859 - 1886 (death)	George Waldergrave, m. sometime in 1861	1 child
Mary E. Leslie	July 1811	September 1893	1886 - September 1893	Martin Edward Haworth-Leslie m. 11th August 1835	Fourteen

20th Century (modern history)

Name	Birth	Death	Term as Earl or Countess	Depiction
Norman Evelyn Leslie Husband of titanic survivor "Noel Leslie" who died 1955. Earl of Rothes from 1893-1927 and last to stay in Leslie House. Went through the reign of Victoria, Edward VII and nearly to the end of George V's reign.	13th July 1877	29th March 1927	September 19th 1893 - 29th March 1927
Malcolm Leslie Son of Norman and Noel Leslie, brought up in Leslie house but moved to London during the begging of World War I. Went through the reign of George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II (to 1975)	8th February 1902	7th May 1975	29th March 1927 - 7th May 1975	Malcolm in 1924

21st Century (modern history)

Name	Birth	Death	Term	Depiction or Photograph
Ian Lionel Malcolm Leslie	10th May 1937	15th April 2005	7th May 1975 - 15th April 2005
James Malcolm David Leslie	4th June 1958	N/A	Since 15th April 2005	Yet to be photographed since the start of his term on the 15th April 2005

James Malcolm Leslie has had no children and the heir at the moment is his brother Alexander John Leslie, the master of Rothes who will take over as earl following the death or abdication of James Malcolm Leslie.