Earl of Montrose
| Dukedom of Montrose | |
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Quarterly, 1st and 4th: Or a chief sable three escallops of the field (for Graham); 2nd and 3rd: Argent three roses gules barbed and seeded proper (for Montrose).
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| Creation date | 1707 |
| Monarch | Anne |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | James Graham, 4th Marquess of Montrose |
| Present holder | James Graham, 8th Duke |
| Heir apparent | James Graham, Marquess of Graham and Buchanan |
| Remainder to | The 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten, heirs female, and heirs of nomination |
| Subsidiary titles | Marquess of Montrose Marquess of Graham and Buchanan Earl of Montrose Earl of Kincardine Earl Graham of Belford Viscount Dundaff Lord Graham Lord Aberruthven, Mugdock and Fintrie Baron Graham of Belford |
| Seat(s) | Auchmar |
| Former seat(s) | Buchanan Castle |
| Armorial motto | N'oubliez ("Forget not") |
The title of Duke of Montrose (named after Montrose, Angus) has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland, firstly in 1488 for David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford. It was forfeited and then returned, but only for the period of the holder's lifetime. Thus, it was not inherited.
The title was bestowed anew in 1707, again in the Peerage of Scotland, on the fourth Marquess of Montrose, and has since been in the Graham family. The title is also tied as the chieftainship of Clan Graham.
The Duke's subsidiary titles are: Marquess of Montrose (created 1644), Marquess of Graham and Buchanan (1707), Earl of Montrose (1503), Earl of Kincardine (1644 & 1707), Earl Graham of Belford (1722), Viscount Dundaff (1707), Lord Graham (1445),Lord Aberruthven, Mugdock and Fintrie (1707) and Baron Graham of Belford (1722). The titles Earl and Baron Graham of Belford are in the Peerage of Great Britain; the rest are in the Peerage of Scotland. The eldest son of the Duke uses the courtesy title Marquess of Graham and Buchanan.
The family seat is Auchmar House, near Loch Lomond, Stirlingshire. It was previously Buchanan Castle, near Drymen, Stirlingshire.
The heir apparent is James Alexander Norman Graham, Marquess of Graham (b. 1973), elder son of the 8th Duke
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