Viscount Tarbat
| Earl of Cromartie Chief of Clan Mackenzie |
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Arms: Azure, a deer's head cabossed or; Crest: A Mount in flames proper; Supporters: On either side a Wild Man, wreathed about the head and loins with Laurel Leaves, holding in the exterior hand a Baton resting on the shoulder, burning at the end, the hair likewise enflamed, all proper.
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| Creation date | 21 October 1861 |
| Creation | Second |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland |
| Present holder | John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie |
| Heir apparent | Colin Mackenzie, Viscount Tarbat |
| Remainder to | By special remainder (see below) |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Tarbat Baron Castlehaven Baron MacLeod |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat(s) | Castle Leod |
| Armorial motto |
LUCEO NON URO (I shine but do not burn) |
Earl of Cromartie ( /ˈkrɒmərti/ (
listen)) is a title that has been created twice, both for members of the Mackenzie family. It was first created as Earl of Cromarty in the Peerage of Scotland in 1703 for Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet, but his titles were forfeited after the Jacobite rebellion. It was recreated in 1861 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (née Hay-Mackenzie). Since 1979, the Earl of Cromartie has been chief of Clan Mackenzie.
This branch of the family descends from Sir Roderick Mackenzie, whose elder brother Kenneth Mackenzie was created Lord Mackenzie of Kintail in 1609 and was the father of Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth (see the Earl of Seaforth for further history of this branch of the family). Sir Roderick's son, John Mackenzie, was in 1628 created a baronet, of Tarbat in the County of Ross, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. He was succeeded by his son, Sir George Mackenzie, 2nd Baronet. He was a prominent statesman and judge and served as Lord Justice General from 1678 to 1680 and from 1704 to 1710 and as Secretary of State from 1702 to 1704. In 1685, he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord MacLeod and Castlehaven and Viscount of Tarbat. In 1703 he was further honoured when he was made Lord MacLeod and Castlehaven, Viscount of Tarbat and Earl of Cromarty. In 1704, Lord Cromartie resigned his baronetcy in favour of his second son the Hon. Kenneth Mackenzie (died 1728), who was created a baronet, of Cromarty and Grandvale (see Mackenzie baronets).
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