Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
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The title Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was created in the Peerage of Scotland 1661 and 1662 for James Johnstone. Previously, the title of Earl of Annandale had been created for John Murray, but it became extinct when his son James died without heirs.
The first Earl of Annandale and Hartfell's (second and third creations) successor, William, was made Marquess of Annandale. At the death of the third Marquess, no-one could prove a claim to the titles. The earldom stayed dormant until Patrick Hope-Johnstone's claim was approved by the House of Lords in 1985. The Committee for Privileges ruled that the creation of 1661 became extinct with the death of the third marquess but that Charles II's 1662 charter of regrant of lands constituted the creation of a new title. The creation of 1661 was to 'heirs male' the creation of 1662 to 'heirs male...all of which failing the nearest heirs whatsoever'. The 1662 creation therefore descended through the female line and the closest heir was Patrick Hope-Johnstone.
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[edit] Earls of Annandale (1625)
with subsidiaries Viscount of Annand and Lord Murray of Lochmaben (both c. 1622) and Lord Murray of Tynningham (1625)
[edit] Earls of Hartfell (1643)
with subsidiaries Lord Johnston of Lochwood (1633) and Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale (1643)
- James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell (1602–1653)
- James Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Hartfell (d. 1672) (resigned)
[edit] Earls of Annandale and Hartfell (1661 and 1662)
- James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (d. 1672)
- William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale (d. 1721)
- James Johnstone, 2nd Marquess of Annandale (c. 1687-1730)
- George Vanden-Bempde, 3rd Marquess of Annandale (1720-1792) (dormant 1792)
[edit] Earls of Annandale and Hartfell (1662)
- James Hope-Johnstone, 5th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1741-1816)
- Anne Hope-Johnstone, 6th Countess of Annandale and Hartfell (1768-1818)
- John James Hope-Johnstone, 7th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1796-1876)
- John James Hope-Johnstone, 8th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1842-1912)
- Evelyn Wentworth Hope-Johnstone, 9th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1979-1964)
- Percy Wentworth Hope-Johnstone, 10th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (1909-1983)
- Patrick Andrew Wentworth Hope-Johnstone, 11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell (b. 1941) (revived 1985)
The Heir Apparent is David Patrick Wentworth Hope-Johnstone, Lord Johnstone (b. 13 October 1971)
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