Marquess of Zetland is a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great ...

. It was created on 22 August 1892 for the former

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the King ...

, Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Earl of Zetland. Zetland is an archaic form of

Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the n ...

. The Dundas family descends from the wealthy Scottish businessman and

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

, Lawrence Dundas. In 1762 he was created a Baronet, of Kerse in the County of Linlithgow, in the

Baronetage of Great Britain Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ...

. The title was created with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his brother Thomas Dundas and the heirs male of his body. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He represented

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, Californi ...

and

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

in the

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. T ...

and also served as

Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland. The Lieutenancy was replaced by two Lieutenancies, the Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and the Lord Lieutenant of Shetland, in 1948. * James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton 17 ...

. In 1794 he was created Baron Dundas, of Aske in the North Riding of the

County of York Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...

, in the

Peerage of Great Britain The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself re ...

. Lord Dundas notably purchased the right to the earldom of Orkney and lordship of Zetland from

James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, KT, PRS (1702 – 12 October 1768) was a Scottish astronomer and representative peer who was president of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death. He also became ...

. His son, the second Baron, was a Member of Parliament for

and also served as

Lord Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibilit ...

Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

and Shetland. In 1838 he was created Earl of Zetland in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He also represented Richmond and York in Parliament and served as

Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire The post of Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire was created in 1660, at the Restoration, and was abolished on 31 March 1974. From 1782 until 1974, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Lor ...

. On his death, the titles passed to his nephew, the third Earl. At first a Liberal, he held minor office in the second administration of

William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-con ...

but later joined the

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

and served from 1889 to 1892 as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The latter year he was honoured when he was made Earl of Ronaldshay, in the County of Orkney and Zetland, and Marquess of Zetland. The Earl of Ronaldshay is the

courtesy title A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but rather is used through custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the titles used by children of members of the nobility (cf. substantive title). In some con ...

of the eldest son and heir of the Marquess. He was succeeded by his son, the second Marquess. He was also a prominent politician and served as

Governor of Bengal The Governor was the chief colonial administrator in the Bengal presidency, originally the "Presidency of Fort William" and later "Bengal province". In 1644, Gabriel Boughton procured privileges for the East India Company which permitted them t ...

and as

Secretary of State for India His (or Her) Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for India, known for short as the India Secretary or the Indian Secretary, was the British Cabinet minister and the political head of the India Office responsible for the governance of th ...

. the titles are held by his grandson, the fourth Marquess, who succeeded his father in 1989. The family seat is Aske Hall,

Richmond, North Yorkshire Richmond is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, and the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is from the county town of Northallerton and situated on ...

Dundas Baronets, of Kerse (1762)

Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Baronet Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Baronet (c. 1710 – 21 September 1781) was a Scottish businessman, landowner and politician. Life He was the son of Thomas Dundas and Bethia Baillie. He made his first fortune as Commissary General: supplying goods to ...

(1710–1781) * Sir Thomas Dundas, 2nd Baronet (1741–1820) (created Baron Dundas in 1794)

Barons Dundas (1794)

Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas FRS (16 February 1741 – 14 June 1820), known as Sir Thomas Dundas, 2nd Baronet from 1781 to 1794, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1763 to 1794, after which he was raised to the ...

(1741–1820) * Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Baron Dundas (1766–1839) (created Earl of Zetland in 1838)

Earls of Zetland (1838)

:''Other titles (1st Earl onwards): Baron Dundas (GB 1794)'' *

Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland (10 April 1766 – 19 February 1839) was a Scottish MP who sat in the House of Commons from 1790 to 1820 when he was raised to the peerage. Early life Dundas was the son of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dunda ...

(1766–1839) *

Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, KG (5 February 1795 – 6 May 1873), was a British nobleman and politician. Born in Marylebone, London, eldest son of the 1st Earl and his wife Harriet Hale, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity Colleg ...

(1795–1873) * Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Earl of Zetland (1844–1929) (created Marquess of Zetland in 1892)

Marquesses of Zetland (1892)

:''Other titles (1st Marquess onwards): Earl of Zetland (UK 1838), Earl of Ronaldshay (UK 1892), Baron Dundas (GB 1794) '' *

Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland (16 August 1844 – 11 March 1929), known as Lawrence Dundas until 1873 and as the Earl of Zetland from 1873 to 1892, was a British Conservative statesman. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 188 ...

(1844–1929) *

Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland, (11 June 1876 – 6 February 1961), styled Lord Dundas until 1892 and Earl of Ronaldshay between 1892 and 1929, was a British Conservative politician. An expert on India, he served as Secreta ...

(1876–1961) * Lawrence Aldred Mervyn Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland (1908–1989) * Lawrence Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland (b. 1937) The

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

is the present holder's eldest son Robin Lawrence Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay (b. 1965).
The heir apparent's

heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. ...

is his brother Lord James Edward Dundas (b. 1967).
The heir apparent's heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Milo James Dundas (b. 1998).

Line of succession

* '' Rt. Hon. Sir Lawrence Dundas of Kerse, 1st Baronet (c. 1710 – 1781)'' ** ''

(1741–1820)'' *** ''

(1766–1839)'' **** ''

(1795–1873)'' **** '' The Hon. John Charles Dundas (1808–1866)'' ***** ''

(1844–1929)'' ****** ''

(1876–1961)'' ******* '' Lawrence Aldred Mervyn Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland (1908–1989)'' ******** Lawrence Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland (born 1937) ********* (1) Robin Lawrence Dundas, Earl of Ronaldshay (born 1965) ********* (2) Lord James Edward Dundas (born 1967) ********** (3) Milo James Dundas (born 1998) ******** (4) Lord David Paul Nicholas Dundas (born 1945) ********* (5) Thomas Harry Django Dundas (born 1981) ********* (6) Finn Arthur Ebenezer Dundas (born 2000) ******** (7) Lord Richard Bruce Dundas (born 1951) ********* (8) Max Charles Dundas (born 1978) ********* (9) Alexander Lawrence Francis Dundas (born 1999) ***** '' The Hon. John Charles Dundas (1845–1892)'' ****** ''Frederick James Dundas (1877–1950)'' ******* '' G/Capt. Sir Hugh Spencer Lisle Dundas (1920–1995)'' ******** (10) James Frederick Trevor Dundas (born 1950) ********* (11) David Lawrence Charles Dundas (born 1989) ***** ''The Hon. William Fitzwilliam James Dundas (1860–1945)'' ****** ''Robert Bruce Dundas (1900–1980)'' ******* (12) David Lawrence Dundas (born 1936) ***** ''The Hon. Cospatrick Thomas Dundas (1862–1906)'' ****** ''Vice-Admiral John George Lawrence Dundas (1893–1952)'' ******* (13) Dr. John Archibald Lawrence Dundas (born 1942) ******** (14) Michael Henry Lawrence Dundas (born 1969) ******** (15) Patrick George Bradford Dundas (born 1973) ******** (16) Matthew Colgate Dundas (born 1976)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *

External links

Aske Hall
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zetland Marquessates in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1892 Noble titles created for UK MPs Clan Dundas