Earl of Camperdown, of Lundie in the

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and of Gleneagles in the

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, was a title in the

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. It was created in 1831 for Robert Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Viscount Duncan. He was the son of the noted naval commander Admiral Adam Duncan, Baron of Lundie who was Commander-in-Chief of the North Sea from 1795 to 1801 and defeated a Franco-Dutch fleet at the

Battle of Camperdown The Battle of Camperdown (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Zeeslag bij Kamperduin'') was fought on 11 October 1797 between the Royal Navy's Commander-in-Chief, North Sea, North Sea Fleet under Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Adam Duncan and a ...

in October 1797. Later the same month he was honoured when he was raised to the

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as Baron Duncan, of Lundie in the Shire of Perth, and Viscount Duncan, of Camperdown and of Lundie in Our Shire of Perth. The first Earl was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He was a Liberal politician and held minor office under

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from 1855 to 1858. Lord Camperdown assumed the additional surname of Haldane, which was the maiden name of his paternal grandmother. On his early death the titles passed to his eldest son, the third Earl. He was also a Liberal politician and served under

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as a

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from 1870 to 1874. He never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He emigrated to

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, where he also died. Lord Camperdown was childless and on his death in 1933 all his titles became extinct. William Duncan, uncle of the first Viscount, was created a baronet in 1764 (see Duncan baronets).

Viscounts Duncan (1797)

Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1 July 17314 August 1804) was a Royal Navy officer best known for defeating the Batavian Navy at the 1797 Battle of Camperdown. The victory was one of the most significant naval battles in the French Rev ...

(1731–1804) *Robert Dundas Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Viscount Duncan (1785–1859) (created Earl of Camperdown in 1831)

Earls of Camperdown (1831)

* Robert Dundas Haldane-Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown (1785–1859) *

Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown (25 March 1812 – 30 January 1867), styled Viscount Duncan between 1831 and 1859, was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British nobleman and politician. Early life Hon. Adam Duncan was bo ...

(1812–1867) * Robert Adam Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown (1841–1918) * George Alexander Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan, 4th Earl of Camperdown (1845–1933)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camperdown Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1831