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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF

[1812—1835.

THE REGENCY.

On the 5th of February 1811, H. R. H. thePRINCE OF WALES was appointed RE-GENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Sib Charles William Henry Scott, 4th Duke ofBuccleucii and 4th Duke of Queensberry and4th Earl of Doncaster in the Peerage of Eng-land. Elected and Invested 22nd May 1812. Died20th April 1819.

Sir Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglintounand 1st Baron Ardrossan in the Peerage ofGreat Britain. Elected and Invested 22nd May1812. Died 15th December 1819.

Sir George Stewart, 9th Earl of Galloway and1st Baron Stewart of Garlies in the Peerageof England. Elected 23rd, and Invested 30th May1814. Died 27th March 1834.

&Sir Henry Neville, 2nd Earl of Abergavennyin the Peerage of Great Britain. Elected andInvested 23rd May 1814.

Sir Thomas Eiiskine, 1st Baron Erskine in thePeerage of Great Britain. Elected and Invested23rd February 1815. Died 17th November 1823.

Charles Brudenell Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailes-bury, in the Peerage of Great Britain. Electedand Invested 20th May 1819. Created Marquessof Ailesbury in 1821.

KING GEORGE THE FOURTH. Became the sixthSOVEREIGN OF THE ORDER on the 29thJanuary 1820. Died 26th June 1830.

Sir William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian.Elected and Invested 26th April 1820. CreatedBaron Kerr in the Peerage of Great Britain 17thJuly 1821. Died 27th April 1824.

& Sir George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale.

Elected and Invested 22nd May 1820.

Sir Charles Douglas,! 5th Marquess of Queens-berry. Elected 17th July 1821. Invested 19thApril 1822. Died 3rd December 1837.

0 Sir Archibald Kennedy,! 12th Earl of Cassillisand 1st Baron Ailsa in the Peerage of GreatBritain. Elected and Invested 17th July 1821.Created Marquess of Ailsa in 1831.

Sir James Maitland,! 8th Earl of Lauderdale and1st Baron Lauderdale in the Peerage of GreatBritain. Elected and Invested 17th July 1821.Died 13th September 1839.

$ Sir Robert Dundas,! 2nd Viscount Melville inthe Peerage of Great Britain. Elected and In-vested 17th July 1821.

$ Sir George Gordon, 5th Earl of Aboyne and 1stBaron Meldrum in the Peerage of Great Britain. §Elected and Invested 10th May 1827. Succeededas Marquess of Huntly in 1836.

# Sir Henry Richard Greville,§ 3rd Earl ofWarwick in the Peerage of England. Elected andInvested 10th May 1827.

0 Sir James Duff, 4th Earl of Fife in the Peerageof Ireland and 1st Baron Fife in the Peerage ofGreat Britain. Elected 3rd, and Invested 4th Sep-tember 1827.

$ Sir Francis Stuart, 9th Earl of Moray, and 2ndBaron Stuart of Castle Stuart in the Peerageof Great Britain. Elected 3rd September 1827.Invested 4th August 1830.

KING WILLIAM THE FOURTH. Became theseventh SOVEREIGN OF THE ORDER onthe 26th June 1830. Elected a Knight of theThistle 5th April 1770. Died 20th June 1837.

jft Sir Augustus Frederick of Brunswick Lunen-burg, Duke of Sussex and Earl of Inverness,brother of the Sovereign. Elected and Invested19th July 1830.

Sir Walter Francis Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuciiand Duke of Queensberry. Elected and Invested5th November 1830. Resigned the Order of theThistle on being Elected a Knight of the Garter23rd February 1835.

#Sir William George Hay, 16th Earl of Errolland 1st Baron Kilmarnock in the Peerage ofEngland. Elected and Invested 16th April 1834.

Sir David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mans-field in the Peerage of England and 8th ViscountStormont in Scotland. Elected and Invested 4thMarch 1835. Died 18th February 1840.

4J- This Mark indicates the Existing Knights Companions.

! These Noblemen were appointed Extra Knights, “ in contemplation of the approaching Coronation, to succeed as vacanciesshall occur in the number of the Twelve Knights Brethren.”—London Gazette, 24th July 1821.

§ These Noblemen were appointed on the extension of the Order from Twelve to Sixteen Knights.