Earl of Rosebery

Earl of Rosebery

The title Earl of Rosebery was created in the Peerage of Scotland for Archibald Primrose. His successor, the fifth Earl, was a politician who served as Foreign Secretary, Lord Privy Seal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Lord President of the Council. In 1911, this earl was made Earl of Midlothian in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

The Earl also holds the subsidiary titles: Viscount of Rosebery (created 1700), Viscount of Inverkeithing (1703), Viscount Mentmore (1911), Lord Primrose and Dalmeny, (1700), Lord Dalmeny and Primrose (1703), Baron Rosebery (1828) and Baron Epsom (1911). All are in the Peerage of Scotland, except for the titles Viscount Mentmore, Baron Rosebery and Baron Epsom, which are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Earls of Rosebery (1703)

Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery (1664-1723)

James Primrose, 2nd Earl of Rosebery (1691-17655)

Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery (1729-1814)

Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery (1783-1868)

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929)

Robert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery (1882-1974)

Neil Archibald Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery (b. 1929)