Earl of Airth

Earl of Airth

Earl of Airth was a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 21 January, 1633 by Charles I, for William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith. It became extinct on the death of his son in 1694.

Earls of Airth (1632)

*William Graham, 1st Earl of Airth (died 1670)
*William Graham, 2nd Earl of Airth (died 1694)

19th century claimant

In 1839, the House of Lords rejected a claim to the title by Robert Barclay Allardice.


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