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List of Knights of the Thistle, St Giles' Cathedral

The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle was founded in 1687. Dates shown are for election or installation. Probably incomplete.

Seventeenth century

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Seventeenth century
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
S1 James VII 1633–1710 1687 Sovereign of the order upon establishing it
1 James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth 1648–1716 1687 Founder knight
2 George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon 1649–1716
3 John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl 1631–1703
4 James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton 1658–1712
5 Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth 1661–1701
6 John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort 1650–1715
7 George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton 1635–1692
8 Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray 1634–1701
S2 Mary II 1662–1694 1688 Nominally sovereign upon accession
S3 William II 1650–1702

Anne (1702–1714)

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Anne (1702–1714)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
S4 Anne 1665–1714 1702 Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne
9 John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll 1680–1743 1704 Resigned 1710 when made KG
10 John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl 1659–1724
11 William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale d. 1721
12 James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith 1674–1705
13 George Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney 1666–1737
14 James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield 1663–1730
15 William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian 1661–1722
16 Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery 1674–1731
17 John Erskine, Earl of Mar 1675–1732 1706 Degraded in 1715
18 Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun d. 1731 1706
19 John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair 1673–1747 1710
20 David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore 1656–1730 1713

George I (1714–1727)

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George I (1714–1727)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
S5 George I 1660–1727 1714 Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne
21 John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland 1661–1733 1716
22 William Cadogan, 1st Baron Cadogan 1670–1726 1716 Later Earl Cadogan
23 Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington 1680–1735 1717
24 Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville 1674–1722 1721
25 Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith 1695–1751 1725 Later 2nd Duke of Buccleuch
26 William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex 1697–1743 1725 Resigned 1738 when made KG
27 Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont 1676–1740 1725
28 James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton 1703–1743 1726

George II (1727–1760)

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George II (1727–1760)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
S6 George II 1683–1760 1727 Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne
29 Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville 1697–1753 1730
30 Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray 1660–1735 1731
31 Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore 1700–1785 1732
32 James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl 1690–1764 1734 Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
33 William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian 1690–1767 1734 Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
34 James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton 1703–1768 1738
35 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute 1713–1792 1738 Resigned 1762 when made KG
36 Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun 1681–1742 1738
37 Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley 1716–1755 1739 Lord Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire
38 James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray 1708–1767 1741
39 John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford 1701–1767 1742 Envoy Extraordinary to Prussia
40 Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart 1707–1770 1743
41 Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon 1720–1752 1748
42 William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair 1699–1768 1752
43 Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke 1719–1773 1753 Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire
44 John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes 1698–1767 1753 Governor of Duncannon
45 James Douglas-Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton 1724–1758 1755

George III (1760–1820)

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George III (1760–1820)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
S7 George III 1738–1820 1760 Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne
46 Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart 1721–1776 1763
47 William Douglas, 3rd Earl of March 1725–1810 1763 Later 5th Duke of Queensberry
48 John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll 1693–1770 1765 Colonel of the 2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons
49 Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch 1746–1812 1767 Resigned 1794 when made KG
50 John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl 1729–1774 1767 Former Lord of Mann
51 Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle 1748–1825 1767 Resigned 1793, made KG
52 William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian 1710–1775 1768 Colonel of the 11th Regiment of Dragoons
53 David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont 1727–1796 1768 Later 2nd Earl of Mansfield
54 John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe 1740–1804 1768 Lord of the Bedchamber
55 The Prince William Henry 1765–1837 1770 Later Duke of Clarence and St Andrews and William IV, later still King
56 Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery 1729–1814 1771
57 Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington 1747–1786 1773 Teller of the Exchequer
58 Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon 1743–1827 1775
59 John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway 1736–1806 1775
60 William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian 1737–1815 1776
61 Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton 1756–1799 1786
62 Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 1739–1814 1786 Lord Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte
63 James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose 1755–1836 1793 Resigned 1812 when made KG
64 John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett 1756–1819 1794 Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
65 George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton 1761–1827 1797 Lord Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte
66 John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl 1755–1830 1800 Grand Master of the Antient Grand Lodge of England
67 William Cathcart, 10th Lord Cathcart 1755–1843 1805 Later Earl Cathcart
68 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen 1784–1860 1808 Prime Minister 1852–1855
69 Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch 1772–1819 1812 Appointed by the Prince Regent
70 Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton 1739–1819 1812
71 George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway 1768–1834 1814
72 Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny 1755–1843 1814
73 Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine 1750–1823 1815
74 Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 1773–1856 1819 Appointed by the Prince Regent. Later Marquess of Ailesbury.

George IV (1820–1830)

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George IV (1820–1830)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
S8 George IV 1762–1830 1820 Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne
75 William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian 1763–1824 1820 Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire and Midlothian
76 George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale 1787–1876 1820 Pro-Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
77 Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis 1770–1846 1821 Later Marquess of Ailsa
78 James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale 1759–1839 1821 Former Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
79 Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville 1771–1851 1821 First Lord of the Admiralty
80 Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry 1777–1837 1821 Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries
81 George Gordon, 5th Earl of Aboyne 1761–1853 1827 Later 9th Marquess of Huntly
82 Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick 1779–1853 1827 Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire
83 James Duff, 4th Earl Fife 1776–1857 1827 Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire
84 Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray 1771–1848 1827 Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire
85 The Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex 1773–1843 1830 Son of George III
86 Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch 1806–1884 1830 Resigned 1835 when made KG

William IV (1830–1837)

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William IV (1830–1837)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
87 William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll 1801–1846 1834 Master of the Horse to Queen Adelaide
88 David Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield 1777–1840 1835 Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire

Victoria (1837–1901)

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Victoria (1837-1901)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
S9 Victoria 1819–1901 1837 Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne
89 John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane 1796–1862 1838 Former Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
90 James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe 1816–1879 1840
91 Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery 1783–1868 1840
E1 Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1819–1861 1842 Consort of Queen Victoria
92 William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield 1806–1898 1843
93 John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute 1793–1848 1843 Lord Lieutenant of Buteshire and Glamorgan
94 James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose 1799–1874 1845 Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire and former Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
95 John Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair 1771–1853 1847 Former Colonel of the 92nd Regiment of Foot
96 James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin 1811–1863 1847 Viceroy of India
97 James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 10th Earl of Dalhousie 1812–1860 1848 Later Marquess of Dalhousie
Viceroy of India
98 Robert Dundas Haldane-Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown 1785–1859 1848
99 Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun 1785–1853 1852 Colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot
100 Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton 1780–1858 1853 Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
101 Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington 1780–1858 1853 Former First Lord of the Admiralty
102 Fox Maule Ramsay, 1st Baron Panmure 1801–1874 1853 Later 11th Earl of Dalhousie
103 George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl 1814–1864 1853 Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
104 George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll 1823–1900 1856 Postmaster General
105 George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird 1807–1878 1857 Former Master of the Buckhounds
106 Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa 1816–1870 1859
107 James Duff, 5th Earl Fife 1814–1879 1860 Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire
108 Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland 1795–1873 1861 Resigned 1872 when made KG
109 Robert Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton 1793–1868 1861
110 David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie 1826–1881 1862
111 Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier 1819–1898 1864 Ambassador to Prussia
E2 The Prince Alfred Ernest Albert 1844–1900 1864 Later Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
112 Thomas Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat 1802–1875 1865 Lord Lieutenant of Inverness
113 John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair 1819–1903 1865 Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown
E3 The Prince Albert Edward, Duke of Rothesay 1841–1910 1867 Son of Queen Victoria, later King Edward VII
114 John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl 1840–1917 1868
115 James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk 1827–1905 1869 Former Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire
E4 The Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert 1850–1942 1869 Son of Queen Victoria, later Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
116 William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto 1814–1891 1870
117 John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne 1845–1914 1871 Later 9th Duke of Argyll
E5 The Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert 1853–1884 1871 Son of Queen Victoria, later Duke of Albany
118 Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross 1818–1903 1874 Later Viscount Colville of Culross
119 John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute 1847–1900 1875
120 William Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith 1831–1914 1875 Later 6th Duke of Buccleuch
121 Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet 1818–1878 1876 Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
122 William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton 1845–1895 1878
123 Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian 1833–1900 1878 Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
124 John Ogilvy-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield 1815–1881 1879
125 Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose 1852–1925 1879
126 Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife 1849–1912 1881 Later Duke of Fife and son-in-law of Queen Victoria
127 John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie 1847–1887 1881
E6 Prince George, Duke of Cambridge 1819–1904 1881 Agnatic first cousin of Queen Victoria
128 Alan Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway 1835–1901 1888
129 James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford 1847–1913 1891 Former President of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society
E7 Prince George, Duke of York 1865–1936 1893 Grandson of Queen Victoria, later King George V
130 Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 1847–1929 1895 Prime Minister 1894–1895
131 William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale 1826–1911 1898
132 Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home 1834–1918 1899 Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire
133 Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland 1844–1929 1900 Former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
134 John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun 1860–1908 1900 Later Marquess of Linlithgow

Edward VII (1901–1910)

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Edward VII (1901–1910)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
135 Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh 1849–1921 1901 Secretary for Scotland
136 Charles Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll 1852–1927 1901
137 Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe 1876–1932 1902
138 George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden, 11th Earl of Haddington 1827–1917 1902 Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian
139 Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven 1835–1906 1905 Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
140 John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen 1847–1934 1906 Later Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
141 Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth 1849–1909 1908 Lord President of the Council
142 Gavin Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 1872–1952 1909

George V (1910–1936)

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George V (1910–1936)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
143 Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar 1865–1955 1911 Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire
144 Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay 1839–1921 1911 Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire and former Governor of Bombay
145 Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane 1856–1928 1913 Lord High Chancellor
E8 Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught 1883–1938 1913 Governor-General of South Africa, husband of the 2nd Duchess of Fife
146 Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird 1847–1923 1914
147 Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat 1871–1933 1915
148 John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch 1864–1935 1917 Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries
149 Douglas Haig 1861–1928 1917 Later Earl Haig
150 John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl 1871–1942 1918 Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire
151 David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford 1871–1940 1921 First Commissioner of Works
E9 The Prince Edward, Duke of Rothesay 1894–1972 1922 Son of King George V, later King Edward VIII
152 John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute 1881–1947 1922 Former Lord Lieutenant of Buteshire
E10 The Prince Albert, Duke of York 1895–1952 1923 Son of King George V, later King George VI
153 Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore 1852–1930 1923 Former Governor of South Australia
154 Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar 1860–1934 1926 Former Governor-General of Australia
155 Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone 1869–1955 1927 Former Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
156 Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow 1887–1952 1928 Viceroy of India
157 Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 1855–1944 1928 Lord Lieutenant of Angus
158 George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland 1888–1963 1929 Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland
159 Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet 1866–1956 1929
160 Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home 1873–1951 1930 Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire
161 Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Baronet 1845–1937 1933 Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown
E11 The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1900–1974 1933 Son of King George V
162 Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin 1881–1968 1933 Former Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
163 Archibald Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven 1890–1947 1934
164 Donald Cameron, 25th Lochiel 1876–1951 1934
E12 The Prince George, Duke of Kent 1902–1942 1935 Son of King George V

Edward VIII did not make any appointments to the order during his brief reign.

George VI (1936–1952)

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George VI (1936–1952)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
E13 Queen Elizabeth 1900–2002 1937 Consort of King George VI
165 Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet 1887–1948 1937 Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire
166 John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair 1879–1961 1937 Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown
167 Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian 1882–1940 1940 British Ambassador to the United States
168 Archibald Sinclair 1890–1970 1940 Later Viscount Thurso
169 David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie 1893–1968 1942 Lord Chamberlain to The Queen
170 Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope 1883–1963 1945 First Sea Lord
171 James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose 1878–1954 1947 Lord Lieutenant of Buteshire
172 Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery 1882–1974 1947 Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian
173 Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch 1894–1973 1949 Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire and former Lord Steward
174 Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton 1903–1973 1951 Lord Steward
175 George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington 1894–1986 1951 Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian

Elizabeth II (1952–2022)

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Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
S9 Elizabeth II[1] 1926–2022 1952 Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne
E14 Philip, Duke of Edinburgh[1] 1921–2021 1952 Consort of Queen Elizabeth II
176 Steven Bilsland, 1st Baron Bilsland 1892–1970 1955 Honorary Colonel of the 8th Battalion Cameronians
177 David Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford 1900–1975 1955 Rector of the University of St Andrews
178 John Stirling 1893–1975 1956 Convener of the Ross and Cromarty County Council
179 George Mathers, 1st Baron Mathers 1886–1965 1956 Former Treasurer of the Household
180 Kenneth Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 12th Lord Kinnaird 1880–1972 1957
181 Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan 1895–1977 1957 Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire
E15 Olav V, King of Norway 1903–1991 1962 Son of Princess Maud of Wales
182
Alexander Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home 1903–1995 1962 Prime Minister 1963–1964
Later Baron Home of the Hirsel
183 Robert Menzies 1894–1978 1963 Prime Minister of Australia 1939–1941 and 1949–1966
184 James Wilson Robertson 1899–1983 1965 Governor-General of Nigeria
185 David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss 1912–2008 1966 Former Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
186 John Reith, 1st Baron Reith 1889–1971 1968 Former Director-General of the BBC
187 Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean 1916–1990 1969 Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire
188 Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie 1914–1999 1971 Lord Lieutenant of Angus
189 Richard O'Connor 1889–1981 1971 Former Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty
190 Ronald Colville, 2nd Baron Clydesmuir 1917–1996 1972 Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire
191 Robert Forbes-Leith 1902–1973 1972 Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire
192 Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay 1905–1982 1973 Chairman of the Scottish Land Court
193 John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel 1905–1992 1973 Former Secretary of State for Scotland
194
Donald Hamish Cameron, 26th of Lochiel 1910–2004 1973 Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire
195
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae 1911–1980 1974 Former Governor-General of New Zealand
196 George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk 1906–1994 1976 Former First Lord of the Admiralty
197 William McFadzean, Baron McFadzean 1903–1996 1976
E16 The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay[1] b. 1948 1977 Son of Queen Elizabeth II, now King of the United Kingdom
198 John Cameron, Lord Cameron 1900–1996 1978 Former President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
199
John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch 1923–2007 1978 Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
200 Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin[1] b. 1924 1981 Former Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland
201
George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth 1921–2008 1981 Former European Commissioner for Regional Policy
202 Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie 1920–1985 1983 Former Chief of the Defence Staff
203 Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch 1917–2000 1983 Former Governor of Hong Kong
204 David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie[1] 1926–2023 1985 Lord Chamberlain of the Household
205 Iain Tennant 1919–2006 1986 Lord Lieutenant of Moray
206 William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw 1918–1999 1990 Former Lord President of the Council
207 Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet 1911–1996 1993
208 George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie 1931–2003 1995 Former Secretary of State for Defence
209 John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott[1] 1924–2012 1996 Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire
210 Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford[1] 1927–2023 1996 Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
211 Lady Marion Fraser[1] 1932–2016 1996
212 Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden[1] 1926–2021 1996
213
James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern[1] b. 1927 1997 Lord Chancellor
E17
The Princess Anne, Princess Royal[1] b. 1950 2000 Daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
214
David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn[1] b. 1935 2000 Former Governor of Hong Kong
215 Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood[1] 1941–2018 2002 President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
216 Eric Anderson[1] 1936–2020 2002 Provost of Eton
217
David Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood[1] b. 1938 2004 Former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
218
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen[1] b. 1946 2004 Former Secretary General of NATO
219 William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk[1] b. 1935 2007 Former Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session
220 Garth Morrison[1] 1943–2013 2007 Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian
221
David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead[1] b. 1938 2009 Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
222
Narendra Patel, Baron Patel[1] b. 1938 2009 Chancellor of the University of Dundee
E18 Prince William, Earl of Strathearn[1] b. 1982 2012 Grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland since 2020
223 David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home 1943–2022 2014
224 Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin b. 1944 2014 Former Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation
225 Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch b. 1954 2017 Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
226 Sir Ian Wood b. 1942 2018
227 Lady Elish Angiolini[2] b. 1960 2022 Former Lord Advocate
228 Sir George Reid[2] b. 1939 2022 Former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament

Charles III (2022–)

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Charles III (2022–)
N° Image Name Life Date Notes
E19 Queen Camilla b. 1947 2023[3] Consort of King Charles III
E20 The Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh b. 1964 2024[4] Brother of King Charles III, twice Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
229 Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome b. 1961 2024
230 Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws b. 1950 2024
231 Sir Geoff Palmer b. 1940 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "New appointments to the Order of the Thistle". The Royal Household. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2024. Includes full list of members at May 2012
  2. ^ a b "New appointments to The Order of The Thistle". The Royal Household. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "The Queen is appointed to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle". The Royal Household. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  4. ^ The Royal Family [@RoyalFamily] (9 March 2024). "On the occasion of The Duke of Edinburgh's 60th birthday tomorrow, His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint His Royal Highness to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via Twitter.
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