Earl of Dundonald
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The title Earl of Dundonald was created in 1669 in the Peerage of Scotland for the soldier Sir William Cochrane. Other titles held by the Earl of Dundonald are: Lord Cochrane of Dundonald (created 1647) and Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltree (1669). Both subsidiary titles are in the Peerage of Scotland.
The Earldom is named after Dundonald, South Ayrshire (see Dundonald Castle). The family seats are Lochnell Castle, near Oban, Argyll and Bute, and Beacon Hall, near Cranbrook, Kent, England.
[edit] Earls of Dundonald (1669)
- William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald (d. 1686)
- John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald (about 1660 - 16 May 1690)
- William Cochrane, 3rd Earl of Dundonald (1686–19 November 1705)
- John Cochrane, 4th Earl of Dundonald (4 July 1687, –5 June 1720)
- William Cochrane, 5th Earl of Dundonald (1708–27 January 1725)
- Thomas Cochrane, 6th Earl of Dundonald (1702–1737)
- William Cochrane, 7th Earl of Dundonald (1729–1758)
- Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald (1691–1778)
- Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald (1749–1831)
- Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775–1860)
- Thomas Barnes Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald (1814–1885)
- Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald (1852–1935) married Winifred Bamford-Hesketh, Countess of Dundonald
- Thomas Hesketh Douglas Blair Cochrane, 13th Earl of Dundonald (1886–1958)
- Ian Douglas Leonard Cochrane, 14th Earl of Dundonald (1918–1986)
- Iain Alexander Douglas Blair Cochrane, 15th Earl of Dundonald (b. 1961)
Heir and Son: Archie Ian Thomas Blair Cochrane, Lord Cochrane (b. 1991)
