Earl of Minto
| Earl of Minto | |
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Arms: Quarterly : 1st and 4th grand quarters, quarterly; 1st and 4th, argent, a hunting-horn sable, stringed gules, in the dexter chief point a crescent of the last; on a chief wavy azure, three mullets of the field (Murray of Melgund); 2nd and 3rd, azure, a chevron argent, between three fleurs-de-lis or (Kynynmound of that ilk); 2nd and 3rd grand quarters, gules, on a bend engrailed or, a baton azure, within a bordure vair (Elliot, of Minto); over all, a chief of augmentation argent, charged with a Moor's head couped in profile proper., being the arms of Corsica.Gules, a chevron between three combs argent.
Crest: A dexter arm embowed issuant from clouds, throwing a dart, all proper. Supporters: Dexter, an Indian sheep, sinister, a fawn, all proper. Mottos: Above: Non eget arcu (He needs not the bow); Below: Suaviter et fortiter (Mildy and firmly). | |
| Creation date | 24 February 1813 |
| Created by | The Prince Regent (acting on behalf of his father King George III) |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto |
| Present holder | Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto |
| Heir apparent | Gilbert Francis Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Viscount Melgund |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Melgund Baron Minto Baronet ‘of Headshaw’ |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat | Minto House |
| Motto | Over the Crest: NON EGET ARCU (He needs not the bow) Below the shield: SUAVITER ET FORTITER (Mildly but firmly) |
Earl of Minto, in the County of Roxburgh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1813 for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto. The current earl is Gilbert Timothy George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto (born 1953).
The family seat is Minto Park, near Hawick in the Scottish Borders. The original family seat, Minto House, was demolished in 1992 after having been abandoned for some time.