Earl of Rothes

Earldom of Rothes

Blazon

Arms: Quarterly 1st and 4th Argent, on a bend azure three buckles or (Leslie) 2nd and 3rd Or, a lion rampant gules over all a ribbon sable (Abernethy)

Creation date1458
Created byJames II of Scotland
PeeragePeerage of Scotland
First holderGeorge Leslie, 1st Earl of Rothes
Present holderJames Leslie, 22nd Earl of Rothes
Heir presumptiveHon. Alexander John Leslie
Subsidiary titlesLord Leslie
StatusExtant
SeatLittlecroft
Former seatLeslie House


Earl of Rothes (pronounced "Roth-es") is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, first created in 1458 for George Leslie, 1st Lord Leslie. The heir apparent to the earldom uses the courtesy title Lord Leslie. The Earls of Rothes are the hereditary chiefs of Clan Leslie, with their family seat at Littlecroft, near West Milton, Dorset.