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'''Earl of Portmore''' was a [[peerage]] title in the [[Peerage of Scotland]]. It was created along with the titles of ''Lord Colyear'' and ''Viscount of Milsington'' in 1703 for the first Lord Portmore. All of the titles became extinct in 1835.
'''Earl of Portmore''' was a title in the [[Peerage of Scotland]]. It was created in [[1703]] for '''Sir David Colyear, 2nd Baronet''' along with the titles of '''Lord Colyear''' and '''Viscount of Milsington''' (also in the Peerage of Scotland). Colyear had already been created '''Lord Portmore''' in the Peerage of Scotland in [[1699]]. The '''Baronetcy''', of Holland, had been created in the [[Baronetage of England]] on [[20 February]] [[1677]] for '''Alexander Colyear'''. All of the titles became extinct on the death of the fourth Earl in [[1835]].

==Colyear Baronets, of Holland ([[1677]])==
*[[Sir Alexander Colyear, 1st Baronet]] (d. c. [[1685]])
*[[David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore|Sir David Colyear, 2nd Baronet]] (c. [[1656]]–[[1730]]) (created '''Earl of Portmore''' in 1703)


==Earls of Portmore ([[1699]])==
==Earls of Portmore ([[1699]])==
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*[[William Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore|William Charles Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore]] ([[1745]]–[[1823]])
*[[William Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore|William Charles Colyear, 3rd Earl of Portmore]] ([[1745]]–[[1823]])
*[[Thomas Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore|Thomas Charles Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore]] ([[1772]]–[[1835]])
*[[Thomas Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore|Thomas Charles Colyear, 4th Earl of Portmore]] ([[1772]]–[[1835]])

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Revision as of 19:27, 26 October 2006

Earl of Portmore was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for Sir David Colyear, 2nd Baronet along with the titles of Lord Colyear and Viscount of Milsington (also in the Peerage of Scotland). Colyear had already been created Lord Portmore in the Peerage of Scotland in 1699. The Baronetcy, of Holland, had been created in the Baronetage of England on 20 February 1677 for Alexander Colyear. All of the titles became extinct on the death of the fourth Earl in 1835.

Colyear Baronets, of Holland (1677)

Earls of Portmore (1699)