The Earl of SeafieldThe Baron of Cromdale
(other titles are peerages)
The Rt Hon The Earl of Seafield (Ian Derek Francis Ogilvie-Grant, Earl of Seafield, Viscount of Reidhaven, Viscount of Seafield, Lord Ogilvy of Deskford and Cullen, Lord Ogilvy of Cullen, Baron of Cromdale)
peer addressed as My Lord or Lord Seafield
Credentials
- • RMS vii, no. 97, p. 37 (28 June 1609) archive.org/…/1up
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