The title Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was created in the Peerage of Scotland 1661 and 1662 for James Johnstone. In 1625, the title of Earl of Annandale had been created for John Murray, but it became extinct when his son James died without heirs. James Johnstone, son of Sir James Johnstone, Warden of the West Marches, was created Lord Johnstone of Lochwood in 1633, and in 1643, was further created Earl of Hartfell.

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  • The title Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was created in the Peerage of Scotland 1661 and 1662 for James Johnstone. In 1625, the title of Earl of Annandale had been created for John Murray, but it became extinct when his son James died without heirs. James Johnstone, son of Sir James Johnstone, Warden of the West Marches, was created Lord Johnstone of Lochwood in 1633, and in 1643, was further created Earl of Hartfell. Johnstone's son, also James, resigned the earldom and received a regrant of the title, as Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, in 1661, and a further regrant of lands in 1662. William, the second Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, was created Marquess of Annandale in 1701. At the death of the third Marquess, no one could prove a claim to the peerages and they became dormant. The earldom remained dormant until Patrick Hope-Johnstone's claim was approved by the House of Lords in 1985. The Committee for Privileges ruled that the creation of 1661 became extinct with the death of the third marquess, but that Charles II's 1662 charter of regrant of lands constituted the creation of a new title. The creation of 1661 was to heirs male, the creation of 1662 to heirs male... all of which failing the nearest heirs whatsoever. The 1662 creation therefore descended through the female line and the closest heir was Patrick Hope-Johnstone.
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  • The title Earl of Annandale and Hartfell was created in the Peerage of Scotland 1661 and 1662 for James Johnstone. In 1625, the title of Earl of Annandale had been created for John Murray, but it became extinct when his son James died without heirs. James Johnstone, son of Sir James Johnstone, Warden of the West Marches, was created Lord Johnstone of Lochwood in 1633, and in 1643, was further created Earl of Hartfell.
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  • Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
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