Earl of Strathearn has also been granted to members of the royal family in the titles of Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (created 1766, extinct 1790), Duke of Kent and Strathearn (created 1799, extinct 1820) and Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (created 1874, extinct 1943). On 29 April 2011, the title was recreated when Queen Elizabeth II conferred the title on Prince William of Wales. As a result, on marriage his wife Catherine became Countess of Strathearn. He generally uses this title in Scotland. Earl of Strathearn Earl or Mormaer of Strathearn is a title of Scottish nobility, referring to the region of
Earl of Rothes She was wife of the Hon. George Waldegrave, younger son of William Waldegrave, 8th Earl Waldegrave. The courtesy title used by an heir apparent to the earldom is "Lord Leslie". The family seat is Littlecroft, near West Milton, Dorset. The heir presumptive is the present holder's only brother, Hon. Alexander John Leslie (b. 1962). Earl of Rothes Earl of Rothes (pronounced ""Roth"-is") is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for George Leslie, 1st Lord Leslie. He had already been created Lord Leslie in 1445, also in the Peerage of Scotland. His grandson, the third