Earl Scots or , Cornish . An earl has the title "Earl of [X]" when the title originates from a placename, or "Earl [X]" when the title comes from a surname. In either case, he is referred to as "Lord [X]", and his wife as "Lady [X]". A countess who holds an earldom in her own right also uses "Lady [X]", but her husband does not have a title (unless he has one in his own right). The eldest son of an earl, though not himself a peer, is entitled to use a courtesy title, usually the highest of his father's
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