Earl Menteith is in Earl.
In 1213 Muireadhach Menteith II Earl Menteith succeeded II Earl Menteith.
In 1231 Isabella Menteith I Countess Menteith [aged 14] succeeded I Countess Menteith.
In 1258 Walter "Freckled" Menteith 1st Earl Menteith [aged 31] was created 1st Earl Menteith.
In 1272 Mary Menteith I Countess Menteith succeeded I Countess Menteith.
In 1294 Walter "Freckled" Menteith 1st Earl Menteith [aged 67] died. His succeeded son Alexander Menteith I Earl Menteith succeeded I Earl Menteith.
Before 1306 Alexander Menteith I Earl Menteith died. His succeeded son Alan I Earl Menteith succeeded I Earl Menteith.
Around 1330 Alan II Earl Menteith died. His succeeded daughter Margaret Graham 2nd Countess Menteith and Mar succeeded Countess Menteith.
On 29th April 1360 Margaret Graham 2nd Countess Menteith and Mar died. Her succeeded daughter Margaret [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Countess Menteith.
On 28th September 1361 Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany [aged 21] and Margaret Graham 3rd Countess Menteith [aged 27] were married. He by marriage Earl Menteith. See Dispensation. She the daughter of John Graham Earl Menteith and Margaret Graham 2nd Countess Menteith and Mar. He the son of King Robert II of Scotland [aged 45] and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England.
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On 6th September 1427 Malise Graham 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Menteith [aged 20] was created 1st Earl Menteith, with remainder to the heirs male of his body, probably in compensation for the loss of the Earldom of Strathearn.
On 8th December 1485 Malise Graham 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Menteith [aged 78] died. His succeeded son Alexander [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Earl Menteith.
Between 27th February 1537 and 16th May 1557 Alexander Graham 2nd Earl Menteith [aged 65] died. His succeeded son William [aged 37] succeeded 3rd Earl Menteith.
Around 1543 William Graham 3rd Earl Menteith [aged 43] was killed in a clan fight with the Stewarts of Appin. His succeeded son John [aged 14] succeeded 4th Earl Menteith.
In October 1548 John Graham 4th Earl Menteith [aged 19] and Marie Seton Countess Menteith and Sutherland were married. Marie Seton Countess Menteith and Sutherland by marriage Countess Menteith. He the son of William Graham 3rd Earl Menteith. They were fifth cousin once removed.
Around 1565 John Graham 4th Earl Menteith [aged 36] died. His succeeded son William [aged 14] succeeded 5th Earl Menteith.
Around September 1578 William Graham 5th Earl Menteith [aged 27] died. His succeeded son John [aged 4] succeeded 6th Earl Menteith.
In December 1598 John Graham 6th Earl Menteith [aged 24] died. His succeeded son William [aged 7] succeeded 7th Earl Menteith.
On 26th February 1612 William Graham 7th Earl Menteith 1st Earl Airth [aged 21] and Agnes Gray Countess of Menteith and Airth [aged 26] were married. Agnes Gray Countess of Menteith and Airth by marriage Countess Menteith. He the son of John Graham 6th Earl Menteith. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.