Earl of Minto

Earl of Minto
Earl of Minto
	Blazon Quarterly:1st & 4th, counterquartered, I & IV, Argent a Hunting Horn Sable, stringed Gules, in the dexter chief point a Crescent Gules, on a Chief wavy Azure, three Mullets Argent (Murray of Melgund); II & III, Azure, a Chevron Argent, between three Fleurs-de-lis Or (Kynynmound of that Ilk); 2nd & 3rd, Gules, on a Bend engrailed Or, a Baton Azure, within a Bordure Vair (Elliot of Minto); overall a Chief Argent, charged with a Moor’s Head couped in profile proper (augmentation, being the arms of Corsica).;
Creation date	24 February 1813
Created by	The Prince Regent (acting on behalf of his father King George III)
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto
Present holder	Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto
Heir apparent	Gilbert Francis Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Viscount Melgund
Subsidiary titles	Viscount Melgund ; Baron Minto ; Baronet ‘of Headshaw’
Status	Extant
Motto	Over the Crest: ; NON EGET ARCU (He needs not the bow) ; Below the shield: ; SUAVITER ET FORTITER (Mildly but firmly)

Earl of Minto, in the County of Roxburgh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1813 for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto. The current earl is Gilbert Timothy George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto (born 1953).

The family seat is Minto Park, near Hawick in the Scottish Borders. The original family seat, Minto Castle, was demolished some years ago after having been abandoned for some time.

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