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{{about|the title "Earl Haig"|the school named after the 1st Earl|Earl Haig Secondary School}}
[[File:Earl of Haig arms.svg|thumb|[[Coat of arms|Arms]] of the [[Clan chief|Chief]] of [[Clan Haig]], The Earl Haig.]]
'''Earl Haig''' is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1919 for [[Field Marshal (UK)|Field Marshal]] [[Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig|Sir Douglas Haig]]. During the [[First World War I]], he was Commander of the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War I)|British Expeditionary Force]] in [[France]] and [[Belgium]] from (1915 to 1918-18). Haig was made '''Viscount Dawick''' and '''Baron Haig''', of Bemersyde in the County of Berwick, at the same time he was given the earldom, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The viscountcy of Dawick is used as a [[courtesy title]] by the Earl's son and heir apparent. {{As of|2010}} the titles are held by the first Earl's grandson, the third Earl, who succeeded his father in 2009.
 
The family seat is [[Bemersyde House]], near [[Newtown St. Boswells]], [[Roxburghshire]].