Earl Haig is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. During the First World War he was Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium from 1915 to 1918. Haig was made Viscount Dawick and Baron Haig, of Bemersyde in the County of Berwick, at the same time he was given the earldom. The viscountcy of Dawick is used as a courtesy title by the Earl's son and heir apparent. As of 2007 the titles are held by Lord Haig's son, the second Earl, who succeeded in 1928.
The family seat is Bemersyde House, near Newtown St. Boswells, Roxburghshire.
Earls Haig (1919)
- Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861–1928)
- George Haig, 2nd Earl Haig (b. 1918)
The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Alexander Douglas Derrick Haig, Viscount Dawick (b. 1961).
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]