# List of knights and ladies of the Thistle

The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle was founded in 1687. Dates shown are for election or installation. Probably incomplete.

## Seventeenth century

Seventeenth century :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| S1 | James VII | 1633–1710 | 1687 | Sovereign of the order upon establishing it |
| 1 | James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth | 1648–1716 | 1687 | Founder knight |
| 2 | George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon | 1649–1716 | 1687 | Founder knight |
| 3 | John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl | 1631–1703 | 1687 | Founder knight |
| 4 | James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton | 1658–1712 | 1687 | Founder knight |
| 5 | Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth | 1661–1701 | 1687 | Founder knight |
| 6 | John Drummond, 1st Earl of Melfort | 1650–1715 | 1687 | Founder knight |
| 7 | George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton | 1635–1692 | 1687 | Founder knight |
| 8 | Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray | 1634–1701 | 1687 | Founder knight |
| S2 | Mary II | 1662–1694 | 1688 | Nominally sovereign upon accession |
| S3 | William II | 1650–1702 | 1688 | Nominally sovereign upon accession |

## Anne (1702–1714)

Anne (1702–1714) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| S4 | Anne | 1665–1714 | 1702 | Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne |
| 9 | John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll | 1680–1743 | 1704 | Resigned 1710 when made KG |
| 10 | John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl | 1659–1724 | 1704 |
| 11 | William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale | d. 1721 | 1704 | |
| 12 | James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith | 1674–1705 | 1704 | |
| 13 | George Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney | 1666–1737 | 1704 | |
| 14 | James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield | 1663–1730 | 1704 | |
| 15 | William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian | 1661–1722 | 1704 | |
| 16 | Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery | 1674–1731 | 1704 | |
| 17 | John Erskine, Earl of Mar | 1675–1732 | 1706 | Degraded in 1715 |
| 18 | Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun | d. 1731 | 1706 | |
| 19 | John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair | 1673–1747 | 1710 | |
| 20 | David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore | 1656–1730 | 1713 | |

## George I (1714–1727)

George I (1714–1727) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| S5 | George I | 1660–1727 | 1714 | Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne |
| 21 | John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland | 1661–1733 | 1716 | |
| 22 | William Cadogan, 1st Baron Cadogan | 1670–1726 | 1716 | Later Earl Cadogan |
| 23 | Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington | 1680–1735 | 1717 | |
| 24 | Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville | 1674–1722 | 1721 | |
| 25 | Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith | 1695–1751 | 1725 | Later 2nd Duke of Buccleuch |
| 26 | William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex | 1697–1743 | 1725 | Resigned 1738 when made KG |
| 27 | Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont | 1676–1740 | 1725 | |
| 28 | James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton | 1703–1743 | 1726 | |

## George II (1727–1760)

George II (1727–1760) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| S6 | George II | 1683–1760 | 1727 | Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne |
| 29 | Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville | 1697–1753 | 1730 | |
| 30 | Charles Stuart, 6th Earl of Moray | 1660–1735 | 1731 | |
| 31 | Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore | 1700–1785 | 1732 | |
| 32 | James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl | 1690–1764 | 1734 | Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland |
| 33 | William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian | 1690–1767 | 1734 | Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland |
| 34 | James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton | 1703–1768 | 1738 | |
| 35 | John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute | 1713–1792 | 1738 | Resigned 1762 when made KG |
| 36 | Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun | 1681–1742 | 1738 | |
| 37 | Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley | 1716–1755 | 1739 | Lord Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire |
| 38 | James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray | 1708–1767 | 1741 | |
| 39 | John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford | 1701–1767 | 1742 | Envoy Extraordinary to Prussia |
| 40 | Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart | 1707–1770 | 1743 | |
| 41 | Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon | 1720–1752 | 1748 | |
| 42 | William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries, 4th Earl of Stair | 1699–1768 | 1752 | |
| 43 | Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke | 1719–1773 | 1753 | Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire |
| 44 | John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes | 1698–1767 | 1753 | Governor of Duncannon |
| 45 | James Douglas-Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton | 1724–1758 | 1755 | |

## George III (1760–1820)

George III (1760–1820) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| S7 | George III | 1738–1820 | 1760 | Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne |
| 46 | Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart | 1721–1776 | 1763 | |
| 47 | William Douglas, 3rd Earl of March | 1725–1810 | 1763 | Later 5th Duke of Queensberry |
| 48 | John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll | 1693–1770 | 1765 | Colonel of the 2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons |
| 49 | Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch | 1746–1812 | 1767 | Resigned 1794 when made KG |
| 50 | John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl | 1729–1774 | 1767 | Former Lord of Mann |
| 51 | Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle | 1748–1825 | 1767 | Resigned 1793, made KG |
| 52 | William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian | 1710–1775 | 1768 | Colonel of the 11th Regiment of Dragoons |
| 53 | David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont | 1727–1796 | 1768 | Later 2nd Earl of Mansfield |
| 54 | John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe | 1740–1804 | 1768 | Lord of the Bedchamber |
| 55 | The Prince William Henry | 1765–1837 | 1770 | Later Duke of Clarence and St Andrews and William IV, later still King |
| 56 | Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery | 1729–1814 | 1771 | |
| 57 | Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington | 1747–1786 | 1773 | Teller of the Exchequer |
| 58 | Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon | 1743–1827 | 1775 | |
| 59 | John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway | 1736–1806 | 1775 | |
| 60 | William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian | 1737–1815 | 1776 | |
| 61 | Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton | 1756–1799 | 1786 | |
| 62 | Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury | 1739–1814 | 1786 | Lord Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte |
| 63 | James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose | 1755–1836 | 1793 | Resigned 1812 when made KG |
| 64 | John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett | 1756–1819 | 1794 | Lord Lieutenant of Somerset |
| 65 | George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton | 1761–1827 | 1797 | Lord Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte |
| 66 | John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl | 1755–1830 | 1800 | Grand Master of the Antient Grand Lodge of England |
| 67 | William Cathcart, 10th Lord Cathcart | 1755–1843 | 1805 | Later Earl Cathcart |
| 68 | George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen | 1784–1860 | 1808 | Prime Minister 1852–1855 |
| 69 | Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch | 1772–1819 | 1812 | Appointed by the Prince Regent |
| 70 | Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton | 1739–1819 | 1812 | Appointed by the Prince Regent |
| 71 | George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway | 1768–1834 | 1814 | Appointed by the Prince Regent |
| 72 | Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny | 1755–1843 | 1814 | Appointed by the Prince Regent |
| 73 | Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine | 1750–1823 | 1815 | Appointed by the Prince Regent |
| 74 | Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury | 1773–1856 | 1819 | Appointed by the Prince Regent. Later Marquess of Ailesbury. |

## George IV (1820–1830)

George IV (1820–1830) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| S8 | George IV | 1762–1830 | 1820 | Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne |
| 75 | William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian | 1763–1824 | 1820 | Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire and Midlothian |
| 76 | George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale | 1787–1876 | 1820 | Pro-Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland |
| 77 | Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis | 1770–1846 | 1821 | Later Marquess of Ailsa |
| 78 | James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale | 1759–1839 | 1821 | Former Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland |
| 79 | Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville | 1771–1851 | 1821 | First Lord of the Admiralty |
| 80 | Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry | 1777–1837 | 1821 | Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries |
| 81 | George Gordon, 5th Earl of Aboyne | 1761–1853 | 1827 | Later 9th Marquess of Huntly |
| 82 | Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick | 1779–1853 | 1827 | Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire |
| 83 | James Duff, 4th Earl Fife | 1776–1857 | 1827 | Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire |
| 84 | Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray | 1771–1848 | 1827 | Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire |
| 85 | The Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex | 1773–1843 | 1830 | Son of George III |
| 86 | Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch | 1806–1884 | 1830 | Resigned 1835 when made KG |

## William IV (1830–1837)

William IV (1830–1837) :
| N° | Image | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| 87 | | William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll | 1801–1846 | 1834 | Master of the Horse to Queen Adelaide |
| 88 | | David Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield | 1777–1840 | 1835 | Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire |

## Victoria (1837–1901)

Victoria (1837-1901) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| S9 | Victoria | 1819–1901 | 1837 | Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne |
| 89 | John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane | 1796–1862 | 1838 | Former Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland |
| 90 | James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe | 1816–1879 | 1840 | |
| 91 | Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery | 1783–1868 | 1840 | |
| E1 | Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 1819–1861 | 1842 | Consort of Queen Victoria |
| 92 | William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield | 1806–1898 | 1843 | |
| 93 | John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute | 1793–1848 | 1843 | Lord Lieutenant of Buteshire and Glamorgan |
| 94 | James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose | 1799–1874 | 1845 | Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire and former Vice-Chamberlain of the Household |
| 95 | John Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair | 1771–1853 | 1847 | Former Colonel of the 92nd Regiment of Foot |
| 96 | James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin | 1811–1863 | 1847 | Viceroy of India |
| 97 | James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 10th Earl of Dalhousie | 1812–1860 | 1848 | Later Marquess of Dalhousie Viceroy of India |
| 98 | Robert Dundas Haldane-Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown | 1785–1859 | 1848 | |
| 99 | Alexander Fraser, 17th Lord Saltoun | 1785–1853 | 1852 | Colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot |
| 100 | Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton | 1780–1858 | 1853 | Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland |
| 101 | Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington | 1780–1858 | 1853 | Former First Lord of the Admiralty |
| 102 | Fox Maule Ramsay, 1st Baron Panmure | 1801–1874 | 1853 | Later 11th Earl of Dalhousie |
| 103 | George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl | 1814–1864 | 1853 | Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland |
| 104 | George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll | 1823–1900 | 1856 | Postmaster General |
| 105 | George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird | 1807–1878 | 1857 | Former Master of the Buckhounds |
| 106 | Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa | 1816–1870 | 1859 | |
| 107 | James Duff, 5th Earl Fife | 1814–1879 | 1860 | Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire |
| 108 | Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland | 1795–1873 | 1861 | Resigned 1872 when made KG |
| 109 | Robert Hamilton, 8th Lord Belhaven and Stenton | 1793–1868 | 1861 | |
| 110 | David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie | 1826–1881 | 1862 | |
| 111 | Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier | 1819–1898 | 1864 | Ambassador to Prussia |
| E2 | The Prince Alfred Ernest Albert | 1844–1900 | 1864 | Later Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| 112 | Thomas Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat | 1802–1875 | 1865 | Lord Lieutenant of Inverness |
| 113 | John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair | 1819–1903 | 1865 | Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown |
| E3 | The Prince Albert Edward, Duke of Rothesay | 1841–1910 | 1867 | Son of Queen Victoria, later King Edward VII |
| 114 | John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl | 1840–1917 | 1868 | |
| 115 | James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk | 1827–1905 | 1869 | Former Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire |
| E4 | The Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert | 1850–1942 | 1869 | Son of Queen Victoria, later Duke of Connaught and Strathearn |
| 116 | William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto | 1814–1891 | 1870 | |
| 117 | John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne | 1845–1914 | 1871 | Later 9th Duke of Argyll |
| E5 | The Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert | 1853–1884 | 1871 | Son of Queen Victoria, later Duke of Albany |
| 118 | Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross | 1818–1903 | 1874 | Later Viscount Colville of Culross |
| 119 | John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute | 1847–1900 | 1875 | |
| 120 | William Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith | 1831–1914 | 1875 | Later 6th Duke of Buccleuch |
| 121 | Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet | 1818–1878 | 1876 | Chancellor of the University of Glasgow |
| 122 | William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton | 1845–1895 | 1878 | |
| 123 | Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian | 1833–1900 | 1878 | Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland |
| 124 | John Ogilvy-Grant, 7th Earl of Seafield | 1815–1881 | 1879 | |
| 125 | Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose | 1852–1925 | 1879 | |
| 126 | Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife | 1849–1912 | 1881 | Later Duke of Fife and son-in-law of Queen Victoria |
| 127 | John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie | 1847–1887 | 1881 | |
| E6 | Prince George, Duke of Cambridge | 1819–1904 | 1881 | Agnatic first cousin of Queen Victoria |
| 128 | Alan Stewart, 10th Earl of Galloway | 1835–1901 | 1888 | |
| 129 | James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford | 1847–1913 | 1891 | Former President of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society |
| E7 | Prince George, Duke of York | 1865–1936 | 1893 | Grandson of Queen Victoria, later King George V |
| 130 | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | 1847–1929 | 1895 | Prime Minister 1894–1895 |
| 131 | William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale | 1826–1911 | 1898 | |
| 132 | Charles Douglas-Home, 12th Earl of Home | 1834–1918 | 1899 | Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire |
| 133 | Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland | 1844–1929 | 1900 | Former Lord Lieutenant of Ireland |
| 134 | John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun | 1860–1908 | 1900 | Later Marquess of Linlithgow |

## Edward VII (1901–1910)

Edward VII (1901–1910) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| 135 | Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh | 1849–1921 | 1901 | Secretary for Scotland |
| 136 | Charles Hay, 20th Earl of Erroll | 1852–1927 | 1901 | |
| 137 | Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe | 1876–1932 | 1902 | |
| 138 | George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden, 11th Earl of Haddington | 1827–1917 | 1902 | Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian |
| 139 | Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven | 1835–1906 | 1905 | Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland |
| 140 | John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen | 1847–1934 | 1906 | Later Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair |
| 141 | Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth | 1849–1909 | 1908 | Lord President of the Council |
| 142 | Gavin Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell | 1872–1952 | 1909 | |

## George V (1910–1936)

George V (1910–1936) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| 143 | Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar | 1865–1955 | 1911 | Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire |
| 144 | Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay | 1839–1921 | 1911 | Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire and former Governor of Bombay |
| 145 | Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane | 1856–1928 | 1913 | Lord High Chancellor |
| E8 | Prince Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert of Connaught | 1883–1938 | 1913 | Governor-General of South Africa, husband of the 2nd Duchess of Fife |
| 146 | Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird | 1847–1923 | 1914 | |
| 147 | Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat | 1871–1933 | 1915 | |
| 148 | John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch | 1864–1935 | 1917 | Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries |
| 149 | Douglas Haig | 1861–1928 | 1917 | Later Earl Haig |
| 150 | John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl | 1871–1942 | 1918 | Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire |
| 151 | David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford | 1871–1940 | 1921 | First Commissioner of Works |
| E9 | The Prince Edward, Duke of Rothesay | 1894–1972 | 1922 | Son of King George V, later King Edward VIII |
| 152 | John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute | 1881–1947 | 1922 | Former Lord Lieutenant of Buteshire |
| E10 | The Prince Albert, Duke of York | 1895–1952 | 1923 | Son of King George V, later King George VI |
| 153 | Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore | 1852–1930 | 1923 | Former Governor of South Australia |
| 154 | Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar | 1860–1934 | 1926 | Former Governor-General of Australia |
| 155 | Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone | 1869–1955 | 1927 | Former Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland |
| 156 | Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow | 1887–1952 | 1928 | Viceroy of India |
| 157 | Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | 1855–1944 | 1928 | Lord Lieutenant of Angus |
| 158 | George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland | 1888–1963 | 1929 | Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland |
| 159 | Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10th Baronet | 1866–1956 | 1929 | |
| 160 | Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home | 1873–1951 | 1930 | Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire |
| 161 | Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Baronet | 1845–1937 | 1933 | Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown |
| E11 | The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester | 1900–1974 | 1933 | Son of King George V |
| 162 | Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin | 1881–1968 | 1933 | Former Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland |
| 163 | Archibald Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven | 1890–1947 | 1934 | |
| 164 | Donald Cameron, 25th Lochiel | 1876–1951 | 1934 | |
| E12 | The Prince George, Duke of Kent | 1902–1942 | 1935 | Son of King George V |
Edward VIII did not make any appointments to the order during his brief reign.

## George VI (1936–1952)

George VI (1936–1952) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| E13 | Queen Elizabeth | 1900–2002 | 1937 | Consort of King George VI |
| 165 | Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet | 1887–1948 | 1937 | Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire |
| 166 | John Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair | 1879–1961 | 1937 | Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown |
| 167 | Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian | 1882–1940 | 1940 | British Ambassador to the United States |
| 168 | Archibald Sinclair | 1890–1970 | 1940 | Later Viscount Thurso |
| 169 | David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie | 1893–1968 | 1942 | Lord Chamberlain to The Queen |
| 170 | Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope | 1883–1963 | 1945 | First Sea Lord |
| 171 | James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose | 1878–1954 | 1947 | Lord Lieutenant of Buteshire |
| 172 | Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery | 1882–1974 | 1947 | Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian |
| 173 | Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch | 1894–1973 | 1949 | Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire and former Lord Steward |
| 174 | Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton | 1903–1973 | 1951 | Lord Steward |
| 175 | George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington | 1894–1986 | 1951 | Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian |

## Elizabeth II (1952–2022)

Elizabeth II (1952–2022) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| S9 | Elizabeth II | 1926–2022 | 1952 | Became sovereign of the order upon accession to the throne |
| E14 | Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | 1921–2021 | 1952 | Consort of Queen Elizabeth II |
| 176 | Steven Bilsland, 1st Baron Bilsland | 1892–1970 | 1955 | Honorary Colonel of the 8th Battalion Cameronians |
| 177 | David Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford | 1900–1975 | 1955 | Rector of the University of St Andrews |
| 178 | John Stirling | 1893–1975 | 1956 | Convener of the Ross and Cromarty County Council |
| 179 | George Mathers, 1st Baron Mathers | 1886–1965 | 1956 | Former Treasurer of the Household |
| 180 | Kenneth Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 12th Lord Kinnaird | 1880–1972 | 1957 | |
| 181 | Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan | 1895–1977 | 1957 | Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire |
| E15 | Olav V, King of Norway | 1903–1991 | 1962 | Son of Princess Maud of Wales |
| 182 | Alexander Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home | 1903–1995 | 1962 | Prime Minister 1963–1964 Later Baron Home of the Hirsel |
| 183 | Robert Menzies | 1894–1978 | 1963 | Prime Minister of Australia 1939–1941 and 1949–1966 |
| 184 | James Wilson Robertson | 1899–1983 | 1965 | Governor-General of Nigeria |
| 185 | David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss | 1912–2008 | 1966 | Former Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland |
| 186 | John Reith, 1st Baron Reith | 1889–1971 | 1968 | Former Director-General of the BBC |
| 187 | Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean | 1916–1990 | 1969 | Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire |
| 188 | Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie | 1914–1999 | 1971 | Lord Lieutenant of Angus |
| 189 | Richard O'Connor | 1889–1981 | 1971 | Former Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty |
| 190 | Ronald Colville, 2nd Baron Clydesmuir | 1917–1996 | 1972 | Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire |
| 191 | Robert Forbes-Leith | 1902–1973 | 1972 | Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire |
| 192 | Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay | 1905–1982 | 1973 | Chairman of the Scottish Land Court |
| 193 | John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel | 1905–1992 | 1973 | Former Secretary of State for Scotland |
| 194 | Donald Hamish Cameron, 26th of Lochiel | 1910–2004 | 1973 | Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire |
| 195 | Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae | 1911–1980 | 1974 | Former Governor-General of New Zealand |
| 196 | George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk | 1906–1994 | 1976 | Former First Lord of the Admiralty |
| 197 | William McFadzean, Baron McFadzean | 1903–1996 | 1976 | |
| E16 | The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay | b. 1948 | 1977 | Son of Queen Elizabeth II, now King of the United Kingdom |
| 198 | John Cameron, Lord Cameron | 1900–1996 | 1978 | Former President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
| 199 | John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch | 1923–2007 | 1978 | Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
| 200 | Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin | b. 1924 | 1981 | Former Grand Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Scotland |
| 201 | George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth | 1921–2008 | 1981 | Former European Commissioner for Regional Policy |
| 202 | Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie | 1920–1985 | 1983 | Former Chief of the Defence Staff |
| 203 | Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch | 1917–2000 | 1983 | Former Governor of Hong Kong |
| 204 | David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie | 1926–2023 | 1985 | Lord Chamberlain of the Household |
| 205 | Iain Tennant | 1919–2006 | 1986 | Lord Lieutenant of Moray |
| 206 | William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw | 1918–1999 | 1990 | Former Lord President of the Council |
| 207 | Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet | 1911–1996 | 1993 | |
| 208 | George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie | 1931–2003 | 1995 | Former Secretary of State for Defence |
| 209 | John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott | 1924–2012 | 1996 | Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire |
| 210 | Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford | 1927–2023 | 1996 | Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother |
| 211 | Lady Marion Fraser | 1932–2016 | 1996 | |
| 212 | Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden | 1926–2021 | 1996 | |
| 213 | James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern | b. 1927 | 1997 | Lord Chancellor |
| E17 | The Princess Anne, Princess Royal | b. 1950 | 2000 | Daughter of Queen Elizabeth II |
| 214 | David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn | b. 1935 | 2000 | Former Governor of Hong Kong |
| 215 | Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood | 1941–2018 | 2002 | President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
| 216 | Eric Anderson | 1936–2020 | 2002 | Provost of Eton |
| 217 | David Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood | b. 1938 | 2004 | Former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament |
| 218 | George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen | b. 1946 | 2004 | Former Secretary General of NATO |
| 219 | William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk | b. 1935 | 2007 | Former Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session |
| 220 | Garth Morrison | 1943–2013 | 2007 | Chief Scout, Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian |
| 221 | David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead | b. 1938 | 2009 | Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom |
| 222 | Narendra Patel, Baron Patel | b. 1938 | 2009 | Chancellor of the University of Dundee |
| E18 | Prince William, Earl of Strathearn | b. 1982 | 2012 | Grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland since 2020 |
| 223 | David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home | 1943–2022 | 2014 | |
| 224 | Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin | b. 1944 | 2014 | Former Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation |
| 225 | Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch | b. 1954 | 2017 | Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
| 226 | Sir Ian Wood | b. 1942 | 2018 | |
| 227 | Lady Elish Angiolini | b. 1960 | 2022 | Former Lord Advocate |
| 228 | Sir George Reid | b. 1939 | 2022 | Former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament |

## Charles III (2022–)

Charles III (2022–) :
| N° | Name | Life | Date | Notes |
| E19 | Queen Camilla | b. 1947 | 2023 | Consort of King Charles III |
| E20 | The Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh | b. 1964 | 2024 | Brother of King Charles III, twice Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland |
| 229 | Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome | b. 1961 | 2024 | |
| 230 | Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws | b. 1950 | 2024 | |
| 231 | Sir Geoff Palmer | b. 1940 | 2024 | |