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°	Image	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°	Image	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°	Image	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°	Image	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°	Image	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°	Image	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	75px 	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	75px 	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° 	Image	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 DalhousieViceroy 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	75px 	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	75px 	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° 	Image	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° 	Image	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	75px 	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° 	Image	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° 	Image	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 Frederick Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home 	1903–1995	1962	Prime Minister 1963–1964Later 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	75px 	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	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 Includes full list of members at May 2012	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	75px 	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° 	Image	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	
==See also==
* List of knights and ladies of the Garter
* List of knights of St Patrick
* List of knights and dames grand cross of the Order of the Bath
* List of knights and dames grand cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
* List of knights grand cross of the Order of the British Empire
==References==
Knights and Ladies of the Thistle
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