The order of precedence in Scotland was fixed by Royal Warrant in 1905. Amendments were made by further Warrants in 1912, 1952, 1958, 1999 (to coincide with the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government) and most recently in 2012.
The relative precedence of peers of Scotland is determined by the Act of Union 1707.
Gentlemen Royalty, high officials, et al. Royal family Precedence is accorded to spouses, children and grandchildren of the reigning sovereign, as well as children and grandchildren of former sovereigns. PositionHolderRefThe sovereign (regardless of sex) Charles IIILord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotlandoffice held by a woman (Lady Elish Angiolini)Sons of the sovereign Prince William, Duke of RothesayHouse of Lords Precedence Act 1539–House of Lords Precedence Act (31 Hen. 8. c. 10), Section 4 Prince Harry, Duke of SussexGrandsons of the sovereign Prince George of WalesOrdered according to the rules of primogeniture Prince Louis of Wales Prince Archie of SussexBrothers of the sovereign Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Prince Edward, Duke of EdinburghUncles of the sovereignnone at presentNephews of the sovereign James, Earl of WessexLegally HRH Prince James of Edinburgh according to the 1917 Letters Patent as a male-line grandchild of a monarch, but styled as the duke's son per his parents' wishes on their wedding day and the will of the Queen.Peter PhillipsGrandsons of formersovereigns who are dukes Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester Prince Edward, Duke of KentGrandsons of formersovereigns who are not dukesDavid Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon Prince Michael of Kent
High Officers of State, et al. TitleHolderRefLord-Lieutenantssee list belowduring term of office and within bounds of counties and citiesSheriffs Principalsee list hereLord ChancellorAlex NorrisModerator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandGordon KennedyPrime MinisterAndy BurnhamKeeper of the Great Seal of Scotland (First Minister)John SwinneyScotland Act 1998, Section 45(7)Ex officio held by the First Minister of Scotland since 1999Presiding OfficerKenneth GibsonSecretary of StateDouglas AlexanderLord High ConstableMerlin Hay, 24th Earl of ErrollMaster of the HouseholdTorquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
Nobility, et al. Dukes, et al. NoteRef England Ordered according to date of creation ScotlandOrdered according to date of creation Great BritainOrdered according to date of creation Ireland Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandOrdered according to date of creationEldest sons of royal dukeswho are not already ranked higherAlexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (son of the Duke of Gloucester)George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (son of the Duke of Kent)
Marquesses, et al. NoteRef England Marquess of Winchester ScotlandOrdered according to date of creation Great BritainOrdered according to date of creation Ireland Ordered according to date of creation United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandOrdered according to date of creationEldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Earls, et al. NoteRef England Ordered according to date of creation ScotlandOrdered according to the Decreet of Ranking of 1606 according to date of creation Great BritainOrdered according to date of creation Ireland Ordered according to date of creation United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandOrdered according to date of creationYounger sons of royal dukeswho are not already ranked higherLord Nicholas Windsor (second son of the Duke of Kent)Eldest sons of marquesses according to the precedence of the peerage holdersYounger sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Judiciary, et al. Lord Justice General (Paul Cullen, Lord Pentland) Lord Clerk Register (office held by a woman) Lord Advocate (office held by a woman) Advocate General for Scotland (office held by a woman) Lord Justice Clerk (John Beckett, Lord Beckett)
Viscounts Eldest sons of earls Lord Frederick Windsor (only son of Prince Michael of Kent) Younger sons of marquesses
Viscounts, et al. NoteRef England Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford ScotlandOrdered according to date of creation Great BritainOrdered according to date of creation Ireland Ordered according to date of creation United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandOrdered according to date of creationEldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holdersYounger sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders Barons, et al. Barons and Lords of Parliament Eldest sons of viscounts Younger sons of earls Eldest sons of barons
Knights and below Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter Knights of the Order of the Thistle Privy Counsellors Senators of the College of Justice and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court Younger sons of viscounts Younger sons of barons Sons of law life peers Baronets Knights of the Order of St Patrick Knights Grand Cross/Commander Order of the Bath Order of the Star of India Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Indian Empire Royal Victorian Order Order of the British Empire Knights Commander of such orders Solicitor General for Scotland (Ruth Charteris – see Order of Precedence for Ladies below) Lord Lyon King of Arms (The Revd Canon Joseph Morrow) Sheriffs-Principal Knights Bachelor Sheriffs as amended by Companions Order of the Bath Order of the Star of India Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Indian Empire Commanders Royal Victorian Order Order of the British Empire Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Officers of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Imperial Service Order Eldest sons of younger sons of peers Eldest sons of baronets Eldest sons of knights, ordered by their father Members of the Royal Victorian Order Members of the Order of the British Empire Younger sons of baronets Younger sons of knights, ordered by their father King's Counsel as amended by Esquires Gentlemen
Ladies Royal Family The order of precedence accorded to women of the royal family: PositionHolderConsort of the sovereign Queen CamillaQueens Dowagernone at presentDaughters-in-law of the sovereign Catherine, Duchess of Rothesay Meghan, Duchess of SussexDaughters of the sovereignnone at presentWives of grandsons of the sovereignnone at presentGranddaughters of the sovereign Princess Charlotte of Wales Princess Lilibet of SussexSisters-in-law of the sovereign Sophie, Duchess of EdinburghSisters of the sovereign Anne, Princess RoyalWives of uncles of the sovereignnone at presentAunts of the sovereignnone at presentWives of nephews of the sovereignHarriet PhillipsNieces of the sovereign Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank Lady Louise Mountbatten-WindsorLegally HRH Princess Louise of Edinburgh according to the 1917 Letters Patent as a male-line grandchild of a monarch, but styled as the Duke's daughter per her parents' wishes on their wedding day and the will of the Queen.Zara TindallWives of grandsons of formersovereigns who are dukes Birgitte, Duchess of GloucesterWives of grandsons of formersovereigns who are not dukesSerena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon Princess Michael of KentGranddaughters of former sovereignsLady Sarah Chatto Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
High Officers or their wives Lord-Lieutenants (see list below) Sheriffs-Principal (during term of office and with bounds of Sheriffdom) Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment Ambassadors of foreign countries and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries according to date of arrival Peers Duchesses Claire Booth, Countess of Ulster Sylvana Tomaselli, Countess of St Andrews, wife of Earl of St Andrews Lady Davina Windsor, elder daughter of the Duke of Gloucester Lady Rose Gilman, younger daughter of the Duke of Gloucester Lady Helen Taylor, only daughter of the Duke of Kent Marchionesses Wives of dukes' eldest sons Daughters of dukes not married to peers Countesses Lady Nicholas Windsor, wife of Lord Nicholas Windsor Wives of marquesses' eldest sons Lady Gabriella Kingston, only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent Marquesses' daughters not married to peers Wives of dukes' younger sons Viscountesses Wives of earls' eldest sons Sophie Winkleman, wife of Lord Frederick Windsor Wives of marquesses' younger sons Earls' daughters not married to peers Baronesses, wives of Lords and Ladies of Parliament Wives of viscounts' eldest sons Viscounts' daughters not married to peers Wives of earls' younger sons Wives of barons' eldest sons Barons' Daughters Ladies of orders Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter Lady Mary Fagan Lady Mary Peters Ladies of the Order of the Thistle (all rank higher) Lady Elish Angiolini Wives of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter (all rank higher, except) June, Lady Hillary Jennifer, Lady Acland Dame Norma, Lady Major Cherie, Lady Blair Wives of Knights of the Order of the Thistle (all rank higher, except) Lady (Helen) Wood Lady (Daphne) Reid Lady (Margaret) Palmer Lady (Eileen) McDonald Lady (Lynne) MacMillan Wives of Knights of the Order of St Patrick (none, order dormant) Privy Counsellors Senators of the College of Justice Wives of viscounts' younger sons Wives of barons' younger sons Baronetesses Dames Grand Cross Order of the Bath Order of St Michael and St George Royal Victorian Order Order of the British Empire Wives of Knights Grand Crosses of such orders Dames Commander of such orders Solicitor General for Scotland (Ruth Charteris) Wives of Knights Commander of such orders Companions of such orders Wives of Companions of such orders Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Wives of Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Lieutenantes of the Royal Victorian Order Officers of the Order of the British Empire Wives of Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order Wives of Officers of the Order of the British Empire Senatrices of the College of Justice Wives of College of Justice Senators Wives of Knights Bachelor Companions of the Imperial Service Order Wives of Companions of the Imperial Service Order Wives of the eldest sons of sons of peers Daughters of sons of peers Wives of the eldest sons of baronets Daughters of baronets Wives of eldest sons of knights/dames Daughters of knights/dames Members Royal Victorian Order Order of the British Empire Wives of Members of such orders Wives of younger sons of baronets Wives of younger sons of knights/dames King's Counsel as amended by Gentlewomen
Local precedence Lord-Lieutenants of the lieutenancy areas (the Lord Provost is Lord Lieutenant in the four largest cities): Lord Provost of Aberdeen (Dr David Cameron) Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire (Sandy Manson) Lord Lieutenant of Angus (Patricia Ann Sawers) Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute (Jane Margaret MacLeod) Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran (Iona McDonald) Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire (Andrew Simpson) Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire (Jeanna Swan) Lord Lieutenant of Caithness (John Thurso, 3rd Viscount Thurso) Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire (Johnny Stewart) Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries (Fiona Armstrong) Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire (Jill Williamina Young) Lord Provost of Dundee (Bill Campbell)Lord Provost of Dundee Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian (Roderick Urquhart) Lord Provost of Edinburgh (Robert Aldridge)Edinburgh appoints new Lord Provost Lord Lieutenant of Fife (Robert William Balfour) Lord Provost of Glasgow (Jacqueline McLaren)New Lord Provost of Glasgow announced Lord Lieutenant of Inverness (James Wotherspoon) Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (Alastair Macphie) Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire (Susan Haughey, Baroness Haughey) Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian (Sarah Barron)Appointment of Lord Lieutenant for Midlothian Lord Lieutenant of Moray (Air Commodore Alistair Monkman)