Earls of Atholl; Fourth Creation (1342)
- Other titles: Earl of Strathearn (1358, abd. 1369, regained 1370)
- Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1316–1390), grandson of Robert I, ceased to be Earl of Atholl in 1367, and later became King Robert II in 1371
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