Lords Maitland of Thirlestane (Patent Dated 18 May 1590)
- John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (1537–1595)
- John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (d.1645) (created Earl of Lauderdale in 1624)
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