Earl of Wemyss and March - Earls of Wemyss (1633)

Earls of Wemyss (1633)

• John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss (d. 1649)
• David Wemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss (1610–1679)
• Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss (1659–1705)
• David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss (c. 1678–1720)
• James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss (1699–1756)
• David Wemyss, soi disant 6th Earl of Wemyss (1721–1787) (attainted 1746)
• Francis Wemyss Charteris, soi disant 7th Earl of Wemyss (1723–1808)
  • Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho (1749-1808)
• Francis Wemyss Charteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March (1772–1853) (restored 1826)
• Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March (1796–1883)
• Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, 6th Earl of March (1818–1914)
• Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss, 7th Earl of March (1857–1937)
  • Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho (1884–1916)
• (Francis) David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss, 8th Earl of March (1912–2008)
  • Iain David Charteris, Lord Elcho (1945–1954)
• James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, 9th Earl of March (b. 1948)

The heir apparent is his only son (Francis) Richard 'Dick' Charteris, Lord Elcho (b. 1984), a lawyer.

The next heir presumptive is the Hon. Andrew Charteris (b. 1947), elder son of Lord Charteris of Amisfield (1913–1999), younger brother of the 12th Earl. He has no issue, and his younger brother has no sons. However, there are several collateral heirs.

The nearest collateral heir is James Hugo Desmond Charteris (b. 1958), father of one son, Felix Guy Charteris (b. 1992). He is great-grandson of the 11th Earl of Wemyss, 7th Earl of March (1857–1937), and thus a second cousin to the present Earl. Other more distant heirs presumptive are descended from younger sons of the 9th Earl.