Earls of Callendar (1641)

1^st Earl of Callendar, James Livingston, b.?, a.1641, d.1674

Younger son of Alexander Livingstone, 1^st Earl of Linlithgow and Lady Helen Hay, daughter of Andrew Hay, 8^th Earl of Erroll. He served as a soldier across the continent before becoming Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Charles I. He was created 1^st Lord Livingston of Almond in 1633. He fought at the Battle of Preston, after which he fled to Holland. After the Restoration, he was a Privy Counsellor.

2^nd Earl of Callendar, Alexander Livingston, b.?, a.1674, d.1685

Nephew of the 1^st Earl, and son of Alexander Livingstone, 2^nd Earl of Linlithgow, by his second wife Lady Mary Douglas (b.1587-1610, d.?), daughter of William Douglas, 10^th Earl of Angus. He died with no legitimate heir, and so the earldom was claimed by George Livingston, heir to the earldom of Linlithgow.

3^rd Earl of Callendar, George Livingston, b.a.1653, a.1685, d.1692

Nephew of the 2^nd Earl and son of George Livingstone, 3^rd Earl of Linlithgow. He obtained the earldom after a legal battle which was settled in 1688. He later became 4^th Earl of Linlithgow.

For a continuation of this line, such as it is, please refer to the Linlithgow page.