Clan Strathearn

Clan Story

The Strathearn Legacy

Strathearn is the strath (valley) of the River Earn in Perthshire, and gave its name to one of Scotland's oldest earldoms rather than to a personal clan. The Mormaers, later Earls, of Strathearn are documented from the early 12th century, with Malise I recorded fighting at the Battle of the Standard in 1138; the native Gaelic line continued for roughly two centuries before the earldom was forfeited around 1332-1334. The title subsequently passed to the Moray and then Stewart families, with Robert Stewart (later King Robert II) holding it in the 14th century. In modern times 'Earl of Strathearn' has been used as a royal subsidiary title, created for Prince William in 2011. As a historic region and peerage title rather than a clan, Strathearn has no clan chief, motto, or Gaelic clan name in the way a Highland or Lowland clan would.