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Earl Of Bemersyde - Haig

1861-1928

Earl Haig is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. During the First World War he was Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium from 1915 to 1918. Haig was made Viscount Dawick and Baron Haig, of Bemersyde in the County of Berwick, at the same time he was given the earldom, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The viscountcy of Dawick is used as a courtesy title by the Earl's son and heir apparent. As of 2009 the titles are held by Lord Haig's grandson, the third Earl, who succeeded in 2009.

The family seat is Bemersyde House, near Newtown St. Boswells, Roxburghshire.