Earl of Lauderdale is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. The current holder of the title is Ian Maitland, 18th Earl of Lauderdale.
Arms of the Earls of Lauderdale as shown in Brown's The Peerage of Scotland, 1834
The Cabal ministry or the CABAL refers to a group of high councillors of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1668 to c. 1674.
The Lord Clifford of Chudleigh (1630–1673)
The Earl of Arlington (1618–1685)
The Duke of Buckingham (1628–1687)
The Lord Ashley (1621–1683)