Sir Jeffrey Amherst was created Baron Amherst in 1776, with a normal remainder, and then Baron Amherst in 1788 with a special remainder to a nephew. The 2nd Baron was created Earl Amherst and Viscount Holmesdale in 1826. The titles became extinct in 1993.

Barons Amherst (1776)

• Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797)

Barons Amherst (1788)

• Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797)
• William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst of Montreal (1773-1857) (became Earl Amherst in 1826)

Earls Amherst (1826)

• William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773-1857)
• William Pitt Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst (1805-1886)
• William Archer Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst (1836-1910)
• Hugh Amherst, 4th Earl Amherst (1856-1927)
• Jeffrey John Archer Amherst, 5th Earl Amherst (1896-1993)