Arbuthnot Baronets
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There have been two creations of baronets with the surname Arbuthnot, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
and both are extant.
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The Arbuthnot Baronetcy of Edinburgh was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 3 March 1823 for Sir William Arbuthnot, Provost of Edinburgh. The coat of arms of this baronet includes supporters
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Heir apparent
: Robert Hugh Peter Arbuthnot (born 1986)
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The Arbuthnot Baronetcy of Kittybrewster in the County of the City of Aberdeen was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 26 February 1964 for John Sinclair Wemyss Arbuthnot
, for services to church and state. The baronetcy was one of the last to be created until 1991 (when Sir Denis Thatcher was created a baronet).
United Kingdom
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and both are extant.
Arbuthnot Baronets of Edinburgh (1823)
Supporters
In heraldry, supporters are figures usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up. These figures may be real or imaginary animals, human figures, and in rare cases plants or inanimate objects...
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Incumbents
- Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st BaronetSir William Arbuthnot, 1st BaronetSir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet of Edinburgh was Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Lord Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh....
(1766–1829) - Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot, 2nd Baronet (1801–1873) married Anne Fitzgerald, daughter of Field Marshal Sir John Forster Fitzgerald, G.C.H., and his wife, Charlotte, child of the Hon. William Hazen. Lady Arbuthnot's Chamber is named after Anne, who died at Florence, Italy, 6th March, 1882, her husband having predeceased her on 4th March, 1873. The couple had five sons and two daughters.
- Sir William Wedderburn Arbuthnot, 3rd Baronet (1831–1889)
- Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot, 4th BaronetSir Robert Arbuthnot, 4th BaronetRear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet, KCB, MVO was a British Royal Navy officer during World War I...
(1864–1916) - Sir Dalrymple Arbuthnot, 5th Baronet (1867–1941)
- Sir Robert Dalrymple Arbuthnot, 6th Baronet (1919–1944)
- Sir Hugh Fitzgerald Arbuthnot, 7th Baronet (1922–1983)
- Sir Keith Robert Charles Arbuthnot, 8th Baronet (born 1951) was educated at Wellington CollegeWellington College, Berkshire-Former pupils:Notable former pupils include historian P. J. Marshall, architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, impressionist Rory Bremner, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, author Sebastian Faulks, language school pioneer John Haycraft, political journalist Robin Oakley, actor Sir Christopher...
and Edinburgh University.
Heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
: Robert Hugh Peter Arbuthnot (born 1986)
Coat of arms
- Arms: azureAzureIn heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation....
, a crescentCrescentIn art and symbolism, a crescent is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge, so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points .In astronomy, a crescent...
between three mulletMullet (heraldry)In heraldry, the term star may refer to any star-shaped charge with any number of rays, which may appear straight or wavy, and may or may not be pierced...
s, two and one, argentArgentIn heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it...
; the whole within a bordureBordureIn heraldry, a bordure is a band of contrasting tincture forming a border around the edge of a shield, traditionally one-sixth as wide as the shield itself...
orOr (heraldry)In heraldry, Or is the tincture of gold and, together with argent , belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly spaced dots...
, charged with three boarBoarWild boar, also wild pig, is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises...
s' heads couped gulesGulesIn heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation....
. - Crest: a peacock's head proper.
- Supporters: dexterDexter and sinisterDexter and sinister are terms used in heraldry to refer to specific locations in an escutcheon bearing a coat of arms and by extension also to a crest. "Dexter" means to the right from the viewpoint of the bearer of the arms, to the left of that of the viewer...
, a wyvernWyvernA wyvern or wivern is a legendary winged reptilian creature with a dragon's head, two legs , and a barbed tail. The wyvern is found in heraldry. There exists a purely sea-dwelling variant, termed the Sea-Wyvern which has a fish tail in place of a barbed dragon's tail...
vertVertThe colour green is commonly found in modern flags and coat of arms, and to a lesser extent also in the classical heraldry of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period....
vomiting flames; sinisterDexter and sinisterDexter and sinister are terms used in heraldry to refer to specific locations in an escutcheon bearing a coat of arms and by extension also to a crest. "Dexter" means to the right from the viewpoint of the bearer of the arms, to the left of that of the viewer...
, a greyhoundGreyhoundThe Greyhound is a breed of sighthound that has been primarily bred for coursing game and racing, and the breed has also recently seen a resurgence in its popularity as a pedigree show dog and family pet. It is a gentle and intelligent breed...
argent, collared and line reflexed over the back gules. - Motto: Innocent and true.
Arbuthnot Baronets of Kittybrewster (1964)
Sir John Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet
Major Sir John Sinclair Wemyss Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD was a British Conservative politician....
, for services to church and state. The baronetcy was one of the last to be created until 1991 (when Sir Denis Thatcher was created a baronet).
Incumbents
- Sir John Sinclair Wemyss Arbuthnot, 1st BaronetSir John Arbuthnot, 1st BaronetMajor Sir John Sinclair Wemyss Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD was a British Conservative politician....
(1912–1992) - Sir William Reierson Arbuthnot, 2nd Baronet (born 2 September 1950) was educated at Eton College, Berkshire and The College of Law, London.
- Heir apparentHeir apparentAn heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
: Henry ("Harry") William Arbuthnot (born 2011)
Coat of arms
- Arms: azureAzureIn heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation....
a crescent between three mulletMullet (heraldry)In heraldry, the term star may refer to any star-shaped charge with any number of rays, which may appear straight or wavy, and may or may not be pierced...
s argentArgentIn heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it...
, a bordureBordureIn heraldry, a bordure is a band of contrasting tincture forming a border around the edge of a shield, traditionally one-sixth as wide as the shield itself...
gulesGulesIn heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation....
charged with two escallops in chief and a buck's head cabossedCabossedIn heraldry, cabossed, or caboched, is a term used where the head of a beast is cut off behind the ears, by a section parallel to the face; or by a perpendicular section: in contrast to couping, which is done by a horizontal line, and farther from the ears than cabossing....
orOr (heraldry)In heraldry, Or is the tincture of gold and, together with argent , belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly spaced dots...
in base, and in centre chief (overlapping bordure) an inescutcheon argent. - Crest: a peacock's head and neck proper, accompanied on either side by a spray of strawberryStrawberryFragaria is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. Although it is commonly thought that strawberries get their name from straw being used as a mulch in cultivating the plants, the etymology of the word is uncertain. There...
leaves vertVertThe colour green is commonly found in modern flags and coat of arms, and to a lesser extent also in the classical heraldry of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period....
, each flowered of a cinquefoil argent. - Motto: Deum laudans ('Praising God').