Robert Arbuthnott, 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott
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(before 1625 – October 10, 1655), was a Scottish Peer and Scottish Privy Counsellor
Privy Council of Scotland
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(1649).
He was son of Sir Robert Arbuthnott, 17th laird of Arbuthnott (normally referred to as Arbuthnott, of that Ilk) by Sir Robert's second wife, Margaret daughter of Simon Fraser, 6th Lord Lovat
Lord Lovat
Lord Lovat is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for Hugh Fraser. The title descended in a direct line for nine sequential generations until the death of the ninth Lord in 1696. He was succeeded by his great-uncle, the tenth Lord...
.
He married, firstly, Marjory Carnegie (daughter of David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk
David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk
Sir David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk, 1st Baron Carnegie of Kinnaird, 1st Baron Carnegie, of Kinnaird and Leuchards was a Scottish nobleman. He was a member of the Privy Council of Scotland and held the office of Lord of Session...
), sometime before 1639, and had two children:
- Hon. Margaret Arbuthnot (before 1644–?)
- Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 2nd Viscount of Arbuthnott (before 1648–16 June 1682)
He married, secondly, his first cousin Katherine Fraser (daughter of Hugh Fraser, 7th Lord Lovat
Lord Lovat
Lord Lovat is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for Hugh Fraser. The title descended in a direct line for nine sequential generations until the death of the ninth Lord in 1696. He was succeeded by his great-uncle, the tenth Lord...
, on 30 June 1653 and had further children.
He was knighted by King Charles I "for his enduring loyalty", and was a Ruling Elder in the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
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in 1641.
He was created 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott, of County Kincardine
Kincardineshire
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and 1st Lord Inverbervie, Kincardineshire, on 16 November 1641 by Charles I who was trying to persuade him to support the Royalist cause.