Viscount of Arbuthnott
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The title Viscount of Arbuthnott was created in the Peerage of Scotland
in 1641, along with the title Lord Inverbervie, for Sir Robert Arbuthnot.
The Viscount of Arbuthnott is the hereditary Clan Chief
of Clan Arbuthnott
.
The family seat is Arbuthnott House, Arbuthnott
, near Inverbervie
, Kincardineshire
(Aberdeenshire).
Kincardineshire was a Scottish shire (later known as a county), which had previously been represented by two commissioners in the former Parliament of Scotland. The constituency included the whole shire, except for the Royal burgh
of Inverbervie
which formed part of the Aberdeen Burghs constituency.
All Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland have "of" in their titles, but most Scottish Viscounts have dropped the practice of using "of." The only ones who persist in the usage of the word are the Viscount of Arbuthnott, and, to a lesser extent, the Viscount of Oxfuird
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The heir apparent is (John) Keith Oxley Arbuthnott, Master of Arbuthnott (b. 1950)
The Master's heir apparent is his son Christopher Keith Arbuthnott (b. 1977)
His heir apparent is his son Alexander Nicholas Keith Arbuthnott (b. 2007)
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
in 1641, along with the title Lord Inverbervie, for Sir Robert Arbuthnot.
The Viscount of Arbuthnott is the hereditary Clan Chief
Scottish clan chief
The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. In early times, and possibly even today, clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the Scottish clan. From its perceived founder a clan takes its name. The clan chief is the representative of this founder, and...
of Clan Arbuthnott
Clan Arbuthnott
Clan Arbuthnott is a Scottish clan or family from the area of Kincardineshire in the lowland northeast of Scotland.-Origin of name:From the place name Aberbothenoth, which lies on a narrow peninsula on the north side of the river Bervie...
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The family seat is Arbuthnott House, Arbuthnott
Arbuthnott
Arbuthnott is a small village in northeast Scotland, 26 miles south of Aberdeen. It is located on the B967 east of Fordoun and north-west of Inverbervie in Aberdeenshire. The nearest train station is Stonehaven....
, near Inverbervie
Inverbervie
Inverbervie is a small town on the north-east coast of Scotland, south of Stonehaven, in the Aberdeenshire council area.The Inverbervie name derives from Inbhir Beirbhe, meaning Mouth of the River Bervie in Scottish Gaelic.-History:...
, Kincardineshire
Kincardineshire
The County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns was a local government county on the coast of northeast Scotland...
(Aberdeenshire).
Kincardineshire was a Scottish shire (later known as a county), which had previously been represented by two commissioners in the former Parliament of Scotland. The constituency included the whole shire, except for the Royal burgh
Royal burgh
A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished in 1975, the term is still used in many of the former burghs....
of Inverbervie
Inverbervie
Inverbervie is a small town on the north-east coast of Scotland, south of Stonehaven, in the Aberdeenshire council area.The Inverbervie name derives from Inbhir Beirbhe, meaning Mouth of the River Bervie in Scottish Gaelic.-History:...
which formed part of the Aberdeen Burghs constituency.
All Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland have "of" in their titles, but most Scottish Viscounts have dropped the practice of using "of." The only ones who persist in the usage of the word are the Viscount of Arbuthnott, and, to a lesser extent, the Viscount of Oxfuird
Viscount of Oxfuird
Viscount of Oxfuird is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1651 for Sir James Makgill, 1st Baronet, along with the subsidiary title of Lord Makgill of Cousland, also in the Peerage of Scotland, with remainder to his "heirs male of tailzie and provision whomsoever"...
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Coat of arms
The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the viscountcy is: Azure a crescent between three mullets argent. This can be translated as: a blue shield containing a white crescent with three white stars around it.Viscounts of Arbuthnott (1641)
- Robert Arbuthnot, 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott (d. 1655)
- Robert Arbuthnot, 2nd Viscount of Arbuthnott (d. 1682)
- Robert Arbuthnot, 3rd Viscount of Arbuthnott (1663–1694)
- Robert Arbuthnot, 4th Viscount of Arbuthnott (1686–1710)
- John Arbuthnot, 5th Viscount of Arbuthnott (1692–1756)
- John Arbuthnot, 6th Viscount of Arbuthnott (aka the Rich Lord). (1703–1791)
- Son of John Arbuthnot of Fordoun, brother of the 2nd Viscount. Father of 7th Viscount.
- John Arbuthnot, 7th Viscount of Arbuthnott (1754–1800)
- Challenged the legality of his late father's actions, which had included the granting of leases for long periods at low rents."
- John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott was a Scottish peer and soldier. Known as "the rich Lord" he built the bridge in front of Arbuthnott House...
(1778–1860) - John Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of Arbuthnott DL, JP was a Scottish peer and soldier.Born at Arbuthnott House, he was the oldest son of John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott and his wife Margaret, daughter of Walter Ogilvy, de jure 8th Earl of Airlie. In 1860, he succeeded his father as viscount...
(1806–1891) - John Arbuthnott, 10th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Arbuthnott, 10th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Arbuthnott, 10th Viscount of Arbuthnott was the son of John Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of Arbuthnott whom he succeeded in 1891. Lt. 49th Foot Regiment...
(1843–1895) - David Arbuthnott, 11th Viscount of Arbuthnott (1845–1914)
- William Arbuthnott, 12th Viscount of Arbuthnott (1849–1917)
- Walter Charles Warner Arbuthnott, 13th Viscount of Arbuthnott (1847–1920)
- John Ogilvy Arbuthnott, 14th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Arbuthnott, 14th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Ogilvy Arbuthnott, 14th Viscount of Arbuthnott , was a Scottish Viscount.Arbuthnott enlisted in the Calgary Light Horse, a unit of the Canadian Army, in February 1917...
(1882–1960) - Robert Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of ArbuthnottKeith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of ArbuthnottMajor General Robert Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott CB, CBE, DSO, MC. .He was educated at Fettes College and RMC Sandhurst. He served in both World Wars and was mentioned in despatches...
(1897–1966) - John Campbell Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of ArbuthnottJohn Campbell Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, is a Scottish peer, and was Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire...
(b. 1924)
- John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott
The heir apparent is (John) Keith Oxley Arbuthnott, Master of Arbuthnott (b. 1950)
The Master's heir apparent is his son Christopher Keith Arbuthnott (b. 1977)
His heir apparent is his son Alexander Nicholas Keith Arbuthnott (b. 2007)
