| Lord Blantyre | |
|---|---|
  Or, a fess chequy azure and argent, surmounted of a bend engrailed and in chief a rose gules (Nisbet). Crest: A dove holding an olive leaf in its beak proper | |
| Creation date | 1606 |
| Created by | James VI |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre |
| Last holder | Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre |
| Extinction date | 1900 |
| Former seat(s) | Erskine House Lennoxlove House |
| Motto | Sola Juvat Virtus (Virtue alone delights) |
Lord Blantyre is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. The Scottish feudal barony of Blantyre was first documented in the 13th century. In 1606, it was elevated into the Peerage of Scotland for the politician Walter Stewart, who was thus made a Lord of Parliament. The lordship was named for Blantyre Priory in Lanarkshire, where Walter Stewart had been commendator. The main residences associated with the Lords Blantyre were Erskine House (Renfrewshire), Lennoxlove House (East Lothian), and Cardonald (Renfrewshire).
Upon the death of the 12th Lord Blantyre in 1900 the lordship became extinct, with the Blantyre estates and the feudal baron title passing to his grandson, William Arthur Baird. Following the 2000 Abolition of Feudal Tenure Act, in 2021 the feudal baron title was assigned to a foreign armiger.
Lords Blantyre (1606)
- Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre (d. 8 March 1617), Scottish politician and judge
- William Stewart, 2nd Lord Blantyre (d. 29 November 1638)
- Walter Stewart, 3rd Lord Blantyre (d. October 1641)
- Alexander Stewart, 4th Lord Blantyre (d. c. 1670)
- Alexander Stuart, 5th Lord Blantyre (d. 20 June 1704), Scottish soldier and politician
- Walter Stuart, 6th Lord Blantyre (1 February 1683 – 23 June 1713)
- Robert Stuart, 7th Lord Blantyre (d. 17 November 1743)
- Walter Stuart, 8th Lord Blantyre (d. 21 May 1751)
- William Stuart, 9th Lord Blantyre (d. 16 January 1776), grandfather of Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak
- Alexander Stuart, 10th Lord Blantyre (d. 5 November 1783)
- Robert Walter Stuart, 11th Lord Blantyre (10 June 1777 – 22 September 1830)
- Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre (21 December 1818 – 15 December 1900)
- Walter Stuart, Master of Blantyre (17 July 1851 – 15 March 1895)
References and further reading
- J. Debrett Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland (13th edn, 1820), p861
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 121.
- Scottish Barony Register (SBR), vol.5