Lord Blantyre was a title in the

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. It was created in 1606 for the politician Walter Stewart. The lordship was named for

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, where Walter Stewart had been

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. The main residences associated with the Lords Blantyre were Erskine House ( Renfrewshire),

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) and Place of Cardonald ( Renfrewshire). Upon the death of the 12th Lord Blantyre in 1900 the title became extinct, with the Blantyre estates passing to his grandson, William Arthur Baird.

Lords Blantyre (1606)

* Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre (d. 8 March 1617), Scottish politician and judge *

William Stewart, 2nd Lord Blantyre Lord Blantyre was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1606 for the politician Walter Stewart. The lordship was named for Blantyre Priory in Lanarkshire, where Walter Stewart had been commendator. The main residences associated w ...

(d. 29 November 1638) *

Walter Stewart, 3rd Lord Blantyre Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ...

(d. October 1641) * Alexander Stewart, 4th Lord Blantyre (d. ) *

Alexander Stuart, 5th Lord Blantyre Alexander Stuart, 5th Lord Blantyre (or Stewart) (died 1704) was a Scottish nobleman, a soldier and politician. Life He was the son of Alexander Stewart, 4th Lord Blantyre, by Margaret, daughter of John Shaw of Greenock. At the Glorious Revolutio ...

(d. 20 June 1704), Scottish soldier and politician *

Walter Stuart, 6th Lord Blantyre Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ...

(1 February 1683 – 23 June 1713) *

Robert Stuart, 7th Lord Blantyre The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(d. 17 November 1743) *

Walter Stuart, 8th Lord Blantyre Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

(d. 21 May 1751) *

William Stuart, 9th Lord Blantyre William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

(d. 16 January 1776), grandfather to H.H. Rajah Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak *

Alexander Stuart, 10th Lord Blantyre Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(d. 5 November 1783) *

Robert Walter Stuart, 11th Lord Blantyre The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(10 June 1777 – 22 September 1830) * Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre (21 December 1818 – 15 December 1900), Scottish landlord

References and further reading

J. Debrett ''Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland'' (13th edn, 1820), p861
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blantyre, Lord Extinct lordships of Parliament Noble titles created in 1606 Blantyre, South Lanarkshire