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 Blantyre Priory in

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, where Walter Stewart had been

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

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Lennoxlove House Lennoxlove House is a historic house set in woodlands half a mile south of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland. The house comprises a 15th-century tower, originally known as Lethington Castle, and has been extended several times, principally in ...

(

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) and Place of Cardonald (

). 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 Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre (died 8 March 1617) was a Scottish politician, administrator, and judge. Life He was the son of Sir John Stewart of Minto and Margaret Stewart sister of James Stewart of Cardonald Educated with James VI unde ...

(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) *

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(d. ) * Alexander Stuart, 5th Lord Blantyre (d. 20 June 1704), Scottish soldier and politician *

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(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 to H.H. Rajah Sir

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, Rajah of Sarawak * Alexander Stuart, 10th Lord Blantyre (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 Charles Walter Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre, DL (21 December 1818 – 15 December 1900), styled Master of Blantyre from birth until 1830, was a Scottish politician and landowner with . Born at Lennoxlove House, Stuart was the second son of Rober ...

(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