Lord Blantyre was a title in the

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. The

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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

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. 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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) and Lennoxlove House (

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Lords Blantyre (1606)

Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre Walter Stewart, 1st Lord Blantyre (1555–1617) was a Scottish courtier and politician. He was Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1582 to 1596 and Treasurer of Scotland from 1596 to 1599. Early life He was born , the son of Sir John ...

(died 8 March 1617), Scottish politician and courtier * William Stewart, 2nd Lord Blantyre (died 29 November 1638) * Walter Stewart, 3rd Lord Blantyre (died October 1641) * Alexander Stewart, 4th Lord Blantyre (died ) * Alexander Stuart, 5th Lord Blantyre (died 20 June 1704), Scottish soldier and politician * Walter Stuart, 6th Lord Blantyre (1 February 1683 – 23 June 1713) * Robert Stuart, 7th Lord Blantyre (died 17 November 1743) * Walter Stuart, 8th Lord Blantyre (died 21 May 1751) * William Stuart, 9th Lord Blantyre (died 16 January 1776), grandfather of Sir

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, Rajah of Sarawak * Alexander Stuart, 10th Lord Blantyre (died 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. (1820). ''Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland'' (13th edn.). p. 861
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blantyre, Lord Lordships of Parliament Extinct lordships of Parliament Noble titles created in 1606 Blantyre, South Lanarkshire Clan Stewart