Lord High Steward of Scotland





Part of the High Steward's role was managing the King's finances. Medieval financiers used chequered cloths to help them count coins, hence the chequered band in the Stewart arms




Arms of the Duke of Rothesay, the hereditary Great Steward since 1371


The title of High Steward or Great Steward is that of an officer who controls the domestic affairs of the royal household. David I of Scotland gave the title in the 12th century to Walter fitz Alan, a French baron of Breton origin whose descendants adopted Steward as a surname to become the House of Stewart/Stuart.[1] In 1371, the last High Steward inherited the throne, and thereafter the title of High Steward of Scotland has been held as a subsidiary title to that of Duke of Rothesay and Baron of Renfrew, held by the heir-apparent to the crown. Thus, currently, The Prince of Wales is High Steward of Scotland, sometimes known as the Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.[2][3]



High Stewards of Scotland, c. 1150–present



  • Walter Fitz-Alan, 1st High Steward of Scotland c. 1150–1177


  • Alan Fitzwalter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland 1177–1204


  • Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of Scotland 1204–1246


  • Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland 1246–1283


  • James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland 1283–1309


  • Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland 1309–1327


  • Robert Stewart, 7th High Steward of Scotland (Robert II of Scotland) 1327–1371


  • John Stewart, 8th High Steward of Scotland (Robert III of Scotland) c. 1371–1390


  • David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay 1398–1402


  • James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (James I of Scotland) 1402–1406


  • Alexander Stewart, Duke of Rothesay 1430


  • James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (James II of Scotland) 1430–1437


  • James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (James III of Scotland) 1453–1460


  • James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (James IV of Scotland) 1473–1488


  • James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay 1507–1508


  • Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay 1509–1510


  • James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (James V of Scotland) 1512–1513


  • James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay 1540–1541


  • James Stuart, Duke of Rothesay (James VI & I) 1566–1567


  • Henry Frederick Stuart, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales) 1594–1612


  • Charles Stuart, Duke of Rothesay (Charles I) 1612–1625


  • Charles Stuart, Duke of Rothesay (Charles II) 1630–1649


  • James Francis Edward Stuart, Duke of Rothesay 1688–1689


  • George Augustus, Duke of Rothesay (George II) 1714–1727


  • Frederick Louis, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales) 1727–1751


  • George, Duke of Rothesay (George IV) 1762–1820


  • Albert Edward, Duke of Rothesay (Edward VII) 1841–1901


  • George, Duke of Rothesay (George V) 1901–1910


  • Edward, Duke of Rothesay (Edward VIII) 1910–1936


  • Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales) 1952–


References




  1. ^ Scott, Walter (1830). The History of Scotland. Carey & Lea. p. 219. Retrieved 2 December 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2550. ISBN 9780192527479. Retrieved 2 December 2018.


  3. ^ Ertl, Alan W. (2013). Scotland's Road to Independence: The Makings of a State Identity. Universal-Publishers. p. 138. ISBN 9781612332864. Retrieved 2 December 2018.












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