Henry FothringhamThe Baron of Grantully
The Much Honoured Baron of Grantully (Henry Steuart Fothringham, Baron of Grantully)
Credentials
- • Rolls of the Chiefs and Heads of Territorial Houses, Officially-Recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms 5th Aug 1975 (LVIII 27), EDINBURGH GAZETTE
- • Inherited within the family: "Henry Scrymsoure STEUART FOTHRINGHAM 23rd of Grantully", "Youngest son of Major Thomas Steuart Fothringham of Pourie" (Cobbold Family History Trust, citing Burke's Landed Gentry of Scotland, 2001: family-tree.cobboldfht.com/…/henry-scrymsoure-steuar…).
- • PLEDGED HEREDITARY TITLE, pledged by the Roll: baronies held across generations are treated by the Roll, for its own purposes, as de facto hereditary. The title becomes unrecognised by the Roll if the barony is later conveyed outside the family, in accordance with Roll policy.
Authentication
A note on terminology: “Scottish feudal barony” or “feudal title” is an incorrect, defunct historical term for extant barons. Baronies were feudal until 28 November 2004, when feudal baronies were abolished and the dignity of baron was retained — an extant barony is no longer “feudal”. The correct term is Scottish barony or Scottish baron (or baron, lord or earl in the Baronage of Scotland, collectively the minor barons of Scotland); never “feudal baron”. Why the term is defunct →
A barony pledged on the Roll of Scottish Barons is treated by the Roll as hereditary and not in commercio. A pledged barony later conveyed outside the family forfeits its recognition on the Roll in perpetuity. What “Hereditary on the Roll” means →