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Baron of Renfrew (title)

Baron of Renfrew (title)

Title of the heir apparent to the British throne

Baron of Renfrew is a dignity held by the heir apparent to the British throne, currently Prince William, Duke of Rothesay.[1] It has been held by the Scottish heir apparent since 1404. It is closely associated with the title Duke of Rothesay. An act of the Scottish Parliament passed in 1469 confirmed the pattern of succession.[2] Renfrew, a town near Glasgow, is sometimes called the "cradle of the royal Stewarts".

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In Scotland, barons hold feudal titles, not peerages: a Scottish lord of Parliament equates to an English or British baron. Some, however, claim that the Act of 1469 effectively elevated the Barony of Renfrew to the dignity of a peerage.[3] Others suggest that the barony became a peerage upon the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Finally, some scholars argue that the uncertainty surrounding the text of the 1469 Act leaves the barony as only a feudal dignity, not a peerage dignity. The official position is given in Hansard (House of Lords – written answers) for 18 May 1999:[4] "The Barony of Renfrew is not a peerage dignity at all; it is a feudal or minor barony of Scotland."

The title of Lord Renfrew was used by the traveling Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII,[5] and by Prince Edward, Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor, when he traveled in a private capacity or when he wished to pay visits 'incognito'.[6]

In the early stages of her relationship with the then Prince of Wales Charles, Diana Spencer gave "Charles Renfrew" to her friends as the name of the man she was dating.[7]

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  1. [1]
    "The Royal Family - HRH The Prince of Wales", Burke's Peerage.
  2. [2]
    Chamber's Encyclopedia (1880). "By act of the Scottish parliament of 1469, the titles of prince and high steward of Scotland, duke of Rothesay, earl of Carrick, baron of Renfrew, and lord of the isles were vested in the eldest son and heir apparent of the crown of Scotland."
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    "British titles -- Baron", Burke's Peerage. "it has sometimes been argued that the Barony of Renfrew which is one of the PRINCE OF WALES's Scottish titles such by virtue of a law of 1469 settling it on the eldest son of the King of Scots or by virtue of the union of English and Scottish crowns in 1603."
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    Column 228: Lord Williams of Mostyn (Home Office Minister)
  5. [5]
    Virginius Dabney Richmond: The Story of a City 1990 Page 142 - "He was the nineteen-year-old Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, traveling under the name of "Baron Renfrew." The youthful prince arrived on October 7th 1860,"
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    "Prince of Wales home again", Reading Eagle, Oct 21, 1923.
  7. [7]
    Leonard Downie Jr. (24 July 1981). "The Royal Wedding". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
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