Baron of Renfrew (title)

Baron of Renfrew is a dignity held by the heir apparent to the British throne, currently Prince William, Duke of Rothesay."The Royal Family - HRH The Prince of Wales", Burke's Peerage. 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.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." Renfrew, a town near Glasgow, is sometimes called the "cradle of the royal Stewarts".
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."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." 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:Column 228: Lord Williams of Mostyn (Home Office Minister) "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,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," 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'."Prince of Wales home again", Reading Eagle, Oct 21, 1923.
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.
Heir apparent 	Parent 	From 	To 	Titles held in addition to Duke of Rothesay
David Stewart 	Robert III 	1398 (created) 	1402 (death) 	Earl of Atholl (1398), Baron Renfrew (?), Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (trad.)
James Stewart 	Robert III 	1404 (created) 	1406 (acceded as James I) 	Earl of Carrick (1404), Baron/Lord Renfrew, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (1404)
Alexander Stewart 	James I 	1430 (birth?) 	1430 (death) 	
James Stewart 	James I 	1431 (created) 	1437 (acceded as James II) 	
James Stewart 	James II 	1452 (birth?) 	1460 (acceded as James III) 	
James Stewart 	James III 	1473 (birth) 	1488 (acceded as James IV) 	Earl of Carrick and Baron/Lord Renfrew, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (1469)
James Stewart 	James IV 	1507 (birth) 	1508 (death) 	Earl of Carrick and Baron/Lord Renfrew, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (1469)
Arthur Stewart 	James IV 	1509 (birth) 	1510 (death) 	Duke of Albany (1509), Earl of Carrick and Baron/Lord Renfrew, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (1469)
James Stewart 	James IV 	1512 (birth) 	1513 (acceded as James V) 	Earl of Carrick and Baron/Lord Renfrew, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (1469)
James Stewart 	James V 	1540 (birth) 	1541 (death) 	Earl of Carrick and Baron/Lord Renfrew (1469), Lord of the Isles (1540), Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (1469)
James Stuart 	Mary I 	1566 (birth) 	1567 (acceded as James VI) 	Earl of Carrick and Baron/Lord Renfrew (1469), Lord of the Isles (1540), Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (1469), Duke of Albany, Earl of Ross, and Lord of Ardmanoch (1566)
Henry Frederick 	James VI 	1594 (birth) 	1612 (death) 	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1610), Duke of Cornwall (1337), Earl of Carrick and Baron Renfrew (1469), Lord of the Isles (1540), Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (1469) (The italicised henceforth "Earl of Carrick, etc. 1469 & 1540)"
Prince Charles, Duke of York and of Albany	James VI 	1612 (death of brother Henry)	1625 (acceded as Charles I) 	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1616), Duke of Cornwall (1337), Duke of Albany (1600), Duke of York (1605), Marquess of Ormond (1600), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540), Earl of Ross, Lord Ardmannoch (1600)
Prince Charles James 	Charles I 	1629 (birth) 	1629 (death) 	Duke of Cornwall (1337), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540)
Prince Charles 	Charles I 	1630 (birth) 	1649 (acceded as Charles II) 	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1638), Duke of Cornwall (1337), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540)
Prince James Francis Edward 	James VII 	1688 (birth) 	1702 (attainted) 	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1688–1702), Duke of Cornwall (1337–1702), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540)
The Prince George, Duke of Cambridge 	George I 	1714 (father's accession) 	1727 (acceded as George II) 	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1714), Hereditary Prince of Hanover, Duke of Cornwall (1337), Duke of Cambridge, Marquess of Cambridge (1706), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540), Earl of Milford Haven, Viscount Northallerton, Baron Tewkesbury (1706)
The Prince Frederick, Duke of Edinburgh 	George II 	1727 (father's accession) 	1751 (death) 	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1729), Duke of Cornwall (1337), Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of Ely (1726), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540), Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, Baron Snowdon (1726)
The Prince George 	George III 	1762 (birth) 	1820 (acceded as George IV) 	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1762), Duke of Cornwall (1337), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540)
The Prince Albert Edward 	Victoria 	1841 (birth) 	1901 (acceded as Edward VII) 	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1841), Duke of Cornwall (1337), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540), Earl of Dublin (1850)
The Prince George, Duke of York 	Edward VII 	1901 (father's accession) 	1910 (acceded as George V) 	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1901), Duke of Cornwall (1337), Duke of York (1892), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540), Earl of Inverness, Baron Killarney (1892)
The Prince Edward 	George V 	1910 (father's accession) 	1936 (acceded as Edward VIII)	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1910), Duke of Cornwall (1337), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540)
The Prince Charles 	Elizabeth II	1952 (mother's accession) 	2022 (acceded as Charles III)	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1958), Duke of Cornwall (1337), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540), Duke of Edinburgh (1947)
The Prince William 	Charles III 	2022 (father's accession) 	Current 	Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (2022), Duke of Cornwall (1337), Earl of Carrick, etc. (1469 & 1540), Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, and Baron Carrickfergus (2011)
== See also ==
*Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, known as "Lord Renfrew", a life peer whose title derives from his surname not from the barony of Renfrew
==References==
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