Clan Stuart of Bute

Clan Stuart of Bute Crest badge Profile Region Highland District Argyll

Chief John Crichton-Stuart 7th Marquess of Bute Seat Rothesay, Argyll and Bute

Clan Stuart of Bute is a highland Scottish clan. The Stuarts or Stewarts descend from Norman seneschals of Dol, Brittany who settled in England around the time of the Norman Invasion.^[1] The current chief of Clan Stuart of Bute is John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute.^[2] The clan chief of the clan is a member of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.^[3] A modern clan member's crest badge contains the heraldic motto: NOBILIS EST IRA LEONIS.^[1]

See also

• Scottish clan
• Clan Stewart, a Scottish clan, recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, though without a recognised chief
• Clan Stewart of Appin, a Scottish clan, recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, though without a recognised chief

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Clan Stuart of Bute". Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (clanchiefs.org). http://www.clanchiefs.org/?init=clanfinder&id=Stuart%20of%20Bute. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
2. ^ "BUTE, COUNTY OF, CHIEF OF STUART OF BUTE". Burke's Peerage and Gentry (burkes-peerage.net). http://www.burkes-peerage.net/familyhomepage.aspx?FID=0&FN=BUTE. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
3. ^ "Clan Chiefs". Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (clanchiefs.org). http://www.clanchiefs.org/chiefs.html. Retrieved 2008-06-11. ^{[dead link]}