- Prince of Scotland
Prince and Great Steward of Scotland are two of the titles of the
heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom. Their current holder isCharles, Prince of Wales .The title of Prince of Scotland originates from when Scotland was a separate kingdom from England and was held by the heir apparent to the Scottish throne, in addition to being
Duke of Rothesay ,Earl of Carrick ,Baron of Renfrew ,Lord of the Isles , and Great Steward of Scotland. Before England and Scotland were united underJames VI and I sources indicate it was pretended to be used in much the same way the titlePrince of Wales was used to designate the heir to the English throne, although the Scottish heir was only addressed as Duke of Rothesay until that time.The title originated from a charter creating the Principality of Scotland to the future
James I of Scotland , the then heir apparent, granted on December 10, 1404, by King Robert III. During the reign ofJames III of Scotland , permanency was enacted to the title. The designation "Principality of Scotland" implied (and implies) not Scotland as a whole but the lands inRenfrewshire and theStewartry appropriated as patrimony of the Sovereign's eldest son for his maintenance.The Great Stewardship of Scotland was granted to Walter Fitz Allan by David I came to the Sovereign through the accession of Robert Stewart, son of Walter Stewart, 6th Great Steward of Scotland, and of
Marjorie Bruce , Princess of Scotland, daughter of Robert I, as Robert II in 1370. Since that date it has been enjoyed by the Sovereign's eldest son.The titles Prince and Great Steward of Scotland are normally conjoined in legislation.
Since the unification of England and Scotland in 1603, the titles have fallen from habitual use, the holder also from then on usually being Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay, which were preferred, and is now seldom referred to, except as the last in the conventional list of the Prince of Wales's titles. Similar to the process of Crown consent (see
Royal Assent ), in order for any bill affecting, directly or by implication, the personal property or interests of the Prince and Great Steward of Scotland to be heard in Parliament, the Prince must first consent to its hearing.When the Sovereign had no son, there has been uncertainty as to who should bear and use the titles and enjoy the revenues of the Principality. Both Mary Queen of Scots and George II used the titles and styles, but on the accession of George VI there was a difference between the opinion of the
Lord Lyon and the advice given by the Scottish Lords of Appeal to theGarter King of Arms . The matter remains unresolved, but is unlikely to be of practical significance for some time.High Stewards of Scotland
See
High Steward of Scotland for a list of holders.External links
* [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.talk.royalty/msg/a7c9c4cef024be8a?dmode=source&hl=en A treatise on the title, reproduced by Usenet]
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