High Steward of Scotland

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The High Steward of Scotland was a powerful hereditary noble title whose holders served as chief administrators of the Scottish royal household and later became the ancestors of the Stewart/Stuart royal dynasty.

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Label Occurrences
High Steward of Scotland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Scots
Scottish nobleman
court office
hereditary noble title
associatedWith Stewart dynasty NERFINISHED
Stuart dynasty NERFINISHED
connectedToTitle Duke of Albany NERFINISHED
Earl of Lennox NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Scotland
developedInto Stewart royal dynasty NERFINISHED
duty management of royal household finances
military leadership for the king
organization of royal household
oversight of royal estates
firstHolder Walter fitz Alan NERFINISHED
grantedBy David I of Scotland NERFINISHED
hereditary true
holder heir apparent to the British throne
house House of Stewart NERFINISHED
House of Stewart NERFINISHED
House of Stuart NERFINISHED
inception 12th century
influenced formation of the Scottish royal bureaucracy
languageOfTitle Latin
Scots
LatinName Senescallus Scotiae NERFINISHED
legacy provided the surname Stewart
monarchServed David I of Scotland NERFINISHED
Malcolm IV of Scotland NERFINISHED
William I of Scotland NERFINISHED
namedAfter office of High Steward of Scotland NERFINISHED
notableHolder Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland NERFINISHED
James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland NERFINISHED
Robert Stewart, 7th High Steward of Scotland NERFINISHED
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland NERFINISHED
officeHolderBecame Robert II of Scotland NERFINISHED
positionHeld High Steward of Scotland NERFINISHED
High Steward of Scotland NERFINISHED
King of Scots NERFINISHED
precedence one of the great officers of state in medieval Scotland
regnalName Robert II of Scotland NERFINISHED
role chief administrator of the Scottish royal household
ScotsName Hie Steward o Scotland NERFINISHED
seat Renfrewshire NERFINISHED
successorOffice Great Steward of Scotland NERFINISHED
territorialBase Renfrew NERFINISHED
timePeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Late Middle Ages

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