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Next in succession Relation to heir Monarch No recognised heir Feb–Mar 1371 Robert II: John Stewart, Earl of Carrick: Heir apparent Son 27 March 1371 Proclaimed heir 19 April 1390 Became king None 1371–1373 Robert Stewart, Earl of Fife 1373–1378, Brother David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay 1378–1390, Son David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay ...
The Roll of the Peerage is a public record registering peers in the peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.It was created by Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II dated 1 June 2004, is maintained by the Crown Office within the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice, and is published by the College of Arms.
The first usage of the office appears in 1288, as Clerk of the Rolls of the Kings Chapel. [2] In 1291 it was termed "Keeper of the Rolls of the Kingdom of Scotland" [3] After the Wars of Independence, a similar office appeared with the title of "Clerk of the Rolls", which was altered about 1373 to "Clerk of the Rolls and Register", the "register" being the record of charters (i.e.: grants of ...
National Records of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Clàran Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government.It is responsible for civil registration, the census in Scotland, demography and statistics, family history, as well as the national archives and historical records.
The Keeper of the Records of Scotland, was given the duties by the Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948 to preserve the public registers, records and rolls of Scotland. [15] From 1949, the Keeper of the Registers headed the Department of the Registers of Scotland.
The Keeper is, in addition to his responsibility to Ministers, also responsible to the Lord President of the Court of Session for the efficient management of the court and other legal records in Scotland. The Churches Records for the Church of Scotland, Free Church of Scotland, and various dissenting ('seceding') congregations; records of the ...