Marquess of Bute

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The Marquess of Bute is a hereditary Scottish noble title historically associated with great wealth, political influence, and extensive landholdings, particularly on the Isle of Bute.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
noble title
peerage title
associatedLanguage English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
associatedWithArchitecturePatronage Gothic Revival projects in Cardiff
rebuilding of Mount Stuart House
restoration of Castell Coch
associatedWithIndustry development of Cardiff docks
associatedWithInfluence political influence in Scotland
political influence in Wales
associatedWithLandholdings estates in South Wales
extensive estates on the Isle of Bute
associatedWithPlace Cardiff
Isle of Bute
Rothesay
associatedWithReligion Roman Catholicism (notably 3rd Marquess)
associatedWithUrbanDevelopment growth of Cardiff as a major coal-exporting port
associatedWithWealth great private fortune
coatOfArmsFeature Stuart arms quartered with Crichton and other families
country Scotland
createdBy King George III
currentHolderFamily Crichton-Stuart
familyName Crichton-Stuart
Stuart
firstHolder John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute
firstHolderTitle John Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute
linked to: Lord Bute
hasAncestralSeat Cardiff Castle
Castell Coch
Mount Stuart House
hasTitleCreationDate 1796
hereditary true
nobleFamily Crichton-Stuart family
linked to: Crichton-Stuart
notableHolder John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute
partOf Peerage of Great Britain
politicalAffiliationHistorical Tory Party
predecessorTitle Earl of Bute
subsidiaryTitle Earl of Bute
Earl of Dumfries
Lord Mount Stuart
Viscount Kingarth
succession male-preference primogeniture
titleRank marquessate
traditionalHeirApparentStyle Earl of Dumfries

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Mount Stuart House ownedBy Marquess of Bute
Bute House namedAfter Marquess of Bute
Bute Park historicallyAssociatedWith Marquess of Bute
French invasion of Naples (1806) commander John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute
linked to: Marquess of Bute
Pierhead Building associatedWith Marquess of Bute
Mount Stuart ownedBy Marquess of Bute
Bute family nobleTitleAssociatedWith Marquess of Bute
Bute family hereditaryTitleCreation Marquess of Bute (created 1796)
linked to: Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute positionHeld Marquess of Bute
subject linked to: John
Crichton-Stuart associatedWithTitle Marquess of Bute
Crichton-Stuart hasHereditaryHead Marquess of Bute
Dumfries House previouslyOwnedBy Marquess of Bute
Earl of Dumfries associatedWith Marquess of Bute
Earl of Dumfries linkedTitle Marquess of Bute
Earl of Dumfries higherTitleConnected Marquess of Bute