Charles GairdnerBaron of Lethendy
The Much Honoured Baron of Lethendy (Charles Campbell Gairdner of Lethendy, Baron of Lethendy)
Credentials
- • Rolls of the Chiefs and Heads of Territorial Houses, Officially-Recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms 6th Nov 1967 (LI 29), EDINBURGH GAZETTE 9 May 1969, issue 18771, p. 361 †GAIRDNER OF LETHENDY — Charles Campbell
Authentication
A note on terminology: “Scottish feudal barony” or “feudal title” is an incorrect, defunct historical term for extant barons. Baronies were feudal until 28 November 2004, when feudal baronies were abolished and the dignity of baron was retained — an extant barony is no longer “feudal”. The correct term is Scottish barony or Scottish baron (or baron, lord or earl in the Baronage of Scotland, collectively the minor barons of Scotland); never “feudal baron”. Why the term is defunct →
A barony pledged on the Roll of Scottish Barons is treated by the Roll as hereditary and not in commercio. A pledged barony later conveyed outside the family forfeits its recognition on the Roll in perpetuity. What “Hereditary on the Roll” means →