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Lord PittenweemClaes Zangenberg, 18th Lord of Pittenweem

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Lord in the Baronage of Scotland

The Much Honoured, the Lord of Pittenweem

A heritable dignity, honour and title of nobility in the Baronage of Scotland, entered on the Roll of Scottish Barons.

The 18th Lord (Baron of) Pittenweem (Claes Michel Simonsen Zangenberg) [Much Hon Lord Pittenweem, Carlton Club, 69 St James’s St, London SW1A 1PJ] addressed as Lord Pittenweem or My Lord, born in Copenhagen, Denmark 3 May 1976, educated at University of Oslo.

Family

Spouse Much Hon Yasar Jawda, Lady Pittenweem, married 24 May 2010, and had two children

Heir Olivia, Younger of Pittenweem, born at Sliema, Malta 21 September 2011

Achievement of arms of the Lord of Pittenweem

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Arms
Per pile reversed Or and Vert, in chief two manches Gules and in base a Scroll Argent with seal pendant Proper.

Crest
A dexter hand couped holding a pair of open pliers Proper.

Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, vol. 93, p. 49 (27 June 2017)

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Verified against the original Letters Patent of the Lord Lyon King of Arms

Letters Patent
Lord Lyon King of Arms, Edinburgh, 27 June 2017
Arms matriculated
Public Register of All Arms and Bearings, vol. 93, p. 49
Assignation recorded
Scottish Barony Register, 2 November 2015
Patent seen
The original, by the Roll, 2 February 2025
Entry revised
25 October 2026
Letters Patent of the Lord Lyon King of Arms, 27 June 2017
Letters Patent, 27 June 2017. Personal details withheld.

Lineage

The House of Zangenberg

  1. The Zangenbergs of Denmark, descendants of Johann Christian Zangenberg, Officer in the von Linsingen Regiment, born 1760, married to Dorothea Friederike Christiane Huhne, from whom
  2. Johann Heinrich Georg Ludwig Zangenberg, Music Director of Osnabrück, later Aalborg, born 1796, married to Louise Margrethe Simonsen, from whom
  3. Anders Christian Herman Zangenberg, born 1828, married to Christiane Petra Schou, from whom
  4. Christian Laurits Zangenberg, born 1855, married Caroline Mangor, from whom
  5. Aage Vilhelm Zangenberg, born 1880, married Ane Jensen, daughter of Jens Høj Jensen, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, from whom
  6. Erik Zangenberg, born 1907, married Betty Elna Sophie Nielsen, a cousin of Royal Konfessionarius Bishop Nikolai Edinger Balle, from whom
  7. Niels Christian Zangenberg, born 1949, married Rita Simonsen (see Lineage of Simonsen), from whom
  8. The present Lord, see above

The Line of Simonsen

  1. Haakon IV Haakonsson, 1204–1263, King of Norway, through his daughter Cecilia, her great-grandson Baron Ivar Ogmundsson Rova, and the Vraalstads of Telemark to Torbjørn Jørgensen Vraalstad, born 1584, married to Liv Anundsdatter, from whom
  2. Kari Torbjørnsdatter, born 1620, married to Per Tykeson of Finneid, from whom
    • Tyke Persson Finneid, born 1649, see below
    • Karen Persdatter Finneid, born 1659, 6th great grandmother of HM Queen Sonja of Norway
  3. Tyke Persson Finneid, married to Else Tolfsdatter, from whom
  4. Claus Tykeson, born 1676, married Berthe Nilsdatter, from whom
  5. Christen Clausson, born 1700, married Maria Jakobsdatter, from whom
  6. Berthe Christensdatter, born 1740, married Simon Nielsen Feset, from whom
  7. Arnold Simonsen, born 1778, married Anne Maria Larsdatter of Rorholt, from whom
  8. Lars Arnoldsen, born 1818, married Helge Maria Erichsdatter of Valle, from whom
  9. Simon Larsen, born 1873, married Anne Berthea Eilertsdatter of Feset, from whom
  10. Eilert Simonsen, born 1913, married Ingrid Groenvik, from whom
  11. Rita Simonsen, born 1946, married Niels Christian Zangenberg, from whom
  12. The present Lord, see above

The Lordship of Pittenweem (1609)

The Lordship and Barony of Pittenweem was established in 1609 by King James VI for Frederick Stewart, son of William Stewart, Commendator of Pittenweem.1 The creation of the title marked a continuation of the Crown’s practice of rewarding loyal service through territorial dignities. In 1614, Frederick Stewart conveyed the barony by assignation to Thomas Erskine, Viscount Fenton, a trusted royal confidant who would later become the 1st Earl of Kellie.

Between 1631 and 1672, the Lordship and Barony returned to Crown possession, described in the records as being held “in place of the late lords”. This custodial period ensured the barony’s continuity, and when it later passed to the 3rd Earl of Kellie, it was not by new creation, but as a lawful succession through assignation.2

The title was thereafter treated as a courtesy title for the eldest sons of the Earls of Kellie, reflecting its prestige within the Erskine family line. In the 19th century, Thomas Alexander Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie and 6th Lord Pittenweem, conveyed the barony to Sir John Anstruther, initiating a new chapter of proprietorship. The title then passed to Sir Windham Carmichael-Anstruther, 7th Baronet and 12th Baron of Pittenweem, who succeeded in breaking the entail on the Anstruther estates. In 1856, he sold both the estates and the barony to William Baird of Elie, who became the 13th Lord Pittenweem.

The Lordship remained in the Baird family until 1961, when it passed to Lady Lavinia Enid Muriel Baird, and was subsequently conveyed in 1978 to William Ronald Crawford Miller, a distinguished Writer to the Signet, who held the dignity as 17th Baron of Pittenweem.

Following the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, the Lordship became a personal incorporeal hereditament, no longer attached to territorial land, but preserved in Scots law as a dignity of honour.3

After the passing of William Ronald Crawford Miller in 2011, the Lordship was succeeded by Claes Zangenberg, the 18th Lord of Pittenweem. Letters Patent of the Lord Lyon King of Arms dated 27 June 2017 record that he “prima facie, holds the lordship and barony of Pittenweem being of the genus of barony”.4

Today, the Lordship and Barony of Pittenweem stands as a significant and continuous title within the Baronage of Scotland, reflecting a legacy of royal patronage, noble succession, and the enduring dignity of Scotland’s territorial honours.

Succession of the Lords

  1. 1stFrederick Stewart1605–1614
  2. 2ndThomas Erskine, 1st Earl of Kellie1614–1631
  3. 3rdAlexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie1672–1677
  4. 4thAlexander Erskine, 4th Earl of Kellie1677–1710
  5. 5thAlexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie1710–1756
  6. 6thThomas Alexander Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie1756–1766
  7. 7thSir John Anstruther, 2nd Baronet1766–1799
  8. 8thSir Philip Anstruther-Paterson, 3rd Baronet1799–1808
  9. 9thSir John Anstruther, 1st Baronet of Fort William1808–1811
  10. 10thSir John Carmichael-Anstruther, 2nd and 5th Baronet1811–1818
  11. 11thSir John Carmichael-Anstruther, 3rd and 6th Baronet1818–1831
  12. 12thSir Windham Carmichael-Anstruther, 7th Baronet1831–1853
  13. 13thWilliam Baird of Elie1853–1864
  14. 14thWilliam Baird1864–1918
  15. 15thWilliam James Baird1918–1961
  16. 16thLavinia Enid Muriel Baird (baroness)1961–1978
  17. 17thWilliam Ronald Crawford Miller, WS1978–2011
  18. 18thThe present Lord2011–

Sources

  1. Register of the Great Seal, charter to Frederick Stewart, erecting the free temporal lordship of Pittenweem.
  2. Crown charter of 1671, ratified by Parliament in 1672, styling “Alexander, earle of Kellie, Lord Pettinweime”.
  3. Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, s. 63.
  4. Letters Patent of the Lord Lyon King of Arms, 27 June 2017; Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, vol. 93, p. 49. Original seen by the Roll, 2 February 2025.
  5. Retours (Fife), barony entries for Pittenweem, nos. 82 to 1585, as listed in the Index of Known Scottish Baronies.
  6. Burke’s Peerage, Revised Families, updated 2025.

How to cite this entry
“Much Hon Claes Zangenberg, LORD PITTENWEEM”, The Roll of Scottish Barons, roll.baronage.com/baron/claes-zangenberg, revised 25 October 2026.