George BurdenThe Baron of Seabegs
The Much Honoured Baron of Seabegs (George Manuel Burden, Baron of Seabegs)
Credentials
- • Verified by The Roll seeing original Letters Patent "Officially Recognise the petitioner in the name George Manuel Burden, baron of Seabegs for aught yet seen" Lord Lyon 9th July 2015
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 →