Richard Jacoby StuartThe Baron of Yeochrie
The Much Honoured Baron of Yeochrie (Richard Downing Jacoby Stuart, Baron of Yeochrie)
Credentials
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- • Rolls of the Chiefs and Heads of Territorial Houses, Officially-Recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms 14th Dec 2000 (83/114), EDINBURGH GAZETTE 16th July 2002
- • Minor baron per Edinburgh Gazette, 16 July 2002, p.1782 (*†Stuart of Yeochrie, 14 December 2000, Lyon Reg. 83/114)
Authentication
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