Marquess of Bute
| Marquessate of the County of Bute | |
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Arms of the Marquess of Bute: Quarterly, 1st & 4th, Or, a Fess chequy Azure and Argent within a Double-Tressure flory counterflory Gules (for Stuart); 2nd & 3rd,, Argent a Lion rampant Azure (for Crichton). | |
| Creation date | 2 February 1796 |
| Created by | King George III |
| Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
| First holder | John Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute |
| Present holder | John Bryson Crichton-Stuart, 8th Marquess of Bute |
| Heir apparent | John, Earl of Dumfries |
| Remainder to | the 1st Marquess's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Lord Crichton of Sanquhar; Lord Mount Stuart; Baron Cardiff; Viscount of Kingarth; Viscount Mountjoy; Earl of Bute; Earl of Windsor; Earl of Dumfries |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat | Mount Stuart House |
| Former seats | Cardiff Castle, Dumfries House, Castell Coch, House of Falkland, Luton Hoo |
| Motto | Over the centre Crest: NOBILIS EST IRA LEONIS (The wrath of the lion is noble) Over the dexter Crest: GOD SEND GRACE Over the sinister Crest: Avito viret honore (He flourishes in ancestral honour) |
| Currently the Earldom of Dumfries resides with the Marquesses of Bute. However, it can be inherited through the female line through an amendment to its original creation. | |
Marquess of the County of Bute, shortened in general usage to Marquess of Bute, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for John Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute.