Editing Duke of Rothesay (section)

==History==
[[David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay]], the son of [[Robert III of Scotland]], first held the dukedom from its creation in 1398. After his death, his brother [[James VI and I|James]], later King James I, received the dukedom. Thereafter, the heir apparent to the Scottish Crown held the dukedom; an Act of the [[Parliament of Scotland]] passed in 1469 confirmed this pattern of succession.

The [[Earl of Carrick|Earldom of Carrick]] existed as early as the 12th century. In 1306, Robert the Bruce, Earl of Carrick, became [[King Robert I of Scotland]], with the earldom merging in the Crown. In the following years, successive Kings of Scotland created several heirs apparent Earl of Carrick. The Act of 1469 finally settled the earldom on the eldest son of the Scottish monarch.

The office of the [[High Steward of Scotland|Great Steward of Scotland]] (also called High Steward or Lord High Steward) dates back to its first holder, [[Walter fitz Alan]], in the 12th century. The seventh Great Steward, Robert, ascended the Scottish throne as [[Robert II of Scotland|Robert II]] in 1371. Thereafter, only the heirs apparent to the Crown held the office. The 1469 Act also deals with this.

Between the 1603 union of the crowns and [[Edward VII]]'s time as heir apparent, the style "Duke of Rothesay" appears to have dropped out of usage in favour of "Prince of Wales". [[Queen Victoria]] mandated the title for use to refer to the eldest son and heir apparent when in Scotland, and this usage has continued since. This may have been as a result, direct or indirect, of the 1822 [[visit of King George IV to Scotland]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}