| Viscountcy of Arbuthnott | |
| Creation date | 16 November 1641 |
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| Created by | King Charles I |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | Robert Arbuthnott |
| Present holder | John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount |
| Heir apparent | John Keith Oxley Arbuthnott, Master of Arbuthnott |
| Remainder to | the 1st Viscount's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. |
| Subsidiary titles | Lord Inverbervie Chief of the Name and Arms of Arbuthnott |
The title Viscount of Arbuthnott was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1641, along with the title Lord Inverbervie, for Sir Robert Arbuthnot.
The Viscount of Arbuthnott is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Arbuthnott.
The family seat is Arbuthnott House, Arbuthnott, near Inverbervie, Kincardineshire (Aberdeenshire).
Kincardineshire was a Scottish shire (later known as a county), which had previously been represented by two commissioners in the former Parliament of Scotland. The constituency included the whole shire, except for the Royal burgh of Inverbervie which formed part of the Aberdeen Burghs constituency.
All Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland have "of" in their titles, but most Scottish Viscounts have dropped the practice of using "of." The only ones who persist in the usage of the word are the Viscount of Arbuthnott, and, to a lesser extent, the Viscount of Oxfuird.
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The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the viscountcy is: Azure a crescent between three mullets argent. This can be translated as: a blue shield containing a white crescent with three white stars around it.
The heir apparent is (John) Keith Oxley Arbuthnott, Master of Arbuthnott (b. 1950)
The Master's heir apparent is his son Christopher Keith Arbuthnott (b. 1977)
His heir apparent is his son Alexander Nicholas Keith Arbuthnott (b. 2007)
