John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute

Who was John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute?

John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute was the son of John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute and Augusta Bellingham. On his father's side, the 5th Marquess was a direct male-line descendant of Robert II of Scotland through John Stewart, his illegitimate son by Moira Leitch. On his mother's side, the 5th Marquess was a descendant of William IV of the United Kingdom through Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll, one of his illegitimate daughters by his mistress, Dorothea Bland. As such, the 5th Marquess was the first member of the Bute family to be descended from William IV.