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Qui Conducit (He who leads)
Borthwick takes its name from lands on Borthwick Water, Roxburghshire, and later from the barony of Borthwick in Midlothian. Sir William Borthwick received a royal charter to build Borthwick Castle on 2 June 1430, and the first Lord Borthwick was created about the same time. After a long dormancy Lyon Court officially confirmed the 23rd Lord Borthwick in 1986, and the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists the chief of Clan Borthwick as The Lord Borthwick.
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The motto of Clan Borthwick is Qui Conducit (He who leads). It appears on the Clan Borthwick crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.
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View all Borthwick productsSir William Borthwick is granted a royal charter to build Borthwick Castle[3]
Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Bothwell flee to Borthwick Castle; she escapes in disguise[3][4]
The 10th Lord Borthwick refuses Oliver Cromwell's demand that he leave the castle[3]
Major John H. S. Borthwick is granted the undifferenced arms of the Name of Borthwick by the Lord Lyon[5]
Lyon Court officially confirms the 23rd Lord Borthwick, reviving the dormant Lordship[5]
1Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.
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The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists the chief of Clan Borthwick as The Lord Borthwick, holder of the Lordship that Lyon Court revived in 1986.
Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, a Category A listed tower house built about 1430 under a royal charter to Sir William Borthwick.
She and Lord Bothwell fled there from Holyroodhouse in 1567 after her husband had been killed, and when their hiding place was discovered she is said to have escaped in disguise.
Yes. After a long dormancy Lyon Court officially confirmed the 23rd Lord Borthwick in 1986, reviving the title.
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Clan HayThe Borthwicks won the richer property of Locherworth from the Hays, and there built Borthwick Castle.