Lanarkshire. In 1371, Robert Stewart was crowned King of Scotland following a marriage between his father Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Marjorie Bruce, daughter of King Robert I of Scotland. Sometime in the early fifteenth century, probably between 1404 and 1414, the barony of Renfrew was given its own sheriff, making it independent from Lanarkshire. The new shire was named after the town of Renfrew, the site of Renfrew Castle, which was the seat of the Stewarts. From this point onwards, the county has been closely tied to the monarchy and the heir apparent to the British monarch holds the title of Baron of Renfrew as well as High Steward of Scotland. Modern history Renfrewshire was significantly involved in the Radical War of 1820, with many of the local industrial workers participating in the rioting and strikes. In the Second World War, Renfrewshire suffered due to its shipbuilding industries on the banks of the River Clyde. Heavy bombing was inflicted over the 6th and 7 May 1941 in an event referred to as the Greenock Blitz. On 10 May 1941, Rudolf Hess, a leading official in the government of Nazi Germany, parachuted into a field near Eaglesham on a secret mission to meet Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton for peace negotiations, and was instead arrested by a farmhand with a pitchfork and imprisoned. It is believed Hess was privately distressed by the war with the United Kingdom as he had hoped that Britain would accept Germany as an ally. Hess may have hoped to score a diplomatic victory by sealing a peace between the German Reich and British Empire. The county was abolished for local government purposes in 1975, becoming three districts within the Strathclyde region. Further local government reorganisation in 1996 saw the are become the three council areas of East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, and Renfrewshire. Governance Historic local government Shires of Scotland traditionally mirrored sheriffdoms with the county's sheriff holding considerable powers. From 1667, Scotland's counties outside the burghs were governed by Commissioners of Supply with powers to raise taxes and administer local government. However the judicial roles of the sheriff continued to overlap with executive government in their shires. In 1794, the first Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, William McDowall, was appointed when permanent lieutenancies were appointed by Royal Warrant to all the counties of Scotland as the monarch's military representative. Historically Renfrewshire's Commissioners of