Peerage of Scotland

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component of the British nobility peerage system of hereditary titles

The Peerage of Scotland is the system of hereditary noble titles specific to Scotland, historically forming a distinct part of the British nobility with its own ranks, traditions, and legal framework.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Scottish nobility	1
oldestScottishPeerageTitles	1
peerage of Scotland	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the British nobility ⓘ peerage ⓘ system of hereditary titles ⓘ
affectedBy	Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
createdBefore	Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
distinctFrom	Peerage of England ⓘ Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ Peerage of Ireland ⓘ Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
governedBy	Court of Session (in peerage matters) ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	feudal origins ⓘ hereditary succession ⓘ noble status ⓘ separate law of succession from English peerage ⓘ
hasExampleTitle	Duke of Argyll ⓘ Duke of Hamilton ⓘ Earl of Douglas ⓘ Lord Forbes ⓘ Marquess of Huntly ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole	formed upper social elite of Scotland ⓘ provided members of pre-1707 Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
hasLanguageOfTitles	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ Scots ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	many dormant and disputed titles ⓘ no Scottish life peerages as a separate peerage ⓘ some titles associated with clan chiefships ⓘ
hasRank	Duke ⓘ Earl ⓘ Lord of Parliament ⓘ Marquess ⓘ Viscount ⓘ
hasSuccessionRule	canIncludeHeirs-general in some titles ⓘ often limited to heirs-male of the body ⓘ
hasTitleStyle	“Lord of Parliament” instead of “Baron” ⓘ
historicallyGrantedBy	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Crown of Scotland Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Monarch of Scotland
integratedInto	British honours system ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom honours system
legalSystem	Scots law (to a limited extent) ⓘ surface form: Scots law
partOf	British nobility ⓘ
postUnionPeersElectedBy	Scottish representative peers in House of Lords ⓘ surface form: Scottish peers
postUnionPeersSatIn	House of Lords ⓘ surface form: House of Lords of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
postUnionRepresentation	Scottish representative peers in House of Lords ⓘ
regulatedBy	Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ
relatedTo	Scottish clan system ⓘ Scottish feudal barony ⓘ
representationSystemIntroduced	1707 ⓘ
timePeriod	Middle Ages to present ⓘ

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scottish representative peers in House of Lords → appliesToPart → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Clan Carnegie → associatedWithPeerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Northesk → associatedWithPeerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Peerage of England → distinctFrom → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Peerage of Great Britain → distinctFrom → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Peerage of Great Britain → follows → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Peerage of the United Kingdom → hasHistoricalPrecursor → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Peerage of Ireland → hasLowerPrecedenceThan → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

House of Hamilton → heldPeerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Sinclair → isAssociatedWith → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish nobility

Lord Forbes → isOneOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: oldestScottishPeerageTitles

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas → memberOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Carnegie family → nobleHouseOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Baron of Renfrew → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Duchess of Albany → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Duke of Albany → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Duke of Argyll → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Duke of Hamilton → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Dukes of Douglas → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Dukes of Queensberry → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Earl of Carrick → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

North Esk River → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Earl of Northesk

Earls of Queensberry → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

“Lord of Parliament” instead of “Baron” → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Lord of Parliament

Lord of the Isles → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Marquesses of Douglas → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Scottish representative peers in House of Lords → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Atholl family → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Baron Balinhard → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Carnegie of Southesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Charles Noel Carnegie, 10th Earl of Southesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Countess of Northesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Earl of Aberdeen → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Earl of Menteith → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Earls of Morton → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Earl of Morton

Earl of Northesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Northesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Earl of Northesk

Earl of Southesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

James Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Lauderdale family → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Lord Forbes → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Marquess of Huntly → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

Viscount Abercorn → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

“Lord of Parliament” instead of “Baron” → peerageBranch → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Lord of Parliament

Lord of Parliament → peerageSystem → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ