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.

Peerage of Ireland → relatedSystem → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Earls of Angus → titleType → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
this entity surface form: peerage of Scotland