Duke of Hamilton

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Scottish noble title ducal title hereditary title peerage title

The Duke of Hamilton is the premier ducal title in the Peerage of Scotland, traditionally held by the head of the influential Hamilton family and historically associated with high rank and political prominence in Scottish nobility.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Duke of Hamilton and Brandon 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble title ⓘ
ducal title ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
peerage title ⓘ
alsoHolds Duke of Brandon (Peerage of Great Britain) ⓘ
associatedNobleHouse Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) ⓘ
surface form: House of Douglas-Hamilton

House of Hamilton ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch Charles I of England ⓘ
surface form: Charles I
associatedWithTerritory Lanarkshire ⓘ
surface form: County of Lanark

Hamilton, South Lanarkshire ⓘ
ceremonialRole Premier peer of Scotland ⓘ
coatOfArmsIncludes elements of the arms of Douglas ⓘ
elements of the arms of Hamilton ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
createdBy Charles I of England ⓘ
surface form: Charles I of England and Scotland
createdFor James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
surface form: James Hamilton, 3rd Marquess of Hamilton
dateOfCreation 1643 ⓘ
genderRestriction male-preference primogeniture (historically) ⓘ
hasFamilySeat Hamilton Palace (demolished) ⓘ
surface form: Hamilton Palace (historical)

Lennoxlove House ⓘ
hasHeirApparentTitle Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale ⓘ
hasMotto Through (or By) the Cross ⓘ
hasPrecedenceOver other Scottish dukes ⓘ
hasRank premier duke in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
hasSubsidiaryTitle Earl of Douglas ⓘ
surface form: Earl of Angus

Earl of Lanark ⓘ
Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest ⓘ
Lord Aven and Innerdale ⓘ
Lord Machanshyre and Polmont ⓘ
William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas ⓘ
surface form: Marquess of Douglas
heldByFamily Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) ⓘ
surface form: Douglas-Hamilton family

Hamilton family ⓘ
historicallyInvolvedIn British politics ⓘ
Scottish politics ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
namedAfter Hamilton family ⓘ
nobleRank duke ⓘ
partOf Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
positionHeldBy head of the House of Hamilton ⓘ
region Scotland ⓘ
status extant title ⓘ
style His Grace ⓘ
traditionallyAssociatedWith Scottish nobility ⓘ
influential Hamilton family ⓘ
political prominence in Scotland ⓘ
traditionallyHolds large landed estates in Scotland ⓘ
typeOfPeerage Scottish peerage ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Clan Douglas → clanChiefTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
Peerage of Scotland → hasExampleTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
House of Hamilton → hasTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Marquesses of Douglas → mergedIntoTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Marquesses of Douglas → mergedIntoTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
Hamilton Palace (demolished) → patron → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Dukes of Douglas → relatedTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ