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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Duke of Hamilton canonical	44
Duke of Hamilton and Brandon	5
Duke of Hamilton in the Peerage of Scotland	1
Scottish peerage title Duke of Hamilton	1

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 (51)

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

Peerage of Scotland → hasExampleTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Clan Douglas → clanChiefTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Hamilton and Brandon

Dukes of Douglas → relatedTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Marquesses of Douglas → mergedIntoTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Hamilton and Brandon

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas → relative → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) → nobleTitleHeld → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

House of Hamilton → hasTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Hamilton Palace (demolished) → patron → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Hamilton Palace (demolished) → associatedWithTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

James Hamilton → nobleTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton

James Hamilton → nobleTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton

James Hamilton → nobleTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton

Through (or By) the Cross → associatedWith → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Through (or By) the Cross → mottoOf → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest → usedBy → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest → honourOf → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Lord Aven and Innerdale → subordinateTo → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Hamilton, South Lanarkshire → hasNobleAssociation → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Duke of Brandon (Peerage of Great Britain) → heldBy → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: Duke of Brandon

Duke of Brandon (Peerage of Great Britain) → combinedWith → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: Duke of Brandon

Duke of Brandon (Peerage of Great Britain) → associatedPeerage → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: Duke of Brandon

this entity surface form: Duke of Hamilton in the Peerage of Scotland

Duke of Brandon (Peerage of Great Britain) → hasCoatOfArmsSharedWith → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: Duke of Brandon

Premier peer of Scotland → traditionallyHeldBy → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Premier peer of Scotland → associatedWithTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Lord Machanshyre and Polmont → heldBy → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Lord Machanshyre and Polmont → associatedWithTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton → titleCreated → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Lennoxlove House → ownedBy → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Archibald Hamilton → positionHeld → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: Archibald Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton

Archibald Hamilton → nobleTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: Archibald Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton

Archibald Hamilton → positionHeld → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton

Earl of Lanark → subsidiaryTitleOf → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale → subsidiaryTitleOf → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Douglas Hamilton → nobleTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton

Douglas Cause → participant → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Duke of Brandon → associatedWith → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Duke of Brandon → higherTitleOf → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Hamilton and Brandon

Duke of Brandon → styleUsedBy → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Hamilton and Brandon

Duke of Brandon → subsidiaryTo → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Duke of Brandon → linkedTo → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish peerage title Duke of Hamilton

Duke of Brandon → currentHolderTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of Hamilton and Brandon

Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse → traditionallyHeldBy → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland → traditionallyHeldBy → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland → heldByNobleTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland → linkedTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow (historical association) → titleHolderRank → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

subject surface form: Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow

Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton → positionHeld → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

Hamilton Palace → associatedWithTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ

William Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton → nobleTitle → Duke of Hamilton ⓘ