Marquess of Abercorn

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The Marquess of Abercorn is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by a prominent aristocratic family historically associated with substantial estates in Britain and Ireland.


Statements (42)
Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
marquessate
title in the Peerage of Great Britain
associatedWithClass landed gentry
peerage
associatedWithTerritory Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
category Marquessates in the Peerage of Great Britain
Noble titles created in the 18th century
country Kingdom of Great Britain
genderRestriction male-preference primogeniture
hasEstateIn Great Britain
Ireland
hasHistoricalRole landed magnate in Britain and Ireland
hasJurisdiction United Kingdom House of Lords (historically)
hasLegalSystem British nobiliary law
hasNobilityType hereditary peerage
hasSuccessionType primogeniture
hasSymbolicRole status within the British aristocracy
hasTitleForm Marquess of Abercorn
historicallyAssociatedWith British aristocracy
Irish aristocracy
substantial landed estates
honorificPrefix Lord
isHereditary true
isHigherRankThan earl
isInheritedBy heir apparent of the Hamilton family
isLinkedTo estates in Britain
estates in Ireland
isLowerRankThan duke
isNobleTitle true
isPartOf British nobility
isTitleOf British aristocratic family
languageOfTitle English
nobleFamily Hamilton family
nobleRank marquess
peerage Peerage of Great Britain
styleOfAddress The Most Honourable
titleHolderType British peer
titleNature heritable in the male line
usedIn United Kingdom


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