Earl of Angus

E322713

Scottish noble title

The Earl of Angus is a historic Scottish noble title long associated with the powerful Douglas family, prominent in medieval and early modern Scottish politics and warfare.

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Label	Occurrences
Earl of Angus canonical	21

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish noble title ⓘ
associatedWith	Douglas family ⓘ
coatOfArmsBearer	Douglas family arms ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
hasFeudalConnection	Earldom of Angus ⓘ
hasGenderAssociation	male ⓘ
hasMotto	Jamais arrière ⓘ
heldBy	Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas ⓘ Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus ⓘ Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus ⓘ Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus ⓘ George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus ⓘ George Douglas, Master of Angus ⓘ James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton ⓘ James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus ⓘ James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry ⓘ surface form: James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus ⓘ James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas ⓘ James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton ⓘ William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus ⓘ William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk ⓘ William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus ⓘ
historicalImportance	one of the most powerful magnate titles in Scotland ⓘ
historicalStatus	hereditary title ⓘ
involvedIn	Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Scottish wars Scottish Reformation politics ⓘ regencies of minor Scottish kings ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ Scots ⓘ
linkedDynasticallyTo	Hamilton family ⓘ House of Stuart ⓘ surface form: House of Stewart
nobleFamily	Clan Douglas ⓘ surface form: House of Douglas
notableFor	influence in Scottish politics ⓘ role in Scottish warfare ⓘ
oftenHeldWith	James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas ⓘ surface form: Duke of Douglas Duke of Queensberry ⓘ Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale ⓘ surface form: Marquess of Douglas
partOf	Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
politicalAlignment	pro-English faction at various times ⓘ pro-Scottish crown faction at various times ⓘ
precedenceWithin	Scottish peerage ⓘ
rank	Earl ⓘ
region	Angus ⓘ
seat	Bothwell Castle ⓘ Douglas Castle ⓘ Tantallon Castle ⓘ
titleHolderClass	Scottish peer ⓘ
usedIn	early modern Scotland ⓘ medieval Scotland ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

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

Dukes of Douglas → heldTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

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

Dukes of Douglas → subsidiaryTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas → positionHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ

William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas → hasTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Red Douglases → titleHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) → hasTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Douglas family → notableTitleHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Red Douglas branch → heldTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Douglas Hamilton → nobleTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

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

Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus → positionHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Douglas → hasTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Red Douglas → associatedWithTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Red Douglas → heldTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence → nobleTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas → nobleTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas → positionHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ

11th Earl of Angus → nobleTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

subject surface form: Archibald Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus

11th Earl of Angus → heldTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

subject surface form: Archibald Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus

George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus → positionHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Dukes of Hamilton → subsidiaryTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ

Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus → positionHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ