Albany

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Albany is a historical title in Scotland traditionally associated with the royal dukedom and the region around Stirling.

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Albany canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish peerage title
ducal title
associatedWith Duke of Albany
House of Stuart
surface form: House of Stewart

House of Stuart
Scottish royal family
associatedWithDynasty House of Stuart
surface form: Stewart dynasty

House of Stuart
surface form: Stuart dynasty
associatedWithTerritory Forth Valley
surface form: Forth valley region

lands around Stirling
country Scotland
etymology derived from the Gaelic name for Scotland, Alba
hasAlternativeForm Duchy of Albany
Duke of Albany
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Scottish princely status
hasHeraldicAssociation Scottish royal arms differenced for Albany
hasHistoricalPeriod Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
hasTitleHolder Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany
Duke of Rothesay (Jacobite)
surface form: Prince Charles Edward Stuart

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
historicallyLinkedTo Kings of Scotland
surface form: Scottish monarchy

Stirling Castle
historicalRegionOf central Scotland
historicalStatus appanage of the royal family
influencedToponym Albany
surface form: Albany, New York

Albany, Auckland, New Zealand
surface form: Albany, New Zealand

Albany, Western Australia
languageOfName Scottish Gaelic
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kingdom of Scotland
nobleRank duke
partOf Peerage of Scotland
titleCreatedFor members of the Scottish royal house
traditionalRegionAround Stirling
typeOfTitle hereditary title
usedAs territorial designation in noble titles
usedAsTitleFor Scottish princes of the blood
younger sons of the King of Scotland
usedIn royal styles and titles

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