Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland

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Scottish noble office ceremonial office

The Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland is a ceremonial Scottish noble office responsible for carrying the Crown of Scotland at state occasions, traditionally held by the head of the Hamilton family, the Dukes of Hamilton.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland canonical	2

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish noble office ⓘ ceremonial office ⓘ
associatedWith	crown of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Crown of Scotland Honours of Scotland ⓘ
ceremonialContext	major royal state occasions in Scotland ⓘ state openings of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
ceremonialDress	Scottish peer’s robes ⓘ
ceremonialObjectCarried	crown of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Crown of Scotland part of the Honours of Scotland ⓘ
ceremonialRoleIn	Scottish state occasions ⓘ openings of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ royal ceremonies in Scotland ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
hasDuty	bearing the Crown of Scotland at the opening of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ carrying the Crown of Scotland at state occasions ⓘ
hasNoPower	executive authority ⓘ judicial authority ⓘ legislative authority ⓘ
heldByNobleTitle	Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
hereditaryIn	Hamilton family ⓘ
historicalRegion	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
linkedFamily	House of Hamilton ⓘ
linkedTitle	Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
nobleRankRequired	peer of the realm ⓘ
officeType	hereditary office ⓘ honorific office ⓘ
partOf	Scottish ceremonial offices ⓘ Scottish royal household ceremonial structure ⓘ
presentDayJurisdiction	Scotland ⓘ
recognizedBy	Scottish ceremonial tradition ⓘ British monarchy ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom monarchy
relatedOffice	Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse ⓘ Lord High Constable of Scotland ⓘ Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
scope	ceremonial only ⓘ
symbolizes	continuity of the Scottish Crown ⓘ historic Scottish monarchy ⓘ
traditionallyHeldBy	Duke of Hamilton ⓘ head of the Hamilton family ⓘ
usedAt	coronations in Scotland (historically) ⓘ royal visits to the Scottish Parliament ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton) → hereditaryOffice → Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland ⓘ

Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton → positionHeld → Hereditary Bearer of the Crown of Scotland ⓘ