Earl of Argyll

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The Earl of Argyll is a historic Scottish peerage title long associated with the powerful Campbell family, prominent in Scottish politics and military affairs from the late Middle Ages onward.

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Earl of Argyll canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish earldom
peerage title
associatedTitle Duke of Argyll
Marquess of Argyll
associatedWith Campbell family
Clan Campbell NERFINISHED
clanChiefOf Clan Campbell NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Scotland
createdUnderMonarch James II of Scotland
feudalJurisdiction Argyll NERFINISHED
firstHolder Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll
firstHolderTitle 1st Earl of Argyll
hereditaryTo heirs male of the body
higherTitleLaterCreated Duke of Argyll
historicalRole opponent of Mary, Queen of Scots
supporter of the Covenanters
supporter of the Scottish Reformation
involvedIn Covenanter movement
surface form: Covenanter wars

Scottish Reformation
surface form: Scottish Reformation conflicts

Wars of the Three Kingdoms
languageOfTitle English
Scots
linkedClanTerritory Argyll mainland
Cowal
Islay
Kintyre
Lorne
Mull
nobleFamily Campbell
notableBearer Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll
surface form: Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll

Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
notableEvent forfeiture and later restoration of Campbell titles
notableFor influence in Scottish politics
military leadership in Scotland
peerage Peerage of Scotland
politicalAlignment often aligned with anti-Stuart factions
powerBase Argyll and the Isles NERFINISHED
West Highlands
surface form: western Highlands of Scotland
region Argyll NERFINISHED
Argyllshire NERFINISHED
startTime 15th century
successorTitle Duke of Argyll as senior Campbell title
titleHolderStyle Earl
traditionalReligionOfHolders Presbyterianism
traditionalSeat Inveraray Castle

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Clan Campbell associatedWithTitle Earl of Argyll
Campbell family nobleTitleHeld Earl of Argyll
John Campbell nobleTitle Earl of Argyll
subject surface form: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll