Dukes of Hamilton

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The Dukes of Hamilton are a prominent Scottish noble family historically serving as powerful landowners and political figures, holding one of the highest-ranking peerage titles in Scotland.

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Label Occurrences
Dukes of Hamilton canonical 15
subsequent Dukes of Hamilton 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble title
hereditary peerage
associatedPeerage Peerage of Great Britain
associatedTitle Duke of Brandon
associatedTown Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
category Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland
surface form: Dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland

Scottish noble families
ceremonialOfficeTraditionallyHeld Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse
surface form: Hereditary Keeper of Holyroodhouse

Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse
ceremonialPrecedence first peer of Scotland
coatOfArmsFeature Douglas heart
Hamilton cinquefoils
country Kingdom of Scotland
currentTitleHolder Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
ethnicGroup Scottish people
historicalAllegiance Royalist cause in Wars of the Three Kingdoms
historicalInfluence Scottish politics
landownership in Lowland Scotland
language English
Scots
laterFamilySeat Lennoxlove House
maritalAlliance Clan Douglas
surface form: House of Douglas

House of Stuart
surface form: House of Stewart
nobleFamily House of Hamilton
notableEstate Hamilton estates
notableMember Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
William Douglas-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton
peerage Peerage of Scotland
politicalActivity representation in the House of Lords
representation in the Parliament of Great Britain
representation in the Parliament of Scotland
politicalRole British aristocracy
Scottish landowners
Scottish peers
rank premier peer of Scotland
region South Lanarkshire
religionHistorically Presbyterianism
subsidiaryTitle Earl of Angus
Earl of Lanark
Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest
Lord Aven and Innerdale
Lord Machanshyre and Polmont
Marquess of Douglas
titleHolderStyle Duke
traditionalFamilySeat Hamilton Palace

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Hamilton Mausoleum builtFor Dukes of Hamilton
House of Hamilton notableBranch Dukes of Hamilton
Hamilton Palace (demolished) formerSeatOf Dukes of Hamilton
Lord Aven and Innerdale associatedWith Dukes of Hamilton
Duke of Brandon (Peerage of Great Britain) grantedTo Dukes of Hamilton
subject surface form: Duke of Brandon
Lennoxlove House ancestralSeatOf Dukes of Hamilton
Brodick Castle formerSeatOf Dukes of Hamilton
Brodick Castle formerOwner Dukes of Hamilton
Duke of Brandon traditionallyHeldBy Dukes of Hamilton
Duke of Brandon heldBy Dukes of Hamilton
this entity surface form: subsequent Dukes of Hamilton
Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow (historical association) associatedWith Dukes of Hamilton
subject surface form: Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow
Hamilton Palace ownedBy Dukes of Hamilton
Hamilton Estate historicSeatOf Dukes of Hamilton
Hamilton Estate primaryResidenceOf Dukes of Hamilton
Hamilton Estate ownership Dukes of Hamilton