Marquess of Hamilton
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The Marquess of Hamilton is a noble title in the Peerage of Scotland historically held by the head of the influential Hamilton family, one of the great aristocratic houses of Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marquess of Hamilton canonical | 5 |
| Marquess of Clydesdale | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
ⓘ
noble title ⓘ title in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| aristocraticHouse | Hamilton family ⓘ |
| associatedTerritory | Lanerketshire region (historical association of Hamilton family) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hamilton family ⓘ |
| category |
Marquessates in the Peerage of Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish titles of nobility ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsBearer | Hamilton family ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| governingSystemContext | feudal Scotland ⓘ |
| heldBy |
Hamilton family
ⓘ
head of the Hamilton family ⓘ |
| higherRankThan | earldom ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the great aristocratic houses of Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| lowerRankThan | dukedom ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Hamilton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
landed power in Lowland Scotland
ⓘ
political influence in Scottish history ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| rank | marquessate ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| socialClass | Scottish nobility ⓘ |
| status | subsidiary title of the Duke of Hamilton ⓘ |
| titleHolderStyle | Marquess ⓘ |
| traditionallyHeldBy | senior male line of the Hamilton family ⓘ |
| typeOfTitle | subordinate to a dukedom in the same family ⓘ |
| usedAsCourtesyTitle | heir apparent to the Duke of Hamilton ⓘ |
| usedBy | Scottish aristocracy ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
subject surface form:
Archibald Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow (historical association)
→
titleHolderRank
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Marquess of Hamilton
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subject surface form:
Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Linlithgow
this entity surface form:
Marquess of Clydesdale