Earl of Haddington

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The Earl of Haddington is a Scottish noble title in the Peerage of Scotland historically associated with influential aristocratic landowners and patrons of notable country houses.

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Earl of Haddington canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish earldom
Scottish nobleman
country house
country house
hereditary title
peerage title
associatedWith House of Lords
Parliament of Scotland
Scottish aristocracy
associatedWithRegion East Lothian
associatedWithTerritory Haddington
category Noble titles created in the 17th century
Scottish earls
country Kingdom of Scotland
creationDate 1627
firstHolder Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington
hasCoatOfArms true
heldTitle Earl of Haddington NERFINISHED
hereditary true
historicallyAssociatedWith Mellerstain House
Tyninghame House
historicalRole landed magnate in Scotland
political influence in Scottish affairs
jurisdiction Scotland
linkedTo East Lothian
surface form: Haddingtonshire
locatedIn East Lothian
Scottish Borders
monarchWhoCreatedTitle James VI and I
surface form: James VI of Scotland
nobleFamily Baillie-Hamilton family
Hamilton family
notableFor aristocratic landownership
patronage of country houses
partOf Peerage of Scotland
peerage Peerage of Scotland
previousTitle Lord Binning
rankInScottishPeerage earl
status extant
styleOfAddress Lord Haddington
subsidiaryTitle Lord Binning
Viscount of Haddington NERFINISHED
succession male-preference primogeniture
titleHolderStyle Earl
titleLanguage English
traditionalSeat Tyninghame House
typeOfNobility hereditary peer

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Mellerstain House interiors commissionedBy Earl of Haddington
Mellerstain House interiors associatedWith Earl of Haddington