Earls of Argyll

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The Earls of Argyll were a powerful Scottish noble family and leading clan Campbell magnates who played a major role in the political and military history of Scotland from the late Middle Ages onward.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble title
peerage of Scotland
associatedWith Campbell hegemony in the Highlands
Clan Campbell NERFINISHED
category Clan Campbell NERFINISHED
Noble titles created in 1457
Scottish earls
clanChiefOf Clan Campbell NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Scotland
ethnicGroup Gaelic-Scottish nobility
firstCreationDate 1457
firstHolder Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll NERFINISHED
heldOffice Lord High Chancellor of Scotland
Lord Justice General of Scotland NERFINISHED
involvedIn Covenanter movement NERFINISHED
Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED
Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED
languageHistoricallySpoken Scots
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED
loyaltyShift often aligned with central Scottish crown
militaryRole leaders of Campbell clan forces
monarchWhoCreated James II of Scotland NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Campbell family NERFINISHED
notableMember Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll NERFINISHED
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll NERFINISHED
opposed Royalist forces in Wars of the Three Kingdoms
peerage Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED
playedRoleIn Scottish military history
early modern Scottish politics
late Middle Ages Scottish politics
politicalAlignment17thCentury Covenanter
politicalInfluence dominant in western Scotland
powerBase Argyllshire NERFINISHED
Western Highlands NERFINISHED
prominentFromCentury 15th century
prominentToCentury 18th century
region Argyll NERFINISHED
religionIn16thCentury Protestantism
religiousIdentity17thCentury Presbyterian
seat Castle Campbell NERFINISHED
Inveraray Castle NERFINISHED
supported Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED
titleElevatedTo Duke of Argyll NERFINISHED
Marquess of Argyll NERFINISHED
titleHolderStartCentury 15th century

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Castle Campbell formerStrongholdOf Earls of Argyll