Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland

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Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland are the highest-ranking hereditary noblemen in the Scottish nobility, holding titles created by the Scottish Crown before the 1707 Union with England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary noble rank
peerage dignity
associatedInstitution Court of the Lord Lyon NERFINISHED
associatedWith Scottish aristocracy
Scottish feudal system
Scottish heraldry
changedStatusAfter Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Scotland
createdBefore Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED
createdBy Scottish Crown NERFINISHED
distinctFrom Dukes in the Peerage of England NERFINISHED
Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain
Dukes in the Peerage of Ireland
Dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
entails duchy
genderForm Duchess
Duke
governedBy law of the Peerage of Scotland
governingInstrument letters patent
highestRankIn Scottish nobility
historicalPeriod Early modern Scotland NERFINISHED
Middle Ages in Scotland NERFINISHED
inheritanceLaw Scottish peerage law
jurisdiction Parliament of Scotland NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle English
Latin
Scots
legalSystem Scots law NERFINISHED
mayHold multiple peerage titles
nobilitySystem British honours system NERFINISHED
nobleRankOrder 1
partOf Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED
peerageClass Scottish peerage
postUnionRepresentation House of Lords of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
precedesInCeremonialOrder all other Scottish peers
preUnionStatus Scottish estate of the realm
rankAbove Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
Lords of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland
Marquesses in the Peerage of Scotland
Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland
status noble estate
style Her Grace
His Grace
succession hereditary succession
symbolOf high aristocratic status in Scotland
titleCreationAuthority monarch of Scotland
titleNature heritable honour
titleType ducal title

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Dukes of Hamilton category Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland
this entity surface form: Dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland
Premier peer of Scotland category Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose createdTitle Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland
this entity surface form: Duke of Montrose in the Peerage of Scotland