Scottish ducal house of Argyll

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The Scottish ducal house of Argyll is a prominent Scottish noble family headed by the Duke of Argyll, historically influential in Highland politics and closely associated with the Clan Campbell.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble house
ducal house
associatedClan Clan Campbell NERFINISHED
associatedFamilyName Campbell NERFINISHED
associatedPeerage Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED
Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
associatedTerritorialDesignation Argyll NERFINISHED
clanAssociationType chiefly line of Clan Campbell
clanLeadershipTitle MacCailein Mòr NERFINISHED
clanSystemRole patrons and protectors of Campbell septs
coatOfArmsFeature gyronny of eight Or and Sable (Campbell arms)
country Scotland
culturalIdentity Highland Scottish nobility
culturalPatronage patrons of Highland culture and architecture
estateCenter Inveraray, Argyll and Bute NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Scottish
feudalStatus major Highland landowners
headedBy Duke of Argyll NERFINISHED
hereditaryOffice Chief of Clan Campbell
historicalAllegiance House of Stuart (in early periods) NERFINISHED
historicalConflictRole participants in various Scottish civil conflicts
historicalRegion Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED
historicalRole leading Highland magnates
landholdingsRegion Argyll and the Western Highlands NERFINISHED
languageHistoricallySpoken English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED
laterAllegiance Hanoverian monarchy NERFINISHED
mottoLanguage Latin
nobilityType peerage of Scotland
nobleRank duke
nobleTitle Duke of Argyll NERFINISHED
notablePeriodOfInfluence 17th century
18th century
19th century
politicalAlignment often aligned with the British government in Highland affairs
politicalInfluence Highland politics
politicalRole influential in British imperial politics
influential in Scottish national politics
region Argyll NERFINISHED
religiousHistory historically associated with Presbyterianism
roleInClanSystem hereditary chiefs of Clan Campbell
socialStatus leading aristocratic family in Scotland
traditionalSeat Inveraray Castle NERFINISHED

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Baron Sundridge traditionalAssociation Scottish ducal house of Argyll