Marquesses of Huntly

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The Marquesses of Huntly are a prominent Scottish noble title historically associated with the powerful Gordon clan and influential in the politics of the Scottish Highlands.

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Label Occurrences
Marquesses of Huntly canonical 3
Earls of Huntly 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble title
associatedTerritory Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED
associatedWith Clan Gordon NERFINISHED
Huntly, Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED
River Deveron region
category Clan chiefs
Noble titles created in 1599
Scottish marquessates
ceremonialRole Scottish nobility
clanChiefOf Clan Gordon NERFINISHED
coatOfArms Gordon arms differenced for Huntly marquessate
country Kingdom of Scotland
createdBy James VI of Scotland NERFINISHED
createdFrom Earl of Huntly NERFINISHED
familyNameOfHolders Gordon NERFINISHED
firstCreationDate 1599
firstHolder George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly NERFINISHED
hereditaryChiefship Chief of Clan Gordon NERFINISHED
higherTitleOf Earl of Huntly NERFINISHED
historicalRole leaders in clan conflicts in the Highlands
major magnates in north-east Scotland
influenced politics of the Scottish Highlands
languageOfTitle English
laterJurisdiction Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
linkedTitle Earl of Enzie NERFINISHED
Lord Gordon of Badenoch NERFINISHED
loyalty House of Stuart NERFINISHED
motto Bydand
nobleFamily Gordon family NERFINISHED
notableFor influence in Scottish Highlands politics
support of the Stuart monarchy
notableHolder George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED
Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED
originalJurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland Parliament NERFINISHED
peerage Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Royalist during Wars of the Three Kingdoms
presentPeerageStatus extant
region Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED
religiousAlignment Roman Catholic (historically, for leading holders)
succession male-preference primogeniture (historically)
territorialDesignation Huntly in the County of Aberdeen NERFINISHED
titleHolderStyle Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED
traditionalSeat Aboyne Castle NERFINISHED
Huntly Castle NERFINISHED

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gordon family notableBranch Marquesses of Huntly
Huntly Castle associatedWith Marquesses of Huntly
this entity surface form: Earls of Huntly
Huntly Castle associatedWith Marquesses of Huntly
Aboyne Castle associatedWith Marquesses of Huntly