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.
All labels observed (2)
| 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.
this entity surface form:
Earls of Huntly