Dukedom of Atholl
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The Dukedom of Atholl is a prominent Scottish peerage title historically associated with the powerful Murray family, whose holders have played significant roles in Scottish and British political and social life.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
duchy
ⓘ
hereditary peerage title ⓘ |
| associatedEstate | Atholl Estates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan Murray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Murray family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Queen Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 1703 ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | Highland culture ⓘ |
| currentHolderTitle | Duke of Atholl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase | landed estates ⓘ |
| familySeat | Blair Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Scottish peerage law ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicArms | Arms of the Duke of Atholl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniquePrivilege | maintains private army ⓘ |
| hereditaryChiefOf | Clan Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | landowning aristocracy in Scotland ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Acts of Union 1707
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacobite risings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Perthshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| monarchAtCreation | Anne, Queen of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| notableResidence | Blair Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerageRank | duke ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
significant in British politics
ⓘ
significant in Scottish politics ⓘ |
| precedence | one of the senior Scottish dukedoms ⓘ |
| privateArmyJurisdiction | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| privateArmyName | Atholl Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| privateArmyStatus | ceremonial infantry regiment ⓘ |
| privateArmyUniqueness | only legal private army in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regionHistoricallyInfluenced |
Highlands
ⓘ
Perthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialRole | Scottish aristocracy ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | His Grace ⓘ |
| subsidiaryTitlesInclude |
Earl of Atholl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Tullibardine NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Murray of Tullibardine NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Murray, Balvenie and Gask NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Atholl NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount of Balquhidder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succession | hereditary male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| titleType | noble title ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalAlignment | Tory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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