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.

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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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