Duke of Gordon
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The Duke of Gordon was a prominent Scottish noble title historically held by the influential Gordon family, major landowners and political figures in the Highlands.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gordon Castle | 0 |
| Charles II of England | 0 |
| George Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish nobleman
ⓘ
country house ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedClanChief | Chief of Clan Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligionRegion | Catholic northeast of Scotland ⓘ |
| associatedSeat | Gordon Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Badenoch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsBearer | Gordon family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 1684 ⓘ |
| extinctionDate | 1836 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | George Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingSystem | feudal Scotland ⓘ |
| heldRank | Scottish representative peer ⓘ |
| higherThan |
earl
ⓘ
marquess ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct dukedom ⓘ |
| inheritedBy | male-line heirs of the Gordon family ⓘ |
| landholdingsRegion |
Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Clan Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentHistorical | Jacobitism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluenceArea | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedence | high rank in Scottish peerage ⓘ |
| reasonForExtinction | lack of male heirs ⓘ |
| region | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationHistorical | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialRole |
major landowner in the Highlands
ⓘ
political power-broker in Scotland ⓘ |
| subsidiaryTitle |
Earl of Enzie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Gordon of Badenoch NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Huntly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleRank | duke ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.