Earls of Leven
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The Earls of Leven are a Scottish noble title historically associated with the influential Leslie family and prominent roles in Scotland’s political and military affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earls of Leven canonical | 1 |
| Earls of Melville | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish earldom ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Leslie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Fife
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leven, Fife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish military history
ⓘ
Scottish political history ⓘ |
| category |
Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish nobility ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasClan | Clan Leslie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreation | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasGender | hereditary title ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicElement |
coat of arms of the Earls of Leven
ⓘ
crest ⓘ motto scroll ⓘ shield ⓘ supporters ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceArea |
British armed forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presbyterian Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Pro rege et patria ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasNotableOffice |
Governor of Edinburgh Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole |
service in British army
ⓘ
service in Scottish army ⓘ service in Scottish politics ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAlignment |
historically pro-Parliamentarian in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
ⓘ
historically pro-Presbyterian ⓘ |
| hasStatus | extant title ⓘ |
| hasSuccession | heirs male of the body ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialDesignation | Leven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | hereditary peerage title ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| laterJurisdiction | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Leslie family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| notableFamilyName | Leslie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| sharesTitleWith | Earl of Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolderClass | Scottish peer ⓘ |
| titleStyle | The Right Honourable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Earls of Melville