Marquesses of Douglas

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Scottish clan Scottish noble title Scottish nobleman castle hereditary peerage title noble title

The Marquesses of Douglas were a prominent Scottish noble title within the powerful Douglas family, historically influential in the politics and aristocracy of Scotland.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Douglas Castle 0
William Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus 0
Clan Douglas 0

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish clan ⓘ
Scottish noble title ⓘ
Scottish noble title ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
castle ⓘ
hereditary peerage title ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
associatedWithClan Clan Douglas ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Douglas, South Lanarkshire ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Lanarkshire ⓘ
category Douglas family ⓘ
Scottish nobility ⓘ
Titles in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
createdBy Charles I of England ⓘ
dynasticConnection House of Hamilton ⓘ
ethnicContext Scottish ⓘ
extinction 18th century ⓘ
firstHolder William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas ⓘ
surface form: William Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus
governingSystemContext feudal Scotland ⓘ
heldFeudalPowerIn Clydesdale ⓘ
South Lanarkshire ⓘ
hereditaryTo heirs male of the body ⓘ
historicalRole influential in Scottish politics ⓘ
leading aristocratic family in Scotland ⓘ
inception 1633 ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
locatedIn Douglas, South Lanarkshire ⓘ
mergedIntoTitle Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
nobleFamily Douglas family ⓘ
notableFamilyBranch Black Douglases ⓘ
notableFor alliances with other great Scottish houses ⓘ
involvement in Scottish parliamentary politics ⓘ
large landed estates in Scotland ⓘ
partOf Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
politicalInfluence Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
rankInPeerage above earl ⓘ
below duke ⓘ
religiousContext historically Presbyterian Scotland ⓘ
seat Douglas Castle ⓘ
status extinct title ⓘ
style Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale ⓘ
surface form: The Most Honourable Marquess of Douglas
subclassOf marquessate ⓘ
titleHeld Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale ⓘ
surface form: Marquess of Douglas

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clan Douglas → clanChiefFamily → Marquesses of Douglas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas-Hamilton family
Clan Douglas → notableBranch → Marquesses of Douglas ⓘ