Earl of Avondale
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The Earl of Avondale was a Scottish peerage title associated with the powerful Douglas family during the late Middle Ages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earl of Avondale canonical | 4 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish nobleman
ⓘ
Scottish peerage title ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Black Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Douglas family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Douglas power in 15th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| feudalJurisdiction | Avondale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingSystem | feudalism ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | James Douglas, Earl of Avondale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Douglas family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Avon Water
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avondale NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Douglas family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Avondale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Justiciar of Lothian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord of Balveny NERFINISHED ⓘ Warden of the Marches ⓘ |
| precedenceWithin | Scottish nobility ⓘ |
| region | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | extinct title ⓘ |
| typeOfNobility | earldom ⓘ |
| usedFor | hereditary nobility ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.