Earls of Morton

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Scottish earldom Scottish nobleman

The Earls of Morton are a prominent Scottish noble title historically associated with the powerful Douglas family and influential in the political affairs of medieval and early modern Scotland.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Earl of Morton 0
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton 0
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton 0

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish earldom ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ
associatedDynasty Clan Douglas ⓘ
surface form: House of Douglas
associatedWithMonarch James VI and I ⓘ
surface form: James VI of Scotland

Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Morton, Nithsdale ⓘ
Orkney Islands ⓘ
surface form: Orkney
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1581 ⓘ
governingSystemContext feudal Scotland ⓘ
heldTitle Earl of Morton ⓘ
Earl of Morton ⓘ
Earl of Morton ⓘ
hereditary true ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early modern period ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath execution ⓘ
nobleFamily Douglas family ⓘ
Douglas family ⓘ
Douglas family ⓘ
Douglas family ⓘ
notableConflictInvolvement Marian civil war ⓘ
notableEvent involvement in the politics following the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
notableFor influence in early modern Scottish politics ⓘ
influence in medieval Scottish politics ⓘ
notableOfficeHeldByTitleHolder Regent of Scotland ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
politicalAlignment supporters and opponents of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
politicalRole influence in Scottish politics ⓘ
positionHeld Regent of Scotland ⓘ
rank earl ⓘ
regencyFor James VI and I ⓘ
surface form: James VI of Scotland
region Scotland ⓘ
style Lord Morton ⓘ
titleHolder Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton ⓘ
George Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton ⓘ
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton ⓘ
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton ⓘ
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton ⓘ
surface form: James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton

James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton ⓘ
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton ⓘ
typeOfNobility peerage title ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Clan Douglas → notableBranch → Earls of Morton ⓘ
Red Douglases → notableBranch → Earls of Morton ⓘ