Acts of the Parliament of Scotland relating to peerage
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The Acts of the Parliament of Scotland relating to peerage are historical statutes that defined and regulated Scottish noble titles, their creation, succession, and legal privileges.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of legislation
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historical legal document → |
| aimedAt |
clarifying succession rules for Scottish titles
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regulating political role of Scottish peers → structuring the Scottish noble hierarchy → |
| appliesTo | Scottish peerage → |
| archivedIn | National Records of Scotland → |
| concerns |
feudal dignities in Scotland
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hereditary titles in Scotland → nobility of Scotland → |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland → |
| defines |
duties and obligations of Scottish peers
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ranks of the Scottish peerage → rights of Scottish peers to sit in Parliament → |
| documentedIn | printed editions of the Acts of the Parliament of Scotland → |
| enactedBy |
Estates of Parliament
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surface form:
Estates of Parliament of Scotland
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| field |
Scottish constitutional law
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Scottish legal history → peerage law → |
| historicallyInfluenced | law of the Peerage of Scotland after 1707 → |
| influencedBy |
feudal law in Scotland
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royal prerogative in Scotland → |
| inForceUntil | Acts of Union 1707 → |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of Scotland → |
| language |
Latin
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Scots → |
| legalForm | statute → |
| legalStatus | historical law → |
| regulates |
creation of Scottish peerage titles
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inheritance of Scottish noble dignities → legal privileges of Scottish nobles → precedence among Scottish peers → recognition of peerage claims → succession to Scottish peerage titles → |
| relatedTo |
Acts of Union 1707
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House of Lords jurisdiction over Scottish peerage claims → |
| sourceFor | modern scholarship on Scottish nobility → |
| subjectMatter |
creation of lordships and earldoms
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entail and limitation of succession in peerages → forfeiture of peerage titles → jurisdiction and privileges of peers → minority and guardianship of peers → restoration of forfeited peerages → |
| timePeriod |
early modern Scotland
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medieval Scotland → |
| usedBy |
genealogists
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legal historians → peerage law specialists → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Court of Session (in peerage matters)
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appliesLaw
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Acts of the Parliament of Scotland relating to peerage
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