Premier peer of Scotland

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The Premier peer of Scotland is the highest-ranking noble in the Scottish peerage, traditionally held by the Duke of Hamilton.

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish peerage dignity ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
associatedWithTitle Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
category Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Scottish titles of nobility ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction typically male-preference succession ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
hasPrecedenceIn Scotland ⓘ
hasStyle Most Noble ⓘ
inception 17th century (traditional association with Dukes of Hamilton) ⓘ
isSubordinateTo British Crown ⓘ
nobleRank duke ⓘ
partOf Scottish nobility ⓘ
precedenceOver other Scottish peers ⓘ
rank highest-ranking noble in the Scottish peerage ⓘ
relatedTo Premier peer of England ⓘ
Premier peer of Ireland ⓘ
seatHeldBy Duke of Hamilton in the Scottish peerage ⓘ
titleHolderType hereditary peer ⓘ
traditionalAssociation House of Hamilton ⓘ
traditionallyHeldBy Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
usedInContext order of precedence in Scotland ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Duke of Hamilton → ceremonialRole → Premier peer of Scotland ⓘ
Premier peer of Scotland → seatHeldBy → Duke of Hamilton in the Scottish peerage ⓘ
linked to: Premier peer of Scotland
Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton → positionHeld → Premier Peer of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Premier peer of Scotland
Dukedom of Hamilton → styleOfHolder → Premier Peer of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Premier peer of Scotland
James Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton → positionHeld → Premier Peer of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Premier peer of Scotland