Peerage of Scotland

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The Peerage of Scotland is the system of hereditary noble titles specific to Scotland, historically forming a distinct part of the British nobility with its own ranks, traditions, and legal framework.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the British nobility ⓘ
peerage ⓘ
system of hereditary titles ⓘ
affectedBy Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
createdBefore Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
distinctFrom Peerage of England ⓘ
Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
governedBy Court of Session (in peerage matters) ⓘ
hasCharacteristic feudal origins ⓘ
hereditary succession ⓘ
noble status ⓘ
separate law of succession from English peerage ⓘ
hasExampleTitle Duke of Argyll ⓘ
Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Lord Forbes ⓘ
Marquess of Huntly ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole formed upper social elite of Scotland ⓘ
provided members of pre-1707 Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
hasLanguageOfTitles English ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
hasNotableFeature many dormant and disputed titles ⓘ
no Scottish life peerages as a separate peerage ⓘ
some titles associated with clan chiefships ⓘ
hasRank Duke ⓘ
Earl ⓘ
Lord of Parliament ⓘ
Marquess ⓘ
Viscount ⓘ
hasSuccessionRule canIncludeHeirs-general in some titles ⓘ
often limited to heirs-male of the body ⓘ
hasTitleStyle “Lord of Parliament” instead of “Baron” ⓘ
historicallyGrantedBy Crown of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland

Monarch of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland
integratedInto United Kingdom honours system ⓘ
legalSystem Scots law ⓘ
partOf British nobility ⓘ
postUnionPeersElectedBy Scottish peers ⓘ
postUnionPeersSatIn House of Lords of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: House of Lords
postUnionRepresentation Scottish representative peers in House of Lords ⓘ
regulatedBy Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ
relatedTo Scottish clan system ⓘ
Scottish feudal barony ⓘ
representationSystemIntroduced 1707 ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages to present ⓘ

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Referenced by (405)

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

Earl of Southesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Earl of Northesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Baron Balinhard → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Duke of Albany → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Clan Carnegie → associatedWithPeerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Northesk → associatedWithPeerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Earl of Northesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
subject linked to: Northesk
Peerage of England → distinctFrom → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Lord of Parliament → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Lord of Parliament → peerageBranch → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Countess of Northesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
James Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Peerage of Ireland → hasLowerPrecedenceThan → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Peerage of Ireland → relatedSystem → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Viscount Abercorn → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Earl of Northesk → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
subject linked to: North Esk River
Atholl family → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Lord Forbes → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Lord Forbes → isOneOf → oldestScottishPeerageTitles ⓘ
linked to: Peerage of Scotland
Duke of Argyll → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Duke of Hamilton → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Marquess of Huntly → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Peerage of Great Britain → follows → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Peerage of Great Britain → distinctFrom → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Lord of Parliament → peerageSystem → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Earl of Menteith → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Carnegie family → nobleHouseOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Carnegie of Southesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Earl of Aberdeen → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Sinclair → isAssociatedWith → Scottish nobility ⓘ
linked to: Peerage of Scotland
Dukes of Douglas → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Marquesses of Douglas → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Earl of Morton → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
subject linked to: Earls of Morton
Earls of Queensberry → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Dukes of Queensberry → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Lord of the Isles → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Earls of Angus → titleType → peerage of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Peerage of Scotland
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Douglas → memberOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond → peerage → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Duchess of Albany → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Earl of Carrick → partOf → Peerage of Scotland ⓘ