Earl of Angus

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The Earl of Angus is a historic Scottish noble title long associated with the powerful Douglas family, prominent in medieval and early modern Scottish politics and warfare.

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Label Occurrences
Earl of Angus canonical 35

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble title ⓘ
associatedWith Douglas family ⓘ
coatOfArmsBearer Douglas family arms ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
hasFeudalConnection Earldom of Angus ⓘ
hasGenderAssociation male ⓘ
hasMotto Jamais arrière ⓘ
heldBy Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas ⓘ
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus ⓘ
Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus ⓘ
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus ⓘ
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus ⓘ
George Douglas, Master of Angus ⓘ
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton ⓘ
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus ⓘ
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover ⓘ
James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus ⓘ
James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas ⓘ
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton ⓘ
William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus ⓘ
William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk ⓘ
William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus ⓘ
historicalImportance one of the most powerful magnate titles in Scotland ⓘ
historicalStatus hereditary title ⓘ
involvedIn Anglo-Scottish wars ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Scottish Wars

Scottish Reformation politics ⓘ
regencies of minor Scottish kings ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
linkedDynasticallyTo Hamilton family ⓘ
House of Stewart ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
nobleFamily House of Douglas ⓘ
linked to: Clan Douglas
notableFor influence in Scottish politics ⓘ
role in Scottish warfare ⓘ
oftenHeldWith Duke of Douglas ⓘ
Duke of Queensberry ⓘ
Marquess of Douglas ⓘ
partOf Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-English faction at various times ⓘ
pro-Scottish crown faction at various times ⓘ
precedenceWithin Scottish peerage ⓘ
rank Earl ⓘ
region Angus ⓘ
seat Bothwell Castle ⓘ
Douglas Castle ⓘ
Tantallon Castle ⓘ
titleHolderClass Scottish peer ⓘ
usedIn early modern Scotland ⓘ
medieval Scotland ⓘ

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Referenced by (35)

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

Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas → heldTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
subject linked to: Dukes of Douglas
Dukes of Douglas → subsidiaryTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
Red Douglases → titleHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ
Douglas family → notableTitleHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ
Red Douglas branch → heldTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton → nobleTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
subject linked to: Douglas Hamilton
Douglas → hasTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
Red Douglas → associatedWithTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
Red Douglas → heldTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
Archibald Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus → nobleTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
subject linked to: 11th Earl of Angus
Archibald Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus → heldTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
subject linked to: 11th Earl of Angus
Dukes of Hamilton → subsidiaryTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
Dukes of Hamilton → subsidiaryTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
subject linked to: Hamilton
Countess of Angus → linkedTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
Clan Hamilton → titleHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ
Mormaers of Angus → successorTitle → Earl of Angus ⓘ
House of Umfraville → nobleTitleHeld → Earl of Angus ⓘ