Earls of Argyll

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The Earls of Argyll were a powerful Scottish noble family and leading clan Campbell magnates who played a major role in the political and military history of Scotland from the late Middle Ages onward.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Earls of Argyll canonical 1
Earls of Breadalbane 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble title ⓘ
peerage of Scotland ⓘ
associatedWith Campbell hegemony in the Highlands ⓘ
Clan Campbell ⓘ
category Clan Campbell ⓘ
Noble titles created in 1457 ⓘ
Scottish earls ⓘ
clanChiefOf Clan Campbell ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gaelic-Scottish nobility ⓘ
firstCreationDate 1457 ⓘ
firstHolder Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll ⓘ
heldOffice Lord High Chancellor of Scotland ⓘ
Lord Justice General of Scotland ⓘ
involvedIn Covenanter movement ⓘ
Scottish Reformation ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
languageHistoricallySpoken Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
loyaltyShift often aligned with central Scottish crown ⓘ
militaryRole leaders of Campbell clan forces ⓘ
monarchWhoCreated James II of Scotland ⓘ
nobleFamily Campbell family ⓘ
notableMember Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll ⓘ
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll ⓘ
opposed Royalist forces in Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
playedRoleIn Scottish military history ⓘ
early modern Scottish politics ⓘ
late Middle Ages Scottish politics ⓘ
politicalAlignment17thCentury Covenanter ⓘ
politicalInfluence dominant in western Scotland ⓘ
powerBase Argyllshire ⓘ
linked to: Argyll

Western Highlands ⓘ
linked to: West Highlands
prominentFromCentury 15th century ⓘ
prominentToCentury 18th century ⓘ
region Argyll ⓘ
religionIn16thCentury Protestantism ⓘ
religiousIdentity17thCentury Presbyterian ⓘ
seat Castle Campbell ⓘ
Inveraray Castle ⓘ
supported Scottish Reformation ⓘ
titleElevatedTo Duke of Argyll ⓘ
Marquess of Argyll ⓘ
titleHolderStartCentury 15th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Castle Campbell → formerStrongholdOf → Earls of Argyll ⓘ
Taymouth Castle estate → originallyAssociatedWith → Earls of Breadalbane ⓘ
linked to: Earls of Argyll