Dukedom of Hamilton

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The Dukedom of Hamilton is a prominent Scottish peerage title historically held by one of Scotland’s leading noble families, long associated with significant political influence and extensive landed estates.

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Dukedom of Hamilton canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy ⓘ
hereditary peerage title ⓘ
associatedTitle Duke of Brandon ⓘ
Earl of Arran ⓘ
Lord Aven ⓘ
Marquess of Hamilton ⓘ
associatedWith Scottish independence politics (historically) ⓘ
category Dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
Noble titles created in 1643 ⓘ
coatOfArmsFeature quartering of Hamilton and Douglas arms ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
createdBy Charles I of England ⓘ
Charles I of Scotland ⓘ
createdFor James Hamilton, 3rd Marquess of Hamilton ⓘ
dateOfCreation 1643 ⓘ
heirApparentTitle Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale ⓘ
heldBy Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
William Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton ⓘ
landedEstates estates in East Lothian ⓘ
lands on the Isle of Arran ⓘ
large estates in Lanarkshire ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
laterSeat Brodick Castle ⓘ
Lennoxlove House ⓘ
linkedTo Dukedom of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
motto Through ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hamilton ⓘ
notableEvent 1st Duke executed in 1649 after the Battle of Preston ⓘ
partOf Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
peerageSystem Scottish nobility ⓘ
politicalAlignment Royalist during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
politicalInfluence significant in Scottish politics in the 17th century ⓘ
precedence highest-ranking duke in the Peerage of Scotland after the royal family ⓘ
rank duke ⓘ
region Lanarkshire ⓘ
religionHistorically Presbyterianism ⓘ
styleOfHolder Premier Peer of Scotland ⓘ
subsidiaryTitleOf Duke of Brandon ⓘ
succession male-preference primogeniture ⓘ
traditionalSeat Hamilton Palace ⓘ

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