Duke of Lennox

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The Duke of Lennox is a historic Scottish noble title traditionally held by members of the Stuart/Stuart-descended aristocracy, associated with high-ranking status in the peerage of Scotland and later Great Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
associatedWith British aristocracy ⓘ
Scottish aristocracy ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty House of Stewart ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart

House of Stuart ⓘ
associatedWithMonarchy British monarchy ⓘ
Scottish monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Scotland
associatedWithTerritory Lennox in the Scottish Lowlands ⓘ
category British dukedoms ⓘ
Scottish dukedoms ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
feudalOrigin medieval Scottish nobility ⓘ
genderRestriction traditionally male-preference succession ⓘ
governingLaw Scottish peerage law ⓘ
heldBy members of the British royal family ⓘ
members of the royal family of Scotland ⓘ
historicalContinuity title with origins in the early modern period ⓘ
historicalJurisdiction lands of the ancient mormaerdom of Lennox ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the principal Scottish ducal titles ⓘ
honour hereditary honour ⓘ
jurisdiction Lennox region of Scotland ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
laterGoverningLaw British peerage law ⓘ
laterPartOf Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
linkedTitle Duke of Gordon ⓘ
Duke of Richmond ⓘ
Earl of Lennox ⓘ
namedAfter Earldom of Lennox ⓘ
Lennox ⓘ
nobleRank duke ⓘ
nobleStatus peer ⓘ
partOf Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
peerageLevel duke ⓘ
rankInPeerage among the highest ranks in the Scottish peerage ⓘ
region Scotland ⓘ
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
status high-ranking noble title ⓘ
succession hereditary succession ⓘ
symbolizes royal favour in Scotland ⓘ
titleNature non-sovereign noble title ⓘ
titleStyle His Grace ⓘ
titleType ducal title ⓘ
traditionalHolder Stuart family ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart

Stuart-descended aristocracy ⓘ
usedBy Stuart monarchs for close relatives ⓘ

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

Goodwood House → seatOf → Duke of Lennox ⓘ
Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond → nobleTitle → 1st Duke of Lennox ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Lennox
Dukes of Richmond → alsoHoldsTitle → Duke of Lennox ⓘ
Lennox → associatedWithTitle → Duke of Lennox ⓘ
Lennox → notableBearer → Duke of Lennox (various holders) ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Lennox
Lennox family → associatedTitle → Duke of Lennox ⓘ
Ducal House of Lennox → nobleTitle → Duke of Lennox ⓘ
Ducal House of Richmond → nobleTitleHeld → Duke of Lennox ⓘ
House of Lennox → nobleTitleHeld → Duke of Lennox ⓘ