Leslie family, Earls of Ross

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The Leslie family, Earls of Ross, was a prominent Scottish noble house that held the Earldom of Ross in the late medieval period, playing a significant role in Highland and national politics.

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Leslie family, Earls of Ross canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble family ⓘ
activity Highland politics ⓘ
Scottish national politics ⓘ
aristocraticHouse House of Leslie ⓘ
linked to: Leslie Castle
associatedWith Scottish Wars of the Late Middle Ages ⓘ
clanSeat Northeast Scotland (Leslie heartlands) ⓘ
linked to: Northeast Scotland
coatOfArms Leslie arms (three buckles) with Ross associations ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scots ⓘ
feudalStatus peerage of Scotland ⓘ
governedTerritory Earldom of Ross ⓘ
hasTitleHolder Leslie earls of Ross ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Ross
heldTitleIn 15th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
influenced Clan politics in the Highlands ⓘ
languageOfUse Scots ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
locatedIn Scottish Highlands ⓘ
nobleFamily Leslie family ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Ross ⓘ
notableMember George Leslie, 1st Earl of Rothes ⓘ
partOf Clan Leslie ⓘ
politicalAlignment Scottish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Scottish crown
politicalRole royal councillors in Scotland ⓘ
precededBy Ross family, Earls of Ross ⓘ
linked to: Earls of Ross
region Ross ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
socialClass Scottish nobility ⓘ
succeededBy Stewart family, Dukes of Albany ⓘ
linked to: Stewarts of Albany
typeOfNobility hereditary peerage ⓘ

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Ross family → succeededBy → Leslie family, Earls of Ross ⓘ