House of Argyll

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The House of Argyll is the principal noble branch of Clan Campbell, historically one of Scotland’s most powerful aristocratic families and holders of the Dukedom of Argyll.

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House of Argyll canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble house
branch of Clan Campbell
associatedTitle Duke of Argyll
Earl of Argyll
Marquess of Argyll
clanChiefFamilyOf Clan Campbell
clanCrestSymbol boar’s head
clanMotto Ne Obliviscaris
clanPlantBadge bog myrtle
coatOfArmsFeature gyronny of eight or and sable (Campbell arms)
country Scotland
currentHeadResidence Inveraray Castle
currentHeadTitle Duke of Argyll
ethnicGroup Scottish
feudalRole hereditary chiefs of Clan Campbell
formerSeat Castle Campbell
Innis Chonnell Castle
Inveraray House
historicalInfluence British politics
Highland administration
Scottish politics
historicalPowerBase Inner Hebrides
Western Highlands of Scotland
linked to: West Highlands
historicalRegion Argyll
Argyllshire
linked to: Argyll
involvedIn Acts of Union 1707 (political context)
linked to: Acts of Union 1707

Jacobite risings
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
languageHistoricallySpoken English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
laterPeerageConnections Peerage of the United Kingdom
nobleFamilyOf Clan Campbell
notableMember Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
notableSeat Inveraray Castle
peerage Peerage of Scotland
politicalAlignmentEarlyModern pro-Parliamentarian (17th century)
politicalAlignmentLater pro-Hanoverian (18th century)
principalBranchOf Clan Campbell
religionHistorically Roman Catholicism
religionSubsequently Anglicanism
Presbyterianism

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