Earls of Aberdeen

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The Earls of Aberdeen are a prominent Scottish noble title historically associated with the Gordon family, influential in British politics and landowning from the 17th century onward.

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Earls of Aberdeen canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
Scottish earldom
Scottish nobleman
country house
hereditary title
associatedWith British Conservative Party
British Whig Party
Clan Gordon
connectedTitle Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
country Kingdom of Scotland
ethnicGroup Scottish people
firstHolder George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen
hasTitleHolder George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
higherTitleInFamily Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
historicalRole British political figures
Scottish landowners
historicalSignificance influence on 18th-century Scottish politics
influence on 19th-century British politics
inceptionCentury 17th century
landholdingsRegion Aberdeenshire
Banffshire
monarchAtCreation Charles II of England
namedAfter Aberdeen
nobleFamily Gordon family
nobleTitle Earl of Aberdeen
notableFor Scottish landownership
influence in British politics
notableOfficeHeldByTitleHolders Lord Lieutenant
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
ownedBy Gordon family
peerage Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
politicalParty Peelite
positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
primeMinisterTermEnd 1855
primeMinisterTermStart 1852
rank earl
region Aberdeenshire
startTime 1682
titleStatus extant
traditionalSeat Haddo House

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Gordon family notableBranch Earls of Aberdeen
Haddo Country Park associatedWith Earls of Aberdeen