Dukedom of Atholl

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The Dukedom of Atholl is a prominent Scottish peerage title historically associated with the powerful Murray family, whose holders have played significant roles in Scottish and British political and social life.

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Dukedom of Atholl canonical 4
Dukedom of Atholl (1703 creation) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
hereditary peerage title
associatedEstate Atholl Estates
associatedWith Clan Murray
Murray family
country Kingdom of Scotland
createdBy Queen Anne
createdFor John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl
creationDate 1703
culturalAssociation Highland culture
currentHolderTitle Duke of Atholl
economicBase landed estates
familySeat Blair Castle
firstHolder John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl
governingLaw Scottish peerage law
hasHeraldicArms Arms of the Duke of Atholl
hasUniquePrivilege maintains private army
hereditaryChiefOf Clan Murray
historicalRole landowning aristocracy in Scotland
linkedTo Acts of Union 1707
Jacobite risings
locatedIn Perthshire
Scotland
monarchAtCreation Anne, Queen of Great Britain
mottoLanguage Latin
notableResidence Blair Castle
partOf Peerage of Scotland
peerageRank duke
politicalInfluence significant in British politics
significant in Scottish politics
precedence one of the senior Scottish dukedoms
privateArmyJurisdiction United Kingdom
privateArmyName Atholl Highlanders
privateArmyStatus ceremonial infantry regiment
privateArmyUniqueness only legal private army in the United Kingdom
regionHistoricallyInfluenced Highlands
Perthshire
socialRole Scottish aristocracy
styleOfAddress His Grace
subsidiaryTitlesInclude Earl of Atholl
Earl of Tullibardine
Lord Murray of Tullibardine
Lord Murray, Balvenie and Gask
Marquess of Atholl
Viscount of Balquhidder
succession hereditary male-preference primogeniture
titleType noble title
traditionalPoliticalAlignment Tory

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Referenced by (5)

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

John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl titleHolderOf Dukedom of Atholl
subject linked to: John Murray
Marquess of Tullibardine subsidiaryOf Dukedom of Atholl
Marquess of Tullibardine linkedDukedomCreation Dukedom of Atholl (1703 creation)
linked to: Dukedom of Atholl