Earls of Leven

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The Earls of Leven are a Scottish noble title historically associated with the influential Leslie family and prominent roles in Scotland’s political and military affairs.

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Label Occurrences
Earls of Leven canonical 1
Earls of Melville 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish earldom
associatedDynasty Leslie
associatedPlace Fife
Leven, Fife
associatedWith Scottish military history
Scottish political history
category Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
Scottish nobility
country Kingdom of Scotland
hasClan Clan Leslie
hasCreation 17th century
hasGender hereditary title
hasHeraldicElement coat of arms of the Earls of Leven
crest
motto scroll
shield
supporters
hasInfluenceArea British armed forces
Presbyterian Church of Scotland
linked to: Church of Scotland

Scottish government
linked to: Scottish Government
hasMotto Pro rege et patria
hasMottoLanguage Latin
hasNotableOffice Governor of Edinburgh Castle
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
hasNotableRole service in British army
service in Scottish army
service in Scottish politics
hasPoliticalAlignment historically pro-Parliamentarian in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
historically pro-Presbyterian
hasStatus extant title
hasSuccession heirs male of the body
hasTerritorialDesignation Leven
hasTitleType hereditary peerage title
jurisdiction Kingdom of Scotland
languageOfTitle English
Scots
laterJurisdiction United Kingdom
nobleFamily Leslie family
nobleRank Earl
notableFamilyName Leslie
peerage Peerage of Scotland
region Scotland
sharesTitleWith Earl of Melville
titleHolderClass Scottish peer
titleStyle The Right Honourable

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Referenced by (2)

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

Leslie family notableBranch Earls of Leven
Leslie family notableBranch Earls of Melville
linked to: Earls of Leven