Earl of Zetland

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The Earl of Zetland is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the Dundas family, prominent in 19th-century British politics and society.

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Earl of Zetland canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
hereditary title
noble family
alternativeName Shetland
associatedWith Dundas family
House of Lords
country United Kingdom
United Kingdom
createdFor Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland
familyName Dundas
Dundas
Dundas
Dundas
governingSystemContext constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom
hasGenderRule male-preference succession
hasHeraldicTradition British heraldry
hasHigherTitleInFamily Marquess of Zetland
hasTitleHolder Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland
Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Earl of Zetland
Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland
historicallyAssociatedWith 19th-century British high society
19th-century British politics
historicalPeriodOfProminence 19th century
languageOfTitle English
namedAfter Zetland
nobilityType hereditary peerage
nobleFamily Dundas family
Dundas family
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
rank earl
region Shetland Islands
linked to: Shetland
socialStatus nobility
style The Right Honourable
titleHolderFamily Dundas family
titleType noble title
usedIn British aristocracy

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Dundas associatedTitle Earl of Zetland
Dundas family hasTitle Earl of Zetland
Harriet Hale spouseNobleTitle Earl of Zetland