Earl of Ross

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The Earl of Ross was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the powerful lords who ruled the historic region of Ross in the northern Highlands.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Earl of Ross canonical 15
Leslie earls of Ross 1
earl of Ross 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish noble title
hereditary peerage title
absorbedInto Crown of Scotland
linked to: crown of Scotland
associatedClan Clan Donald
Clan Leslie
Clan Ross
borderedRegion Inverness-shire
Moray
Skye
Sutherland
capitalOrChiefPlace Dingwall
country Kingdom of Scotland
createdBefore 1234
extinctionCentury 15th century
feudalJurisdiction Earldom of Ross
firstKnownEarl Fearcher Mac an t-Sagairt
Ferchar mac in tSagairt
firstKnownEarlFlourished early 13th century
gaelicName Iarla Rois
governedTypeOfArea historic province of Ross
heldByLordOfTheIsles true
importantIn Wars of Scottish Independence
languageOfTitle Latin
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Ross
Scottish Highlands
northern Scotland
notableEarl Alexander Leslie, Earl of Ross
Euphemia I, Countess of Ross
linked to: Euphemia de Ross

Euphemia II, Countess of Ross
Hugh, Earl of Ross
John of Islay, Lord of the Isles
William II, Earl of Ross
William III, Earl of Ross
regionRuled Ross
status extinct title
stronghold Balnagown Castle
Dingwall Castle
titleHolderFamily Leslie family
MacDonald of the Isles
Stewart royal house
de Ross family
linked to: Rosslyn family

Ó Beólláin family
linked to: O’Beolan family
underMonarch Alexander II of Scotland
Alexander III of Scotland
David II of Scotland
James I of Scotland
Robert I of Scotland
Robert II of Scotland

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Referenced by (17)

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

Hugh, Earl of Ross title Earl of Ross
Hugh, Earl of Ross positionHeld Earl of Ross
Ross family nobleTitle Earl of Ross
John of Islay, Earl of Ross title Earl of Ross
John of Islay title Earl of Ross
O’Beolan family nobleTitleHeld Earl of Ross
William II, Earl of Ross title Earl of Ross
Mormaer of Ross equivalentTo earl of Ross
linked to: Earl of Ross
Mormaer of Ross succeededBy Earl of Ross
William I, Earl of Ross nobleTitle Earl of Ross
Earldom of Ross hasTitleHolder Earl of Ross
Leslie family, Earls of Ross hasTitleHolder Leslie earls of Ross
linked to: Earl of Ross