Bothwell lordship

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Bothwell lordship was a significant Scottish feudal barony and territorial estate historically associated with powerful noble families, including the Morays.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bothwell lordship canonical 1
Lordship of Bothwell 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish feudal barony
territorial estate
associatedWith Crown of Scotland
linked to: crown of Scotland

Scottish nobility
associatedWithFamily Morays of Bothwell
associatedWithNoblePower major magnate estate
associatedWithTitleHolder Hepburn Earls of Bothwell
linked to: Earl of Bothwell

Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray
centeredOn Bothwell Castle
country Kingdom of Scotland
governedBy lord of Bothwell
governedByLaw Scots feudal law
hasAssociatedCastle Bothwell Castle
hasEconomicBase agricultural lands
rents and feudal dues
hasEstateType territorial lordship
hasFeudalRank barony
hasHereditaryRight lordship of Bothwell
hasPrimarySettlement Bothwell
hasTitleLinked Earl of Bothwell
Lord Bothwell
historicallyAssociatedWith Black Douglases
Clan Murray
Douglas family
Earls of Bothwell
Hepburn family
Moray family
linked to: the Moray family
historicalRole centre of regional lordship
seat of powerful noble families
languageOfAdministration Latin
Scots
legalNature feudal superiority
heritable jurisdiction
locatedIn Bothwell
Clyde Valley
Lanarkshire
near Glasgow
partOf Scottish feudal system
periodOfProminence Middle Ages
late medieval Scotland
region Lowlands of Scotland
strategicImportance control of River Clyde crossing
defence of central Scotland

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Referenced by (2)

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

Moray family notableEstate Bothwell lordship
subject linked to: the Moray family
Douglas estates in Scotland feudalLordship Lordship of Bothwell
linked to: Bothwell lordship