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Scotland - Duke of Argyll

Scotland - Duke of Argyll

Duke of Argyll

The title Duke of Argyll was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701. It was also created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom] in 1892. Those who held this title during the 16th to 18th centuries were among the most powerful noble families in Scotland.

The Duke of Argyll also holds the following hereditary titles:

  • chief of Clan Campbell
  • Admiral of the Western Isles
  • Keeper of the Royal Castles of Carrick, Dunoon, Dunstaffnage, Tarbet
  • High Sheriff of Argyllshire
  • Master of the Household of Scotland (since the reign of James IV)

and subsidiary titles in the Peerage of Scotland:

  • Marquess of Kintyre and Lorne (1701)
  • Earl of Argyll (1457)
  • Earl Campbell and Cowall and Viscount Lochow and Glenyla (1701)
  • Lord Inveraray, Mull, Mover and Tiry (1701)

and in the Peerage of the Great Britain

  • Baron Hamilton of Hameldon (1776) and Baron Sundridge (1766).

as well as the following title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia:

  • Baronet of Lundie (1627)

Dukes of Argyll (1701)

Peerage of Scotland

Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of the United Kingdom

  • George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, in Scotland (1823–1900) and 1st Duke of Argyll in the United Kingdom.
  • John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, in Scotland (1845–1914) and 2nd Duke of Argyll in the United Kingdom.
  • Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll in Scotland (1872–1949) and 3rd Duke of Argyll in the United Kingdom.
  • Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll in Scotland (1903–1973) and 4th Duke of Argyll in the United Kingdom.
  • Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll in Scotland (1937–2001) and 5th Duke of Argyll in the United Kingdom
  • Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll in Scotland (b. 1968-present) and 6th Duke of Argyll in the United Kingdom.

The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son, Archibald Frederick Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (b. 2004)

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