Duke of Atholl

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The title Duke of Atholl, named after Atholl in Scotland, was created only one time in British history by Queen Anne in 1703. However, the title of Earl of Atholl has a very old and complex history and was created several times.

The present Duke holds numerous subsidiary titles. These include: Marquess of Atholl (created 1676), Marquess of Tullibardine (1703), Earl of Atholl (1629), Earl of Tullibardine (1629 and 1676), Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle (1703), Viscount of Balquhidder (1676), Lord Murray of Tullibardine (1604), and Lord Murray, Balvenie and Gask (1676). All of the titles belong in the peerage of Scotland. The Duke's eldest son and heir has the courtesy title of Marquess of Tullibardine. Between 1846 and 1957 the Duke was also Baron Glenlyon in the United Kingdom, enabling him to sit in the House of Lords. On this barony's extinction in 1957, the Duke of Atholl had the dubious honour of being the highest ranking peer without a seat in the House of Lords (removed in 1963 when all hereditary peers gained the right to sit in that body).

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[edit] Military Command

The holder of the title also commands the only legal private army in Europe, the Atholl Highlanders.

[edit] Traditional Residence

The Dukes of Atholl's traditional residence is Blair Castle, though the family has owned several other residences and castles in the past, notably Huntingtower Castle, Balvenie Castle, Tullibardine Castle and Dunkeld House (the latter two demolished).

[edit] Earls of Atholl

(Only in England did the last three Earls listed above gain recognition as Earls of Atholl; the Kings of Scots during this period considered the title forfeited.)

[edit] Earls of Atholl, Second Creation (1320)

  • John Campbell, 1st Earl of Atholl (1313–1333)

[edit] Earls of Atholl, Third Creation (1341)

  • William Douglas, 1st Earl of Atholl (d. 1353) (resigned upon creation)

[edit] Earls of Atholl, Fourth Creation (1342)

[edit] Earls of Atholl, Fifth Creation (1398)

[edit] Earls of Atholl, Sixth Creation (1403)

Lost the earldom upon the death of his brother, Robert III of Scotland, in 1406.

[edit] Earls of Atholl, Seventh Creation (1404)

[edit] Earls of Atholl, Eighth Creation (1457)

[edit] Earls of Atholl, Ninth Creation (1596)

with the subsidiary title Lord Innermeath (1469)

  • John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl (1566–1603)
  • John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl (d. 1625)

[edit] Earls of Tullibardine, First Creation (1606)

  • John Murray, 1st Earl of Tullibardine (d. 1609)
  • William Murray, 2nd Earl of Tullibardine (c. 1574–1626) (resigned)

[edit] Earls of Tullibardine, Second Creation (1628)

[edit] Earls of Atholl, Tenth Creation (1629)

[edit] Marquesses of Atholl (1676)

[edit] Dukes of Atholl (1703)

Heir Apparent: Bruce George Ronald Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (b. April 6, 1960)
Lord Tullibardine's Heir Apparent: Michael Bruce John Murray, Earl of Strathtay (b. March 5, 1985)

[edit] Barons Glenlyon (1821-1957)

[edit] See also

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