Talk:Duke of Atholl

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In 1963, all Scottish hereditary peers acquired the right to sit in the House of Lords,but hereditary Irish peers did not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.63.17.27 (talk) 03:34, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

"The Barony of Percy forms part of the peerage of Great Britain; all other 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)."

Something is wrong here. If he had the barony of Percy (GB) he would have been able to sit without the Glenlyon title. So either the Percy entry is wrong or the present dukes did not inherit this title till after 1963 Alci12 13:38, 20 July 2006 (UTC)