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The title
Duke of Argyll was created in the
Peerage of
Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the
United Kingdom in 1892. The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful, if not the most powerful, noble family in Scotland. As such, they played a major role in Scottish history throughout the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
The Duke holds several subsidiary titles, including:
Marquess of Kintyre and Lorne (created 1701), Earl of Argyll (created 1457), Earl Campbell and Cowall (created 1701), Viscount Lochow and Glenyla (created 1701), Lord Campbell (created 1445), Lord Lorne (created 1470), Lord Kintyre (created 1626), Lord Inveraray, Mull, Mover and Tiry' (created 1701),
Baron Sundridge (created 1766) and
Baron Hamilton of Hameldon (created 1776). They are in the
Peerage of Scotland, except the last two, which are in the
Peerage of Great Britain. The Duke is also a
Baronet of Lundie (created 1627) in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The
courtesy title for the Duke's eldest son and heir is
Marquess of Kintyre and Lorne.
The Duke of Argyll is also the chief of the Scottish clan of
Campbell and in this capacity is known as "MacCailean Mòr", which is Gaelic, for "Son of Colin the Great" referring to
Cailean Mór of Lochawe (Colin of Lochow) who was killed in fighting with Alexander, Lord of Lorne in 1296. There is also said, that the name
Campbell descends from a legendary ancestor called
Cam Beul, which means crooked mouth.
Sir Colin of Lochow, was knighted in 1280 and his descendant Sir Duncan was created a peer by
James II of Scotland in 1445 becoming Duncan Campbell of Lochow, Lord of
Argyll, Knight, 1st Lord Campbell. Colin Campbell (c.1433-1493) succeeded his grandfather as the 2nd Lord Campbell in 1453 and was created Earl of Argyll in 1457.
The 8th Earl of Argyll was created a marquess in 1641, when
Charles I visited Scotland and attempted to quell the rising political crisis (and the fall-out from the event known as
The Incident). With
Oliver Cromwell's victory in England, the marquess became the effective ruler of Scotland. Upon the restoration, the marquess offered his services to King
Charles II but was charged with treason and executed in 1661. His lands and titles were forfeited but were restored to his son in 1663, Archibald, who became the 9th Earl of Argyll. In 1685 the 9th Earl was executed for his part in the
Monmouth rebellion.
On the
June 21,
1701 the 9th Earl's son was created Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Kintyre and Lorne, Earl of Campbell and Cowal, Viscount of Lochow and Glenyla, Baron Inveraray, Mull, Morvern, and Tiree for his services to
William of Orange. His son, the 2nd Duke, was created
Baron Chatham and
Earl of Greenwich in 1705 as a reward for his support for the
Act of Union and further elevated to the title
Duke of Greenwich in 1719. Upon his death his Scottish titles passed to his brother and the English titles became extinct.
The 5th Duke sat as a
member of parliament for
Glasgow until his father's accession to the Dukedom in 1761 disqualified him from representing a Scottish seat. He then became the member for
Dover until 1766, when he was created as Baron Sundridge and obtained the right to sit in the House of Lords.
In
April 17,
1892, the 8th Duke was created Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Thus, the Duke is one of the only five people to hold two different dukedoms, the others being the
Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, the
Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, the
Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, and the
Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon.
In the late 19th century the then current Duke of Argyll visited
America, and more notably visited
Babylon,
Long Island,
New York. While there, he stayed at the American Hotel situated in the main square of the village. The town's people took a liking to the duke, and festivals and parades took place while he visited there. Just before the turn of the century (1900) the township of Babylon renamed the Bythbourne Lake/Park to Argyle Lake/Park (Argyll evolved to the currently accepted Argyle) in memory of the duke's visit.
The
family seat is
Inveraray Castle,
Inveraray,
Argyll.
Lords Campbell (1445)
Earls of Argyll (1457)
Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll (c. 1433–1493)
Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll (d. 1513 )
Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll (c. 1486–1529)
Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll (c. 1507–1558)
Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll (c. 1537–1573)
Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll (c. 1541/1546–1584)
Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll (c. 1576–1638)
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll (1607–1661) (forfeit 1661)
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (c. 1629–1685) (restored 1663)
Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll (1658–1703) (became Duke of Argyll in 1701)
Dukes of Argyll (1701)
Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll (1658–1703)
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich (1680–1743)
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll (1682–1761)
John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll (1693–1770)
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll (1723–1806)
George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll (1768–1839)
John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll (1777–1847)
George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823–1900) (became Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the UK in 1892)
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845–1914)
Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll (1872–1949)
Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll (1903–1973)
Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll (1937–2001)
Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll (b. 1968)
his son and heir-apparent: Archibald Frederick Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (b. March 9 2004)
Lords Kintyre (1626)
James Campbell, 1st Lord Kintyre (1626–1645)
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll (1607–1661)
For further succession see above
Campbells, Baronets of Lundie (1627)
Colin Campbell, 1st Baronet (b. 1599)
Colin Campbell, 2nd Baronet (d. 1696)
Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll (1658-1703)
For further succession see above
Hereditary offices
Master of the Royal Household in Scotland
Admiral of the Western Isles
Keeper of the Royal Castles of: Carrick, Dunoon, Dunstaffnage, Tarbert
High Sheriff of Argyllshire
Member Queen's Body Guard for ScotlandFurther Information
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