Duchess of Argyll

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The Duchess of Argyll is typically the wife of the Duke of Argyll, an extant title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1892. The Duke [1] is also Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland, which was originally created in the 1701.

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Inverary Castle - seat of the Dukes of Argyll Inveraray Castle - south-west facade.jpg
Inverary Castle - seat of the Dukes of Argyll

The family seat is Inveraray Castle near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland.

Duchesses of Argyll

Peerage of Scotland (1701)

NameDate of birthDate of deathSpouseRef
Elizabeth Tollemache 16591735 Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll
Mary Brown 1717 John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
Jane Warburton 1767
Anne Whitfield Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
Mary Drummond Ker John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll
Elizabeth Gunning 17331790 John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll
Lady Caroline Villiers 17741835 George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll
Anne Cunninghame 1874 John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll
Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower 18241878 George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
Amelia Claughton 18431894
Ina McNeill 18431925
Princess Louise 18481939 John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
Louise Vanneck 19041970 Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
Margaret Whigham 19121993
Mathilda Mortimer 19251997
Iona Colquhoun 19452024 Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll
Eleanor Cadbury 1973 Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll

Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892)

NameDate of birthDate of deathSpouseRef
Ina McNeill 18431925 George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
Princess Louise of the United Kingdom 18481939 John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
Louise Vanneck 19041970 Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll
Margaret Whigham 19121993
Mathilda Mortimer 19251997
Iona Colquhoun 19452024 Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll
Eleanor Cadbury 1973 Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll

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References

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