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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.
The family seat is Inveraray Castle near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland.
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Spouse | Ref |
| Elizabeth Tollemache | 1659 | 1735 | 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 | 1733 | 1790 | John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll | |
| Lady Caroline Villiers | 1774 | 1835 | George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll | |
| Anne Cunninghame | 1874 | John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll | ||
| Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower | 1824 | 1878 | George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll | |
| Amelia Claughton | 1843 | 1894 | ||
| Ina McNeill | 1843 | 1925 | ||
| Princess Louise | 1848 | 1939 | John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll | |
| Louise Vanneck | 1904 | 1970 | Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll | |
| Margaret Whigham | 1912 | 1993 | ||
| Mathilda Mortimer | 1925 | 1997 | ||
| Iona Colquhoun | 1945 | 2024 | Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll | |
| Eleanor Cadbury | 1973 | Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll |
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Spouse | Ref |
| Ina McNeill | 1843 | 1925 | George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll | |
| Princess Louise of the United Kingdom | 1848 | 1939 | John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll | |
| Louise Vanneck | 1904 | 1970 | Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll | |
| Margaret Whigham | 1912 | 1993 | ||
| Mathilda Mortimer | 1925 | 1997 | ||
| Iona Colquhoun | 1945 | 2024 | Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll | |
| Eleanor Cadbury | 1973 | Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll |
Argyll and Bute is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod. The administrative centre for the council area is in Lochgilphead at Kilmory Castle, a 19th-century Gothic Revival building and estate. The current council leader is Councillor Jim Lynch.
Clan Campbell is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans. The Clan Campbell lands are in Argyll and within their lands lies Ben Cruachan. The chief of the clan became Earl of Argyll and later Duke of Argyll.
Duke of Argyll is a title 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 noble families in Scotland. As such, they played a major role in Scottish history throughout the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The Duke of Argyll also holds the hereditary titles of chief of Clan Campbell and Master of the Household of Scotland.
Inveraray is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is a former royal burgh, the traditional county town of Argyll, and ancestral seat to the Duke of Argyll.
Argyll, sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland.
Field Marshal John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. After serving as a junior officer in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession, he was given command of a regiment and was redeployed to Scotland where he opposed the Jacobites at Loch Fyne at an early stage of the Jacobite Rebellion and went on to fight against them at the Battle of Falkirk Muir and then at the Battle of Culloden. He later became adjutant-general in Ireland and spent some 20 years as a Member of Parliament before retiring to Inveraray Castle.
Inveraray Castle is a country house near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland, on the shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland's longest sea loch. It is one of the earliest examples of Gothic Revival architecture.
George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll, was a British polymath and Liberal statesman. He made a significant geological discovery in the 1850s when his tenant found fossilized leaves embedded among basalt lava on the Island of Mull. He also helped to popularize ornithology and was one of the first to give a detailed account of the principles of bird flight in the hopes of advancing artificial aerial navigation. His literary output was extensive writing on topics varying from science and theology to economy and politics. In addition to this, he served prominently in the administrations of Lord Aberdeen, Lord Palmerston, John Russell and William Gladstone.
Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th and 6th Duke of Argyll, styled as Earl of Campbell before 1973 and as Marquess of Lorne between 1973 and 2001, is a Scottish peer.
Elizabeth Georgiana Campbell, Duchess of Argyll was a British noblewoman and abolitionist. Born into the wealthy Sutherland-Leveson-Gower family, she was the eldest daughter of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland by his wife, the political hostess Lady Harriet Howard. In 1844 Elizabeth married George Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, eldest son and heir to the 7th Duke of Argyll. She became the Duchess of Argyll in 1847 when her husband succeeded his father.
Inveraray Jail is a former prison and courthouse in Church Square, Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was built in 1820 and is a Category A listed building. The prison closed in 1889 but the building remained in use as a courthouse until the mid-twentieth century, in which time it was also used for some meetings of Argyll County Council. Since 1989 it has been a museum.
George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll,, styled Earl of Campbell from 1768 to 1770 and Marquess of Lorne from 1770 to 1806, was a Scottish Whig politician and nobleman.
Ian Campbell, 12th and 5th Duke of Argyll,, styled Marquess of Lorne between 1949 and 1973, was a Scottish peer and Chief of Clan Campbell. He was the 12th Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland, 5th Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute.
Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th and 4th Duke of Argyll, was a Scottish peer and the Chief of Clan Campbell. He is chiefly remembered for his unhappy marriage to, and scandalous 1963 divorce from, his third wife, Margaret Whigham.
Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th and 3rd Duke of Argyll was a Scottish peer and historian, the 10th Duke of Argyll and 25th Chief of Clan Campbell.
John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll,, known as Lord John Campbell until 1839, was a Scottish peer and Whig politician.
The Bullough Cup is a knock-out competition in the sport of shinty.
The Sheriff of Argyll was historically a royal officer charged with enforcing the king's rights in Argyll; in Scotland, the concept of sheriff gradually evolved into a judicial position.
Colonel Charles Campbell was a Scottish soldier and politician of the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
Joan, Lady John Campbell was a Scottish heiress, and second wife of John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll.