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Earl of Dumbarton is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom, referring to Dumbarton in the area West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The title has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Scotland in 1675 and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 2018. History.
- Dumbarton Castle
Early Medieval era. David Nash Ford has proposed that...
- Dumbarton Castle
19 de may. de 2018 · 19 May 2018. What does Dumbarton think about the royal title? Prince Harry has been given a Scottish title by the Queen. He will be the third Earl of Dumbarton - a title that has strong...
24 de jun. de 2021 · The first Earl of Dumbarton was a certain George Douglas, son of the Marquess of Douglas. He found fame as a soldier and was given the title in 1675 by King Charles II. The next Earl of...
Dumbarton (/ d ʌ m ˈ b ɑːr t ən /; Scots: Dumbairton, Dumbartoun or Dumbertan; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Breatann [t̪um ˈpɾʲɛht̪ən̪ˠ] or Dùn Breatainn [t̪um ˈpɾʲɛht̪ɪɲ], meaning 'fort of the Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary.
- 20,480 (mid-2020 est.)
- Scotland
- DUMBARTON
- West Dunbartonshire
The earl of Dumbarton was the younger brother of William Douglas, duke of Hamilton. Alongside his men, Dumbarton’s Regiment of Foot which was recruited in Scotland, he fought for Louis XIV and rose to become a Marechaux De Camp in the French Army. The song ‘Dumbarton’s Drums’ is based on the Jacobite sympathies of the regiment.
Hace 2 días · History. Dumbarton Castle guards the point where the River Leven joins the River Clyde. Its recorded history goes back 1,500 years. Back then, the place was known as Alt Clut (‘Rock of the Clyde’). Later it became known by the Gaelic name Dun Breatann (‘Fortress of the Britons’) from which the name Dumbarton is derived.
