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Duke of Atholl
Duke of Atholl is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1703 for John Murray, Marquess of Atholl. In 1736 the 2nd Duke inherited the lordship of the Isle of Man from the Stanley earls of Derby through his grandmother, and the dukes held it until they sold their sovereign rights to the British Crown in 1765. The family seat is Blair Castle in Perthshire.
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