Balmoral Castle

Summary

Balmoral Castle is an estate^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of estate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,152 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balmoral Castle was a member of Historic Houses Association^[3].
• Balmoral Castle is located in Aberdeenshire^[4].
• Balmoral Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Balmoral Castle is on the body of water River Dee^[6].
• Balmoral Castle's instance of is recorded as estate^[7].
• Balmoral Castle's instance of is recorded as museum^[8].
• Balmoral Castle's instance of is recorded as country house^[9].
• Balmoral Castle's instance of is recorded as garden^[10].
• Balmoral Castle's instance of is recorded as château^[11].
• Balmoral Castle's instance of is recorded as Residence of the British Royal Family^[12].
• Balmoral Castle's architect is recorded as William Smith^[13].
• Balmoral Castle's architect is recorded as John Smith^[14].
• Balmoral Castle is owned by Robert II of Scotland^[15].
• Balmoral Castle is owned by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha^[16].
• Balmoral Castle is owned by Edward VIII^[17].
• Balmoral Castle is owned by Charles III^[18].
• Balmoral Castle is owned by British royal family^[19].
• Balmoral Castle's architectural style is recorded as Scottish baronial architecture^[20].
• Balmoral Castle took place at Royal Deeside^[21].
• Balmoral Castle's Commons category is recorded as Balmoral Castle^[22].
• 1390 marks the founding of Balmoral Castle^[23].
• Balmoral Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as NO2545195074^[24].
• Balmoral Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.0407, 'lon': -3.23016}^[25].
• Balmoral Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.balmoralcastle.com/^[26].
• Balmoral Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.balmoralcastle.com/^[27].

Body

Founding

1390 marks the founding of Balmoral Castle^[23].

Ownership

Owners include Robert II of Scotland^[15], a politician^[28], 1316–1390^[29], of Kingdom of Scotland^[30]; Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha^[16], a musician^[31], 1819–1861^[32], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[33], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece^[34]; Edward VIII^[17], a military personnel^[35], 1894–1972^[36], of United Kingdom^[37], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece^[38]; Charles III^[18], a writer^[39], b. 1948^[40], of United Kingdom^[41], awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour^[42]; and British royal family^[19], a royal family^[43], in United Kingdom^[44].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Balmoral Castle include Oxford shoe^[45], a shoe style^[46] and Balmoral bonnet^[47].

Why It Matters

Balmoral Castle ranks in the top 2% of estate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,152 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include Oxford shoe^[45], a shoe style^[46] and Balmoral bonnet^[47].