Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries
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The Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries was a powerful Tudor and early Stuart English crown official responsible for administering feudal revenues and the wardship of minors’ estates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13247560 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries Context triple: [Lord Burghley, positionHeld, Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries]
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A.
Lord High Steward
The Lord High Steward is a senior Great Officer of State in England historically responsible for presiding over the House of Lords during trials of peers and for ceremonial duties at coronations.
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B.
King of Arms
King of Arms is a senior heraldic officer of arms responsible for overseeing coats of arms and related ceremonial and genealogical matters within a specific jurisdiction.
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C.
Constable of the Tower of London
The Constable of the Tower of London is a senior ceremonial and historically military office responsible for the overall command and representation of the Tower of London.
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D.
Lord Marshal (initially)
Lord Marshal is the powerful, quasi-mystical leader of the Necromongers and primary antagonist in the science fiction film "The Chronicles of Riddick."
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E.
Lord Steward of the Household
The Lord Steward of the Household is a senior official of the British Royal Household historically responsible for overseeing the domestic affairs and management of the royal court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries Target entity description: The Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries was a powerful Tudor and early Stuart English crown official responsible for administering feudal revenues and the wardship of minors’ estates.
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A.
Lord High Steward
The Lord High Steward is a senior Great Officer of State in England historically responsible for presiding over the House of Lords during trials of peers and for ceremonial duties at coronations.
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B.
King of Arms
King of Arms is a senior heraldic officer of arms responsible for overseeing coats of arms and related ceremonial and genealogical matters within a specific jurisdiction.
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C.
Constable of the Tower of London
The Constable of the Tower of London is a senior ceremonial and historically military office responsible for the overall command and representation of the Tower of London.
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D.
Lord Marshal (initially)
Lord Marshal is the powerful, quasi-mystical leader of the Necromongers and primary antagonist in the science fiction film "The Chronicles of Riddick."
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E.
Lord Steward of the Household
The Lord Steward of the Household is a senior official of the British Royal Household historically responsible for overseeing the domestic affairs and management of the royal court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English crown office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ judicial office ⓘ |
| abolished | 1660 ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Tenures Abolition Act 1660 ⓘ |
| appliesDuringPeriod |
Tudor period
ⓘ
early Stuart period ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
English monarch
ⓘ
linked to:
English monarchs
the Crown ⓘ |
| basedIn | Westminster ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| firstHolder |
Sir William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester
ⓘ
linked to:
William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester
|
| hasDuty |
administration of feudal revenues
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collection of profits from wardships and liveries ⓘ enforcement of feudal incidents due to the Crown ⓘ granting of liveries of estates to heirs ⓘ management of wardships of minors ⓘ oversight of marriages of wards ⓘ supervision of estates of royal wards ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
estates held in chief of the Crown
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wards of the Crown ⓘ |
| hasPower |
control over lucrative feudal revenues
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influence over landed families with minor heirs ⓘ patronage over appointments and grants within the Court of Wards ⓘ |
| hasRank | senior crown officer ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
instrument of political patronage and control over the nobility
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major source of royal income in the 16th and early 17th centuries ⓘ |
| inception |
1540
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reign of Henry VIII ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
feudal incidents attached to land tenure
ⓘ
royal prerogative of wardship ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
ⓘ
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury ⓘ Sir Robert Dudley, later Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Sir William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester ⓘ
linked to:
William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester
William Cecil, later Lord Burghley ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Burghley
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| partOf |
Court of Wards and Liveries
ⓘ
English royal household ⓘ Stuart administration ⓘ
linked to:
Stuart period
Tudor administration ⓘ
linked to:
Tudor government
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| positionInHierarchy | head of the Court of Wards and Liveries ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | abolition of feudal tenures in capite and by knight service ⓘ |
| replaced | older informal systems of managing royal wardships ⓘ |
| residence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| subordinateTo |
the Lord Chancellor in some legal matters
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the monarch ⓘ |
| usedFor | raising royal revenue without parliamentary taxation ⓘ |
| workLocation | Court of Wards and Liveries, London ⓘ |
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Subject: Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries Description of subject: The Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries was a powerful Tudor and early Stuart English crown official responsible for administering feudal revenues and the wardship of minors’ estates.
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