Countess of Hereford

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The Countess of Hereford was an English noblewoman of the powerful de Bohun family whose marriage into the royal line helped shape the late medieval English succession.

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Label Occurrences
Countess of Hereford canonical 4

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title ⓘ
aristocraticHouse English aristocracy ⓘ
associatedWithFamily de Bohun family ⓘ
associatedWithHouse House of de Bohun ⓘ
linked to: House of Bohun
associatedWithRegion Hereford ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
feudalContext feudal England ⓘ
genderOfHolder female ⓘ
heldBy English noblewomen ⓘ
hereditaryContext hereditary peerage system ⓘ
influenced late medieval English succession ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
linkedTo English royal family ⓘ
linkedToSuccession Plantagenet succession dynamics ⓘ
marriageAllianceRole strengthened royal–noble ties ⓘ
nobilityStatus high nobility ⓘ
nobleRank countess ⓘ
partOf English peerage ⓘ
politicalRole participant in aristocratic power networks ⓘ
socialFunction dynastic marriage partner ⓘ
status peerage dignity ⓘ
timePeriod late Middle Ages ⓘ
titleOf Earl of Hereford's wife ⓘ
titleType comital consort title ⓘ
usedIn medieval English nobility ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mary de Bohun → title → Countess of Hereford ⓘ
Maud de Fiennes → positionHeld → Countess of Hereford ⓘ
Joan FitzAlan → positionHeld → Countess of Hereford ⓘ
Joan FitzAlan → nobleTitle → Countess of Hereford ⓘ