Earl of Middlesex

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The Earl of Middlesex was an Anglo-Saxon noble title in pre-Conquest England, associated with regional governance and military leadership in the area around London.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Earl of Middlesex canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Middlesex ⓘ
area around London ⓘ
associatedWith London region ⓘ
linked to: London (region)

Middlesex ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
follows Anglo-Saxon system of earldoms ⓘ
governs Middlesex ⓘ
hasCoreArea county of Middlesex ⓘ
linked to: County of Middlesex

territory surrounding London ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
hasGovernmentalFunction administration of justice ⓘ
collection of revenues ⓘ
local enforcement of royal authority ⓘ
hasLanguage Old English ⓘ
hasMilitaryResponsibilityFor defence of London region ⓘ
defence of Middlesex ⓘ
hasTerritorialDesignation Middlesex ⓘ
hasTitleHolderRole military commander ⓘ
regional governor ⓘ
locatedInTime before 1066 ⓘ
pre-Conquest England ⓘ
nobleRank earl ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Saxon nobility ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon system of regional earls ⓘ
positionInFeudalHierarchy high nobility ⓘ
precededBy earldoms based on earlier shire leadership ⓘ
use military leadership ⓘ
regional governance ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Leofwine Godwinson → positionHeld → Earl of Middlesex ⓘ
Leofwine Godwinson → title → Earl of Middlesex ⓘ