Earl of Chester

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The Earl of Chester is a historic English noble title traditionally associated with the heir apparent to the British throne and closely linked to the governance of the County Palatine of Chester.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Earl of Chester canonical 23
Earls of Chester 3
Earldom of Chester 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom
noble title
associatedWith Cheshire
associatedWithCastle Chester Castle
associatedWithCathedral Chester Cathedral
associatedWithCity City of Chester
associatedWithMonarchy British monarchy
English monarchy
linked to: Kingdom of England
associatedWithRegion North West England
borderRole frontier with Wales
ceremonialRole part of titles of the heir apparent
country Kingdom of England
United Kingdom
currentHolder William, Prince of Wales
currentHolderCountry United Kingdom
currentHolderTitle Prince William, Prince of Wales
governancePowers quasi-regal authority in Cheshire
grantedBy British crown
linked to: British monarchy

English crown
linked to: British Crown
grantedWith title Prince of Wales
hasHeirApparentFunction true
hasHereditaryNature hereditary in the royal line
hasPalatineStatus true
historicalEraOfOrigin Middle Ages
historicalFunction administration of palatine county
military command on Welsh Marches
historicalImportance major marcher earldom on the Welsh border
jurisdiction Cheshire
parts of North Wales (historically)
languageOfTitle English
linkedInstitution County Palatine of Chester
Earldom of Chester
linked to: Earl of Chester
linkedTo governance of the County Palatine of Chester
linkedToHouse House of Windsor
linkedToInstitution British royal family
linkedToLegalStatus palatine jurisdiction
linkedToTitle Duke of Cornwall
Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester
linked to: Prince of Wales
locatedIn County Palatine of Chester
namedAfter Chester
linked to: City of Chester
partOf peerage of England
seatHistorically Chester
linked to: City of Chester

Chester Castle
styleUsedBy current heir apparent to the British throne
titleRank earl
titleType royal earldom
traditionallyHeldBy Prince of Wales
heir apparent to the British throne

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

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

Edward VII title Earl of Chester
Earl of Chester linkedInstitution Earldom of Chester
linked to: Earl of Chester
Edward V of England title Earl of Chester
Edward II of England positionHeld Earl of Chester
Alphonso, Earl of Chester positionHeld Earl of Chester
Alphonso, Earl of Chester title Earl of Chester
Henry V of England title Earl of Chester
County Palatine of Chester hasRulerTitle Earl of Chester
Chester Castle builtFor Earls of Chester
linked to: Earl of Chester
Chester Castle associatedWith Earls of Chester
linked to: Earl of Chester
Edward of Caernarfon title Earl of Chester
Edward of Middleham title Earl of Chester
Countess of Chester associatedWith Earldom of Chester
linked to: Earl of Chester
Countess of Chester linkedTitle Earl of Chester
Arthur, Prince of Wales nobleTitle Earl of Chester
Arthur, Prince of Wales positionHeld Earl of Chester
Henry V of England positionHeld Earl of Chester
subject linked to: King Henry V
Richard of Bordeaux title Earl of Chester
Hugh d'Avranches nobleTitle Earl of Chester
Hugh d'Avranches positionHeld Earl of Chester
Ranulf le Meschin positionHeld Earl of Chester
Ranulf le Meschin nobleTitle Earl of Chester
Ranulf le Meschin nobleFamily Earls of Chester
linked to: Earl of Chester