Fortescue family

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The Fortescue family is a prominent English landed gentry lineage historically associated with significant estates and political influence, particularly in the West Country.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Fortescue family canonical 3
Bathurst family 1
Fortescues of Boconnoc 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English landed gentry family
noble family
associatedWithCounty Cornwall
Devon
associatedWithOffice Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
associatedWithPersonRole John Fortescue as Lord Chief Justice
associatedWithRegion West Country
linked to: southwest England
category British gentry families
English noble families
Families of Cornwall
Families of Devon
coatOfArms Azure, a bend engrailed argent, cotised or
country England
documentedSinceCentury 14th century
hasCadetBranch Fortescues of Boconnoc
linked to: Fortescue family

Fortescues of Fallapit
Fortescues of Spridleston
Fortescues of Woodleigh
linked to: Fortescue family
hasEstate Boconnoc
linked to: Boconnoc, Cornwall

Castle Hill, Filleigh
Weare Giffard
hasFamilyName Fortescue
hasTitle Baron Clermont
Baron Fortescue
Baron Fortescue of Credan
linked to: Baron Fortescue

Earl Fortescue
historicalStatus prominent in early modern England
prominent in late medieval England
landholdingType manorial estates
languageOfFamilyName English
motto Forte Scutum Salus Ducum
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoMeaning A strong shield is the safety of leaders
notableFor landed estates
political influence
notableMember Chichester Fortescue, 2nd Baron Clermont (1823–1898)
Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue (1753–1841)
Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue (1783–1861)
John Fortescue (c. 1394–c. 1479)
Sir John William Fortescue (1859–1933)
origin Devon
politicalRole representation in the House of Commons
representation in the House of Lords
region West Country
linked to: southwest England
religion Anglicanism
socialClass gentry
traditionalSeat Castle Hill, Filleigh, Devon

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Boconnoc estate ownedBy Fortescue family
Boconnoc, Cornwall ownedBy Fortescue family
Fortescue family hasCadetBranch Fortescues of Boconnoc
linked to: Fortescue family
Fortescue family hasCadetBranch Fortescues of Woodleigh
linked to: Fortescue family
Cirencester Park associatedWith Bathurst family
linked to: Fortescue family