James of St George

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James of St George was a 13th-century Savoyard master mason and military architect best known for designing many of King Edward I’s great castles in Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century person ⓘ
Savoyard ⓘ
architect ⓘ
master mason ⓘ
military architect ⓘ
activeIn County of Savoy ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Savoy

England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
associatedWith Edwardian castle-building program in Wales ⓘ
Edwardian conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Welsh Wars
centuryOfActivity 13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
citizenship County of Savoy ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Savoy
countryOfOrigin County of Savoy ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Savoy
designed Aberystwyth Castle ⓘ
Beaumaris Castle ⓘ
Caernarfon Castle ⓘ
Conwy Castle ⓘ
Flint Castle ⓘ
Harlech Castle ⓘ
linked to: Harlech

Rhuddlan Castle ⓘ
linked to: Rhuddlan
employer Edward I of England ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
fieldOfWork castle architecture ⓘ
fortification design ⓘ
military architecture ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
influenced later British castle architecture ⓘ
knownFor contribution to concentric castle design ⓘ
designing Edward I’s castles in Wales ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
notableWork Aberystwyth Castle ⓘ
Beaumaris Castle ⓘ
Caernarfon Castle ⓘ
Conwy Castle ⓘ
Flint Castle ⓘ
Harlech Castle ⓘ
linked to: Harlech

Rhuddlan Castle ⓘ
linked to: Rhuddlan
occupation architect ⓘ
master mason ⓘ
military engineer ⓘ
patron Edward I of England ⓘ
positionHeld King’s Master Mason ⓘ
Master of the King’s Works in Wales ⓘ
style concentric castle design ⓘ

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

Harlech Castle → architect → James of St George ⓘ
subject linked to: Harlech
Conwy Castle → architect → James of Saint George ⓘ
linked to: James of St George
Beaumaris Castle → architect → James of St George ⓘ
Edwardian castles in Wales → notableArchitect → James of St George ⓘ
Conwy town walls → builder → James of St George ⓘ
court of Edward I → employer → Master James of St George ⓘ
linked to: James of St George