Earl of Lancaster

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The Earl of Lancaster was a prominent English noble title in the High Middle Ages, associated with great territorial power and influence within the English royal family.

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Label Occurrences
Earl of Lancaster canonical 11

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
associatedTerritory Cheshire ⓘ
Derby ⓘ
Lancaster ⓘ
Leicester ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ
Staffordshire ⓘ
associatedTitle Duke of Lancaster ⓘ
Earl of Derby ⓘ
Earl of Leicester ⓘ
associatedWithFaction Lancastrian branch of Plantagenets ⓘ
associatedWithRoyalFamily yes ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdBy Henry III of England ⓘ
createdFor Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
dateOfCreation 1267 ⓘ
elevatedTo duchy ⓘ
elevationHolder Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster ⓘ
linked to: Henry of Grosmont
existedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
14th century ⓘ
feudalRank earl ⓘ
firstHolder Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
grantedAs appanage ⓘ
grantedTo Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
grantedToRelativeOf younger son of the king ⓘ
hasAssociatedDynasty House of Lancaster ⓘ
House of Plantagenet ⓘ
heldBy Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV of England) ⓘ
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster ⓘ
linked to: Henry of Grosmont

Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster ⓘ
linked to: John of Gaunt

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
hereditary yes ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
involvedIn conflicts between Edward II and his barons ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
linkedToRoyalSuccession yes ⓘ
locatedIn Lancashire ⓘ
mergedInto Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ
notableHolder Henry IV of England ⓘ
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster ⓘ
linked to: Henry of Grosmont

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster ⓘ
linked to: John of Gaunt

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
partOf Peerage of England ⓘ
politicalInfluence high influence within English royal family ⓘ
politicalPower great territorial power ⓘ
seat Lancaster Castle ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction feudal lordship ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

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

John of Gaunt → title → Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster → heldOffice → Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Edmund of Lancaster → positionHeld → Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Edmund of Lancaster → title → Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Lord Edmund → bearerTitle → Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster → positionHeld → Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster → acquiredTitle → Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster → heldTitle → Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl of Leicester
Isabel de Beaumont → spouseNobleTitle → Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
Thomas of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster → alsoHeldTitle → Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
subject linked to: Earls of Lincoln