Lord Chancellor of England

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The Lord Chancellor of England was one of the highest-ranking officials in the English government, historically serving as the monarch’s chief legal advisor, head of the judiciary, and presiding officer of the House of Lords.

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Generate an image of the Lord Chancellor of England (The Lord Chancellor of England was one of the highest-ranking officials in the English government, historically serving as the monarch’s chief legal advisor, head of the judiciary, and presiding officer of the House of Lords.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ
political office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
appointedBy monarch of England ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Court of Chancery ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
associatedWithLegalSystem English law ⓘ
associatedWithSymbol Great Seal of England ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
followedBy Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
hasAlternativeName English Lord Chancellor ⓘ
Lord High Chancellor of England ⓘ
hasJurisdiction appeals from common law courts ⓘ
chancery ⓘ
equity ⓘ
hasRole chief equity judge ⓘ
chief legal advisor to the monarch ⓘ
head of the judiciary ⓘ
keeper of the Great Seal of England ⓘ
presiding officer of the House of Lords ⓘ
senior officer of state ⓘ
historicalFunction advising the monarch on legal matters ⓘ
custody of the Great Seal ⓘ
oversight of royal courts ⓘ
presiding over the House of Lords in its judicial capacity ⓘ
presiding over the House of Lords in its legislative capacity ⓘ
memberOf Cabinet of England ⓘ
Privy Council of England ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council
nominatedBy monarch of England ⓘ
officeCreatedInCentury 11th century ⓘ
officeEvolvedInto Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
officeHeldByHeadOf Court of Chancery ⓘ
English judiciary ⓘ
officeHeldByPresidingOfficerOf House of Lords ⓘ
officeType great office of state ⓘ
partOf English government ⓘ
English judiciary ⓘ
positionHierarchy one of the highest-ranking officials in the English government ⓘ
residence Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
seat Palace of Westminster ⓘ
subordinateTo monarch of England ⓘ
typicalBackground senior judge ⓘ
senior lawyer ⓘ
senior statesman ⓘ
usedTitle Lord High Chancellor of England ⓘ

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Referenced by (162)

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

Francis Bacon → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
Secretary of State for Justice → alsoHoldsOfficeOf → Lord Chancellor (in modern practice) ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
subject linked to: Lord Selborne
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
subject linked to: Lord Selborne
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Ministry of Justice → ministerialHeadAlsoHoldsTitle → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Privy Seal → relatedTo → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter → isDistinctFrom → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord → usedInTitle → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Speaker → replaces → Lord Chancellor (as presiding officer of the House of Lords) ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Attorney General for the Isle of Man → appointedOnAdviceOf → UK Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Second Baldwin government → includesOffice → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
36th United Kingdom Parliament → lordsSpeaker → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Francis Bacon → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Bacon
Lord Chancellor of England → followedBy → Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Chancellor of England → officeEvolvedInto → Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Chancellor of England → officeEvolvedInto → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Chancellor of England → usedTitle → Lord High Chancellor of England ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Chancellor of England → hasAlternativeName → English Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Chancellor of England → hasAlternativeName → Lord High Chancellor of England ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service → supervisingAuthority → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales → tookOverFunctionsFrom → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Judicial Appointments Commission → reportsTo → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Judicial Appointments Commission → makesRecommendationsTo → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Francis Bacon, 1st Baron Verulam → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Baron Verulam
Henry Brougham → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Lord Clarendon
William of Wykeham → hasTitle → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom → appointedOnAdviceOf → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Advocate → isSeparateFrom → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Criminal Cases Review Commission → reportsTo → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Speaker of the House of Lords → notTheSameAs → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
judiciary of England and Wales → appointmentsRecommendedBy → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Sir Charles Yorke → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Sir John Copley → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Sir John Copley → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster → isSeparateFrom → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Earl of Selborne
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Woolsack → usedBy → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Woolsack → associatedWithOffice → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Thomas Becket → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Saint Thomas Becket
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon → officeHeld → Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Hyde family
Anne Hyde → fatherOccupation → Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Her Grace The Duchess of York
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary → subordinateTo → Lord Chancellor (historically) ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Lord Irvine of Lairg → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Kenneth Clarke → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Sir John Simon → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England
Great Officer of State → hasPart → Lord High Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of England