Lord De La Warr

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Lord De La Warr is the title held by Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman best known for his role in the early English colonization of North America, including lending his name to the colony of Delaware.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lord De La Warr canonical 4
Baron De La Warr 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ
member of the English peerage ⓘ
activity oversaw military campaigns against Indigenous peoples in Virginia ⓘ
associatedWith Virginia Company of London ⓘ
early English–Indigenous relations in Virginia ⓘ
colonialRoleType royal appointee ⓘ
colonyAssociatedWith Jamestown ⓘ
Virginia Colony ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
culturalContext English aristocracy ⓘ
eponymOf Delaware Bay ⓘ
Delaware Colony ⓘ
Delaware River ⓘ
Delaware people (Lenape) name in English usage ⓘ
U.S. state of Delaware ⓘ
linked to: Delaware
familyName West ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
governedSettlement Jamestown, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Jamestown
governedTerritory English colony of Virginia ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 17th century ⓘ
influenced English colonial policy in Virginia ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
legacy name preserved in multiple North American geographic features ⓘ
symbol of early English imperial presence in America ⓘ
militaryBranch English Army ⓘ
militaryConflict Anglo-Powhatan Wars ⓘ
linked to: Powhatan Wars
monarchServed James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
nobleFamily West family ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron De La Warr ⓘ
linked to: Lord De La Warr
notableFor association with the naming of Delaware ⓘ
role in early English colonization of North America ⓘ
ordinalNumber 3rd Baron De La Warr ⓘ
politicalAlignment English Crown ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England
positionHeld governor and captain-general of Virginia ⓘ
governor of the Jamestown colony ⓘ
regionOfActivity England ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Virginia Colony ⓘ
roleInColonization helped stabilize the Jamestown settlement ⓘ
implemented strict discipline in the Virginia colony ⓘ
supported expansion of English settlements in North America ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Atlantic seaboard of North America ⓘ
title Lord De La Warr ⓘ
titleStyle Lord De La Warr ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr → knownAs → Lord De La Warr ⓘ
House of West → producedTitle → Baron De La Warr ⓘ
linked to: Lord De La Warr
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr → title → Lord De La Warr ⓘ
subject linked to: Lord De La Warr
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr → nobleTitle → Baron De La Warr ⓘ
subject linked to: Lord De La Warr
linked to: Lord De La Warr
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr → titleStyle → Lord De La Warr ⓘ
subject linked to: Lord De La Warr