Baron Baltimore

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Baron Baltimore was an English noble title most famously associated with the Calvert family, who founded and governed the early American colony of Maryland.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lord Baltimore 9
Baron Baltimore canonical 8
Baroness Baltimore 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English peerage title ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
associatedWith Colony of Maryland ⓘ
Province of Maryland ⓘ
coatOfArmsUsedIn Great Seal of Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Seal of Maryland
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdFor George Calvert ⓘ
creationDate 1625 ⓘ
extinctionDate 1771 ⓘ
extinctionReason lack of legitimate male heirs ⓘ
firstHolder George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore ⓘ
governed Colony of Maryland ⓘ
Province of Maryland ⓘ
grantedBy English Crown ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England
grantedPowers quasi-feudal authority over Maryland ⓘ
right to appoint colonial officials in Maryland ⓘ
right to collect certain taxes in Maryland ⓘ
right to establish courts in Maryland ⓘ
hasHolder Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore ⓘ
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore ⓘ
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore ⓘ
Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore ⓘ
Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore ⓘ
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore ⓘ
historicalEra Colonial America ⓘ
Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
influenced Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 ⓘ
religious toleration policies in Maryland ⓘ
lastHolder Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore ⓘ
legacy name used in Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
symbol of Maryland’s colonial proprietorship ⓘ
linkedPlace Baltimore, County Longford, Ireland ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Maryland ⓘ
monarchAtCreation James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
mostFamousHolder Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore ⓘ
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore ⓘ
nobleFamily Calvert family ⓘ
notableFor founding of Maryland ⓘ
proprietary government in colonial America ⓘ
peerage Peerage of England ⓘ
Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
politicalSystemAssociated proprietary colony ⓘ
religionOfFoundingFamily Roman Catholicism ⓘ
titleHolderRole proprietor of Maryland ⓘ
titleTerritorialDesignation of Baltimore in the County of Longford ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

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

Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore → titleHeld → Baron Baltimore ⓘ
Anne Arundell → nobleTitle → Baroness Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Baron Baltimore
Talbot family → connectedTo → Lord Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Baron Baltimore
Maryland charter of 1632 → providedTo → Lord Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Baron Baltimore
Calvert family → notableTitle → Baron Baltimore ⓘ
Calvert family → notableTitle → Lord Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Baron Baltimore
Calvert family → hereditaryTitle → Baron Baltimore ⓘ
Maryland Toleration Act → associatedWith → Lord Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Baron Baltimore
Calvert family arms → associatedWithTitle → Baron Baltimore ⓘ
Fatti maschii, parole femine → associatedWith → Lord Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Baron Baltimore
Lord Baltimore as a knight in armor → depicts → Lord Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Baron Baltimore
Maryland colonial government → appointedBy → Lord Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Baron Baltimore
St. Maries → foundedUnderCharterOf → Lord Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Baron Baltimore
Calvert family of Maryland → memberOfNobilityTitle → Baron Baltimore ⓘ
subject linked to: Calvert