Hereditary Earl Marshal of England

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The Hereditary Earl Marshal of England is a senior Great Officer of State traditionally held by the head of the Howard family, responsible for overseeing major state ceremonies such as coronations and the State Opening of Parliament.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Officer of State of England ⓘ
hereditary office ⓘ
appointedBy monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedFamily Howard family ⓘ
associatedTitle Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
associatedWith British monarchy ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
category British ceremonial officer ⓘ
English peerage office ⓘ
ceremonialDress coronation robes ⓘ
robes of state ⓘ
ceremonialRole processions at State Opening of Parliament ⓘ
processions at coronations ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
duty approval of grants of arms ⓘ
regulation of heraldry in England ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver English heralds ⓘ
hereditaryIn Howard family ⓘ
historicalOrigin medieval office of Earl Marshal ⓘ
holdsAuthorityOver Heralds ⓘ
Kings of Arms ⓘ
linked to: King of Arms

Pursuivants of Arms ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus statutory office in the United Kingdom ⓘ
mergedWith office of Marshal of England ⓘ
officeType ceremonial office ⓘ
hereditary peerage office ⓘ
oversees College of Arms ⓘ
positionHeldBy Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
precedenceOver other officers of arms ⓘ
rank eighth of the Great Officers of State ⓘ
responsibleFor State Opening of Parliament ⓘ
coronations of British monarchs ⓘ
major state ceremonies in the United Kingdom ⓘ
organization of royal weddings ⓘ
organization of state funerals ⓘ
seat House of Lords ⓘ
style Earl Marshal ⓘ
subordinateBody College of Arms ⓘ
symbol baton of office ⓘ
tenure held for life by hereditary right ⓘ
traditionalHolder head of the Howard family ⓘ
worksWith Garter Principal King of Arms ⓘ
Lord Great Chamberlain ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

House of Howard → hereditaryDignity → Hereditary Earl Marshal of England ⓘ
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk → nobleTitle → 1st Earl Marshal ⓘ
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk → positionHeld → Hereditary Marshal of England ⓘ
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk → positionHeld → Hereditary Marshal of England ⓘ
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk → positionHeld → Hereditary Marshal of England ⓘ
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk → positionHeld → Hereditary Marshal of England ⓘ
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk → positionHeld → Hereditary Marshal of England ⓘ
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England