Ranger of Windsor Forest

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The Ranger of Windsor Forest was a prestigious royal appointment responsible for overseeing and managing Windsor Forest and its hunting grounds on behalf of the British monarch.

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Ranger of Windsor Forest canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial position ⓘ
forest administration role ⓘ
royal office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Windsor Forest ⓘ
Windsor Great Park ⓘ
appointedBy British monarch ⓘ
Crown ⓘ
associatedWith British monarchy ⓘ
Windsor Castle ⓘ
royal hunting traditions ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
domain forest law ⓘ
game law ⓘ
land management ⓘ
hasCharacteristic connected with royal hunting ⓘ
land management responsibilities ⓘ
often held by senior nobility ⓘ
prestigious appointment ⓘ
hasDuty control of access to royal hunting areas ⓘ
enforcement of forest law ⓘ
management of Windsor Forest ⓘ
oversight of royal hunting grounds ⓘ
protection of royal game ⓘ
supervision of timber and woodland resources ⓘ
historicalPeriod Georgian era ⓘ
early modern England ⓘ
medieval England ⓘ
isPartOf system of royal forest officers ⓘ
legalStatus office held at the pleasure of the Crown ⓘ
location Berkshire ⓘ
England ⓘ
partOf Crown Estate administration (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Crown Estate

Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ
positionHeldIn Windsor Castle estate ⓘ
linked to: Windsor Castle
relatedPosition Keeper of the Great Park ⓘ
Ranger of Windsor Great Park ⓘ
Verderer ⓘ
Warden of the Forest ⓘ
scope chases and parks within Windsor Forest ⓘ
game preservation within the forest ⓘ
woodlands of Windsor Forest ⓘ
typeOf Crown appointment ⓘ
honorary office (in later periods) ⓘ
usedFor administration of royal forest rights ⓘ
organization of royal hunts ⓘ
preservation of deer and other game ⓘ

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Prince William, Duke of Cumberland → positionHeld → Ranger of Windsor Forest ⓘ