Earl of Ypres

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Earl of Ypres is a British peerage title created for Field Marshal John French, a senior British Army commander during the early years of World War I.

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Label Occurrences
Earl of Ypres canonical 6

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Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
person ⓘ
associatedConflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
associatedPerson John French, 1st Earl of Ypres ⓘ
linked to: 1st Earl of Ypres
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
country United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfService United Kingdom ⓘ
createdFor John French, 1st Earl of Ypres ⓘ
linked to: 1st Earl of Ypres
creationDate 1922 ⓘ
extinctionReason failure of male issue ⓘ
firstHolder John French, 1st Earl of Ypres ⓘ
linked to: 1st Earl of Ypres
militaryRank Field Marshal ⓘ
monarchAtCreation George V ⓘ
namedAfter First World War battles around Ypres ⓘ
Ypres ⓘ
Ypres salient ⓘ
notableRole Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
rank earl ⓘ
serviceBranch British Army ⓘ
status extinct ⓘ
subsidiaryTitle Baron French ⓘ
Viscount French ⓘ
territorialDesignation Ypres in Belgium ⓘ
linked to: Ypres
titleHeld Baron French ⓘ
Earl of Ypres ⓘ
Viscount French ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

John French → nobleTitle → Earl of Ypres ⓘ
John French → positionHeld → Earl of Ypres ⓘ
subject linked to: Field Marshal Sir John French
John French → nobleTitle → Earl of Ypres ⓘ
subject linked to: Field Marshal Sir John French
1st Earl of Ypres → title → Earl of Ypres ⓘ
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres → titleHeld → Earl of Ypres ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl of Ypres