Countess of Cornwall

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The Countess of Cornwall was a high-ranking noblewoman in medieval England, typically the wife of the Earl or Duke of Cornwall and an influential figure in the politics and landholding of the region.

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Countess of Cornwall canonical 6

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title ⓘ
associatedWithTitle Duke of Cornwall ⓘ
Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
attainedBy marriage to the titleholder of Cornwall ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
genderRestriction female ⓘ
governingLaw English peerage law ⓘ
hasTitleStyle The Right Honourable ⓘ
historicalContext medieval English nobility ⓘ
involvedIn landholding administration in Cornwall ⓘ
regional politics of Cornwall ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
linkedToTerritory County of Cornwall ⓘ
linked to: Cornwall

Duchy of Cornwall ⓘ
maritalStatusRequirement married to the Earl or Duke of Cornwall ⓘ
nobleRank countess ⓘ
partOf Peerage of England ⓘ
positionHeldBy wife of the Duke of Cornwall ⓘ
wife of the Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
precedence above baronesses ⓘ
below Duchess of Cornwall ⓘ
relatedTitle Duchess of Cornwall ⓘ
Duke of Cornwall ⓘ
Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
socialStatus high-ranking noblewoman ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Cornwall ⓘ
medieval English court ⓘ
titleInheritance not normally hereditary in the female line ⓘ
titleType courtesy title ⓘ
substantive title in some cases ⓘ
typicalResidence estates in Cornwall ⓘ
typicalRole arranging dynastic marriages ⓘ
management of household and estates ⓘ
patronage of religious houses ⓘ
usedInGovernment feudal system in England ⓘ
usedInPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Isabel Marshal → positionHeld → Countess of Cornwall ⓘ
Sanchia of Provence → title → Countess of Cornwall ⓘ
Beatrice of Falkenburg → positionHeld → Countess of Cornwall ⓘ
Beatrice of Falkenburg → hasTitle → Countess of Cornwall ⓘ
Sanchia of Provence → positionHeld → Countess of Cornwall ⓘ
subject linked to: Sanchia
Sanchia of Provence → title → Countess of Cornwall ⓘ
subject linked to: Sanchia