Earls of Sandwich

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The Earls of Sandwich are a British noble family in the Peerage of England, historically prominent in politics and the Royal Navy and famously associated with John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, after whom the sandwich is named.

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Earls of Sandwich canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble family ⓘ
hereditary peerage title ⓘ
associatedWith Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: The Admiralty

British politics ⓘ
First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
connectedTo etymology of the word "sandwich" ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
familyBranchOf Montagu family ⓘ
famousBecauseOf John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
governingLaw English law of peerage ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation invention of the sandwich ⓘ
hasFamilyName Montagu ⓘ
hasHeraldry coat of arms of the Earls of Sandwich ⓘ
hasOrdinalTitle 10th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
11th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
12th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
1st Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
2nd Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
3rd Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
4th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
5th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
6th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
7th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
8th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
9th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
current Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
hasTerritorialDesignation Sandwich in the County of Kent ⓘ
hasTitle Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
historicallyProminentIn 17th century English politics ⓘ
18th century British politics ⓘ
Royal Navy administration ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
namedAfter town of Sandwich, Kent ⓘ
nobilityRank Earl ⓘ
nobleTitleIn Peerage of England ⓘ
notableMember Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
current Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
precedenceInPeerage below Marquess and above Viscount ⓘ
seatType hereditary seat in House of Lords (before reforms) ⓘ
titleCreatedFor Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich ⓘ
typeOfSuccession hereditary male-preference primogeniture (historically) ⓘ

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

Barnwell Castle → associatedWith → Earls of Sandwich ⓘ