Earls of Ravensworth

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The Earls of Ravensworth were a noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by a prominent branch of the Liddell family, historically associated with political influence and landed estates in northern England.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Earl of Ravensworth 1
Earls of Ravensworth canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
associatedWithCounty County Durham ⓘ
Northumberland ⓘ
associatedWithFamily Liddell family ⓘ
associatedWithIndustry coal mining interests in northern England ⓘ
associatedWithParliament House of Lords ⓘ
associatedWithPoliticalParty Conservative Party (historically, via family members) ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Church of England ⓘ
associatedWithResidence Ravensworth, County Durham ⓘ
linked to: Ravensworth Castle
country United Kingdom ⓘ
economicBase income from coal mining leases ⓘ
rents from landed estates ⓘ
extinctionReason lack of male heirs ⓘ
familyName Liddell ⓘ
Liddell ⓘ
hasCreationDate 19th century ⓘ
hasFamilySeat Eslington Park ⓘ
Ravensworth Castle ⓘ
hasFirstHolder Henry Thomas Liddell, 1st Earl of Ravensworth ⓘ
hasPredecessorTitle Baron Ravensworth ⓘ
heldByFamilyBranch Liddell of Ravensworth ⓘ
heldTitle Baron Ravensworth ⓘ
Baron Ravensworth ⓘ
Earl of Ravensworth ⓘ
heraldry Liddell family arms ⓘ
inheritancePattern male-preference primogeniture ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
landedEstates estates in County Durham ⓘ
estates in Northumberland ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
linkedEstateType agricultural land ⓘ
country house ⓘ
mineral rights ⓘ
nobleFamily Liddell family of Ravensworth Castle ⓘ
linked to: Liddell family
nobleRank earl ⓘ
notableFamilyMember Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth ⓘ
partOf Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
politicalActivity representation in the House of Commons by family members ⓘ
politicalInfluence influence in northern England ⓘ
region northern England ⓘ
socialClass British aristocracy ⓘ
socialRole landed gentry leadership in their locality ⓘ
status extinct ⓘ
titleType hereditary peerage title ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Liddell family → notableBranch → Earls of Ravensworth ⓘ
Liddell family → titleHeld → Earl of Ravensworth ⓘ
linked to: Earls of Ravensworth