Earl of Craven

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The Earl of Craven is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the Craven family, whose holders have been prominent aristocrats and landowners since the 17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title ⓘ
associatedPeriod Early modern England ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period

Stuart period ⓘ
associatedWith Craven family ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution British monarchy ⓘ
belongsToSystem English system of nobility ⓘ
category English earls ⓘ
Hereditary titles ⓘ
Titles in the Peerage of England ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
domain landed estates ⓘ
entails seat in the House of Lords (historically) ⓘ
family Craven family ⓘ
governingLaw English peerage law ⓘ
hasGenderedForm Countess of Craven ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance British landed gentry ⓘ
English aristocracy ⓘ
hasLegalStatus noble dignity ⓘ
hasSuccessionType hereditary succession ⓘ
hasTitleHolderRole English aristocrat ⓘ
landowner ⓘ
hereditary true ⓘ
historicallyNotedFor landownership in England ⓘ
prominent aristocratic status ⓘ
holderBelongsTo House of Craven ⓘ
inception 17th century ⓘ
isPartOf British peerage system ⓘ
jurisdiction England and later Great Britain ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
linkedTo British landed aristocracy ⓘ
nobilityRank earl ⓘ
nobleFamily Craven ⓘ
peerage Peerage of England ⓘ
precedenceWithinPeerage above Viscount ⓘ
below Marquess ⓘ
region England ⓘ
socialClass British nobility ⓘ
startTime 17th century ⓘ
status extant or historically extant English earldom ⓘ
symbolizes hereditary aristocratic privilege ⓘ
titleStyle The Right Honourable ⓘ
titleType noble title ⓘ
traditionalAssociation large country estates ⓘ
rural landownership ⓘ
transferredByInheritance primogeniture ⓘ
usedBy members of the Craven family ⓘ

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

William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven → titleCreated → Earl of Craven in the Peerage of England ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Craven
Craven family → nobleTitleHeld → Earl of Craven ⓘ
Craven family → titleCreation → Earl of Craven (first creation, 1664) ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Craven
Craven family → titleCreation → Earl of Craven (second creation, 1801) ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Craven