Earl of Norfolk

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The Earl of Norfolk is a historic English peerage title traditionally associated with high-ranking nobility and, at times, the office of Earl Marshal.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Earl of Norfolk canonical 19
Earl of Norfolk (suo jure) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English earldom ⓘ
peerage title ⓘ
associatedRegion East Anglia ⓘ
associatedWith Earl Marshal ⓘ
category Earls in the Peerage of England ⓘ
English noble titles ⓘ
connectedInstitution English monarchy ⓘ
linked to: English Crown

House of Lords (historically) ⓘ
linked to: House of Lords
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdInCentury 12th century ⓘ
firstHolder Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
governingMonarchAtFirstCreation King Stephen of England ⓘ
linked to: King Stephen
hasFeudalOrigin yes ⓘ
hasHeraldicConnection arms of the Howard family ⓘ
hasPrecedenceOver most other English earls ⓘ
hasTerritorialDesignation Norfolk ⓘ
heldByFamily Bigod family ⓘ
Howard family ⓘ
Mowbray family ⓘ
Plantagenet family ⓘ
historicalFunction regional magnate in Norfolk ⓘ
historicalRole great officer of state (through Earl Marshal) ⓘ
historicalStatus one of the senior English earldoms ⓘ
jurisdictionHistorically County of Norfolk ⓘ
linked to: Norfolk county
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
laterCreationUnderMonarch Edward I of England ⓘ
Edward II of England ⓘ
Richard II of England ⓘ
linkedOffice Earl Marshal of England ⓘ
linked to: Earl Marshal
linkedToDukedom Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
nobleRank earl ⓘ
notableHolder John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
oftenCombinedWithOffice Earl Marshal of England ⓘ
linked to: Earl Marshal
partOf Peerage of England ⓘ
rank high nobility ⓘ
seatRegion County of Norfolk ⓘ
linked to: Norfolk county
style The Right Honourable ⓘ
succession hereditary primogeniture (subject to royal grant) ⓘ
symbolicAssociation authority in Norfolk and East Anglia ⓘ
titleType hereditary title ⓘ
traditionalDuties attendance at royal court ⓘ
military leadership in region (medieval period) ⓘ
traditionallyHeldBy high-ranking nobility ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

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

Earl of Arundel → linkedTitle → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk → positionHeld → Earl of Norfolk (suo jure) ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Norfolk
Mowbray family → nobleTitleHeld → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
Dukes of Norfolk → subsidiaryTitle → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
Bigod family → notableTitleHeld → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
subject linked to: Bigod
Bigod family → heldTitle → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
subject linked to: Bigod
Bigod family → notableTitleHeld → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
Thomas of Brotherton → nobleTitle → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
Thomas of Brotherton → positionHeld → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk → title → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
subject linked to: Alice de Hales
Thomas Plantagenet → positionHeld → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ
Mary de Brewes → spouseTitle → Earl of Norfolk ⓘ