marcher lord

C33140
concept

A marcher lord is a noble granted authority over a border territory, empowered with military and administrative autonomy to defend and govern frontier regions.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Marcher lord 6
marcher lordship 3
Marcher lordship 2

Instances (15)

Instance Via concept surface
Henry Percy, 2nd Baron Percy Marcher lord
marcher lordship of Cemaes
surface form: Marcher Lordship of Cemaes
marcher lordship
Arnulf de Montgomery
William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Theobald de Verdun, 2nd Baron Verdun Marcher lord
Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer Marcher lord
Roger Mortimer of Wigmore Marcher lord
Walter de Lacy Marcher lord
Lordship of Glamorgan marcher lordship
Lordship of Pembroke Marcher lordship
Lordship of Ludlow marcher lordship
William de Braose Marcher lord
Lordship of Clun Marcher lordship
lords of the Marches border lords
Hamelin de Balun marcher baron