Earl of Hertfordshire

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The Earl of Hertfordshire was an Anglo-Saxon noble title associated with the powerful Godwinson family in 11th-century England.

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Label Occurrences
Earl of Hertfordshire canonical 3

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom
noble title
abolishedBy Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED
associatedDynasty Godwinson NERFINISHED
associatedWith Godwinson family NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
culturalContext Anglo-Saxon aristocracy
feudalRank high noble
followedBy Norman system of earldoms NERFINISHED
governanceStructure earldom over shire
governedRegion Hertfordshire NERFINISHED
governmentalRole regional judicial authority
regional military leadership
royal representative in shire
historicalEra Late Anglo-Saxon period NERFINISHED
historicalStatus medieval English title
languageOfTitle Old English
linkedToEvent Norman Conquest NERFINISHED
linkedToInstitution Anglo-Saxon earldoms
locatedIn Hertfordshire
nobleFamily House of Godwin NERFINISHED
nobleRank earl
partOf Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED
politicalSystem Anglo-Saxon earldom system
powerBase eastern England
precededBy earldoms of earlier Anglo-Saxon nobles
regionType shire
status extinct title
subordinateTo King of England NERFINISHED
timePeriod pre-Conquest England
titleHolderClass Anglo-Saxon nobility
titleScope county of Hertfordshire NERFINISHED
titleStyle Earl
usedInPeriod 11th century

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

Gyrth Godwinson positionHeld Earl of Hertfordshire
Leofwine Godwinson positionHeld Earl of Hertfordshire
Leofwine Godwinson title Earl of Hertfordshire