Seigneurs of Guernsey fiefs
E1042946
The Seigneurs of Guernsey fiefs are hereditary landholding lords who historically exercised feudal rights and local authority over specific estates within the island of Guernsey.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guernsey historical institution
ⓘ
feudal lords ⓘ hereditary landholding lords ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norman customary law
ⓘ
rural estates in Guernsey ⓘ |
| basedOn | feudal tenure ⓘ |
| canBe | bought and sold as property interests ⓘ |
| continuity | institution surviving from medieval Normandy ⓘ |
| country | Bailiwick of Guernsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | part of Guernsey’s feudal heritage ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
British peerage titles
ⓘ
UK manorial lordships ⓘ |
| exercised |
feudal rights
ⓘ
local authority ⓘ |
| femaleTitleForm | Dame ⓘ |
| governed |
landed fiefs
ⓘ
specific estates ⓘ |
| governedBy | Guernsey land law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadObligation | render feudal service to the Crown ⓘ |
| hadRight |
collect certain feudal dues
ⓘ
hold manorial courts in some periods ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Guernsey fiefs ⓘ |
| held | hereditary title ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ modern era (with reduced powers) ⓘ |
| inheritedBy | primogeniture in many cases ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Guernsey customary law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Channel Islands’ constitutional relationship with the Crown ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Guernsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
rights of presentation to certain local offices historically
ⓘ
rights over common land in some cases ⓘ |
| overlord |
Duke of Normandy historically
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Crown after loss of mainland Normandy ⓘ |
| partOf | Channel Islands feudal system ⓘ |
| propertyType | real property ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Guernsey Royal Court records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
feudal tenure in the Channel Islands
ⓘ
fief de haubert ⓘ fief de noble ⓘ |
| statusToday |
largely ceremonial
ⓘ
retains some private property rights ⓘ |
| succession | recorded in Guernsey property registers ⓘ |
| titleForm | Seigneur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleNature | non-peerage territorial dignity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.