Earl Marshal

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ceremonial office hereditary office officer of state

The Earl Marshal is a senior hereditary officer of state in England responsible for overseeing heraldry, state ceremonies, and the College of Arms.

Aliases (1)

Earl Marshal of England ×6

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial office → hereditary office → officer of state →
appointedBy	monarch of the United Kingdom →
associatedWith	House of Howard → Roman Catholic nobility in England →
ceremonialDress	coronation robes →
ceremonialInsignia	baton of office → collar of SS →
country	England →
createdInCentury	13th century →
currentHolder	Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk →
follows	Lord High Treasurer →
hasDuty	direction of certain royal weddings → direction of coronation ceremonies → direction of state funerals → direction of the State Opening of Parliament → organization of state ceremonies → oversight of heraldry in England → oversight of the College of Arms → regulation of coats of arms in England →
hasPower	approval of heraldic decisions of the College of Arms → granting of arms through the College of Arms →
hasTitleHolder	Duke of Norfolk →
hereditaryIn	Howard family →
historicalPrecursor	Marshal of England →
jurisdiction	United Kingdom →
languageOfTitle	English →
legalAuthority	Court of Chivalry →
memberOf	Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom →
oversees	Clarenceux King of Arms → College of Arms → Garter Principal King of Arms → Heralds of Arms Extraordinary → Heralds of Arms in Ordinary → Kings of Arms → Norroy and Ulster King of Arms →
partOf	Royal Household of the United Kingdom →
precedes	Lord High Constable of England →
rank	Great Officer of State →
scopeOfHeraldicAuthority	England → Wales →
seat	House of Lords →
sharesJurisdictionWith	Lord High Constable of England →
style	The Most Noble →
titleHolderRank	duke →
traditionallyHeldBy	Duke of Norfolk →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Great Officer of State → Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom →	hasPart
Coronation of Charles III → lying-in-state of Elizabeth II →	organisedBy
Clarenceux King of Arms → Norroy and Ulster King of Arms →	subordinateTo
The Most Noble →	appliesToOffice
Duke of Norfolk →	associatedWithOffice
College of Arms →	governedBy
Duke of Norfolk ("Earl Marshal of England") →	hasRole
House of Howard ("Earl Marshal of England") →	heldOffice
Marshal of England ("Earl Marshal of England") →	officeSuccessor
Lord High Constable of England →	overlapsWith
College of Arms ("Earl Marshal of England") →	overseenBy
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ("Earl Marshal of England") →	positionHeld
Duke of Norfolk →	positionHeldTraditionallyBy
Court of Chivalry →	presidingOfficer
Marshal of England →	subsequentOffice
Court of Chivalry ("Earl Marshal of England") →	traditionalPresidingOfficer
Cap of Maintenance →	usedBy