Warden of the Cinque Ports

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English crown office ceremonial office

The Warden of the Cinque Ports is a historic English crown office traditionally responsible for the defense and administration of the Cinque Ports along the southeastern coast of England.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports	7
Lord Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports	2
Admiral of the Cinque Ports	1
Lord Warden	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English crown office ⓘ ceremonial office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Cinque Ports ⓘ
appointedBy	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ the Crown ⓘ
ceremonialRole	presiding over Cinque Ports courts and ceremonies ⓘ representing the Cinque Ports at state occasions ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Warden of the Cinque Ports ⓘ surface form: Lord Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports Warden of the Cinque Ports ⓘ surface form: Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
hasJurisdictionOver	Cinque Ports ⓘ surface form: Cinque Ports Confederation Dover ⓘ Hastings ⓘ Hythe ⓘ New Romney ⓘ Rye ⓘ SANDWICH ⓘ surface form: Sandwich Hythe ⓘ surface form: Winchelsea
hasPart	Warden of the Cinque Ports self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lord Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports
historicalImportance	key element of medieval English coastal defence ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ Stuart period ⓘ Tudor dynasty ⓘ surface form: Tudor period Early Modern period ⓘ surface form: early modern England
historicalRole	military governor of the Cinque Ports ⓘ protector of cross‑Channel trade routes ⓘ warden of the English Channel approaches ⓘ
inception	12th century ⓘ
location	East Sussex ⓘ Kent ⓘ southeast coast of England ⓘ
officeHolderTitle	Warden of the Cinque Ports self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lord Warden
originalFunction	administration of the Cinque Ports ⓘ command of local naval forces ⓘ defence of the Cinque Ports ⓘ oversight of maritime jurisdiction ⓘ
privilege	honorary precedence at state ceremonies ⓘ right to nominate parliamentary representatives for Cinque Ports (historical) ⓘ
relatedTo	Warden of the Cinque Ports self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Admiral of the Cinque Ports Cinque Ports ⓘ
residence	Dover Castle ⓘ Walmer Castle ⓘ
seat	Dover Castle ⓘ Walmer Castle ⓘ
status	largely ceremonial in modern times ⓘ
subordinateTo	Privy Council ⓘ surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom monarch of England ⓘ