Earl of Cornwall

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The Earl of Cornwall was a prominent English noble title historically associated with great wealth, political influence, and often held by close relatives of the reigning monarch.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Earl of Cornwall canonical 16
2nd Earl of Cornwall 1
Ealdorman of Cornwall 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title
earldom
noble title
nobleman
nobleman
nobleman
nobleman
nobleman
nobleman
prince of England
allegiance William the Conqueror
surface form: William I of England
associatedWith Cornwall
Duchy of Cornwall
brother Henry III of England
country Kingdom of England
father Edward II of England
Henry I of England
King John of England
surface form: John, King of England

Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall
favouriteOf Edward II of England
firstHolder Brian of Brittany
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Norman England
House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet England
languageOfName English
notableFor great wealth
political influence
notableHolder Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall
John Holland, 1st Earl of Huntingdon
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
Piers Gaveston
surface form: Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall

Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Robert, Count of Mortain
surface form: Robert of Mortain
positionHeld King of the Romans
predecessor Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ealdorman of Cornwall
relative King Richard II of England
surface form: Richard II of England

William the Conqueror
surface form: William I of England
subclassOf Earl in the Peerage of England
supersededBy Duke of Cornwall
title Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
traditionallyHeldBy heir apparent to the English throne
typicallyHeldBy close relatives of the reigning monarch

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

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

Piers Gaveston positionHeld Earl of Cornwall
Piers Gaveston title Earl of Cornwall
Hailes Abbey founderTitle Earl of Cornwall
Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall nobleTitle Earl of Cornwall
Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall ordinal Earl of Cornwall
this entity surface form: 2nd Earl of Cornwall
Earl of Cornwall predecessor Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ealdorman of Cornwall
Earl of Cornwall title Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Brian of Brittany
Earl of Cornwall title Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Robert of Mortain
Earl of Cornwall title Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Earl of Cornwall title Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Earl of Cornwall title Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall
Earl of Cornwall title Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Earl of Cornwall title Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
Earl of Cornwall title Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: John Holland, 1st Earl of Huntingdon
Beatrice of Falkenburg spouseNobleTitle Earl of Cornwall