Earl of Sandwich

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The Earl of Sandwich is a hereditary British peerage title in the Montagu family, historically associated with naval service and famously lending its name to the popular food item.

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Label Occurrences
Earl of Sandwich canonical 14
subsequent Earls of Sandwich 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British statesman
English admiral
hereditary peerage title
title in the Peerage of England
associatedWith British naval history
English Civil War era (through 1st Earl)
House of Montagu
Restoration of Charles II (through 1st Earl)
Royal Navy
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
familyName Montagu
hasCoatOfArms Arms of the Montagu family, Earls of Sandwich
hasCulturalImpactOn sandwich (food)
hasHeir Viscount Hinchingbrooke
hasMotto Post Tot Naufragia Portus
hasNotableTitleHolder Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
hasPeerage Peerage of England
hasTitleCreation 1660
hasTitleType peerage title
hereditary true
inception 17th century
jurisdiction England
knownFor association with the naming of the sandwich (food)
service in the Royal Navy
languageOfTitle English
memberOf House of Lords
namedAfter Earl of Sandwich self-linksurface differs
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
Sandwich, Kent, England
surface form: Sandwich, Kent
nobleFamily Montagu family
occupation naval officer
nobleman
politician
partOf British aristocracy
surface form: British nobility
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty
precedence below Marquess and above Viscount
rank earl
seat Hinchinbrooke House
surface form: Hinchingbrooke House (historical)
style The Right Honourable
translation After so many shipwrecks, a haven
transmission male-preference primogeniture

Referenced by (15)

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

Montagu family hasTitle Earl of Sandwich
Montagu associatedWithTitle Earl of Sandwich
Viscountess Hinchingbrooke linkedToTitle Earl of Sandwich
Viscountess Hinchingbrooke relatedTitle Earl of Sandwich
6th Earl of Sandwich nobleTitle Earl of Sandwich
6th Earl of Sandwich heldTitle Earl of Sandwich
Earldom of Sandwich hasTitleHolder Earl of Sandwich
this entity surface form: subsequent Earls of Sandwich
Earl of Sandwich namedAfter Earl of Sandwich self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: sandwich (food)
John Montagu nobleTitle Earl of Sandwich
subject surface form: John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich