Duke of Lancaster

E20513

hereditary title peerage title royal title

The Duke of Lancaster is a royal title traditionally held by the reigning British monarch in connection with the historic Duchy of Lancaster, a significant landed estate and source of private income for the sovereign.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary title ⓘ peerage title ⓘ royal title ⓘ
associatedEstate	Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ
associatedWith	British monarch ⓘ Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ
ceremonialRoleIn	Lancashire ⓘ
connectedTo	Crown Estate system (distinct from Crown Estate) ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
currentHolder	Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ surface form: Charles III
distinctFrom	Crown Estate ⓘ Duke of Cornwall ⓘ Duke of York ⓘ
hasMotto	Dieu et mon droit ⓘ surface form: “Dieu et mon droit” (as part of the sovereign’s arms)
hasRevenueType	private estate income ⓘ
hasSeatOfAdministration	Lancaster Castle ⓘ
hasTerritorialAssociation	County Palatine of Lancaster ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ
heldBy	Charles I of England ⓘ surface form: Charles I Charles II of England ⓘ surface form: Charles II Edward IV of England ⓘ surface form: Edward IV Edward VII ⓘ Elizabeth I of England ⓘ surface form: Elizabeth I Elizabeth II ⓘ George I of Great Britain ⓘ surface form: George I George II of Great Britain ⓘ surface form: George II George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: George III George V ⓘ George VI ⓘ King Henry IV of England ⓘ surface form: Henry IV Henry V of England ⓘ surface form: Henry V King Henry VI of England ⓘ surface form: Henry VI Henry VII of England ⓘ surface form: Henry VII Henry VIII of England ⓘ surface form: Henry VIII James VI and I ⓘ surface form: James I James II of England ⓘ surface form: James II Victoria ⓘ William III of England ⓘ surface form: William III reigning British sovereign ⓘ
historicalBearer	Henry of Grosmont ⓘ John of Gaunt ⓘ
legalStatusOfEstate	Crown body separate from the Crown Estate ⓘ
linkedTo	Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ surface form: Duchy of Lancaster estates
mergedInto	Crown ⓘ
precededBy	John of Gaunt ⓘ surface form: Duke of Lancaster (John of Gaunt)
sourceOf	private income for the sovereign ⓘ
styleUsedIn	Lancashire toasts and loyal addresses ⓘ
titleIn	Peerage of England ⓘ
traditionalHolder	British monarch ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

House of Lancaster → dynasticTitle → Duke of Lancaster ⓘ

Catherine of Lancaster → fatherTitle → Duke of Lancaster ⓘ

Duchy of Lancaster → heldByInCapacityAs → Duke of Lancaster ⓘ

British monarch → title → Duke of Lancaster ⓘ

King Henry IV of England → title → Duke of Lancaster ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry IV of England

Henry V of England → title → Duke of Lancaster ⓘ

John of Gaunt → title → Duke of Lancaster ⓘ