Earl of Munster

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The Earl of Munster is a noble title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom historically associated with the illegitimate descendants of King William IV.

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Earl of Munster canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom
hereditary title
title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
associatedWith illegitimate descendants of King William IV
country United Kingdom
createdFor illegitimate children of King William IV
grantedBy British Crown
hasAssociation royal illegitimate lineage
hasGenderedForm Countess of Munster
hasHistoricalContext 19th-century British monarchy
hasPrecedenceIn British order of precedence
surface form: Order of precedence in the United Kingdom
hasStatus extant or extinct depending on creation
hasSuccessionType hereditary succession
hasTerritorialDesignation Munster
hasTitleStyle Earl
historicallyLinkedTo House of Hanover
isNobleTitle true
isSubClassOf British earldom
British peerage title
jurisdiction United Kingdom
languageOfTitle English
linkedTo British royal family
monarchAtCreation William IV
surface form: William IV of the United Kingdom
namedAfter Munster
nobleRank Earl
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
titleCategory noble title
traditionallyHeldBy descendants of William IV outside the line of succession
typeOfHonor noble dignity
usedIn British nobility

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William IV title Earl of Munster