Countess of Richmond

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The Countess of Richmond was a noble title in medieval England, most famously associated with powerful royal women who held extensive lands and influence in the region of Richmond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English peerage title
noble title
associatedWithCounty Yorkshire
associatedWithEvent Wars of the Roses
associatedWithPlace Richmond
associatedWithRegion Richmondshire
associatedWithReligion Roman Catholicism
country Kingdom of England
economicBase revenues from Honour of Richmond
feudalConnection Honour of Richmond
feudalRank countess
genderRestriction female titleholder
hereditaryStatus often held jure uxoris or jure hereditatis
influenceSphere northern England
jurisdiction manorial rights in Richmondshire
landholdingType feudal barony
linkedToDynasty Duke of Brittany
surface form: Dukes of Brittany

House of Lancaster
House of Plantagenet
Tudor dynasty
surface form: House of Tudor
linkedToMonarch Edward III of England
Henry II of England
Henry V of England
King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England

Henry VII of England
Henry VIII of England
notableHolder Anne of Brittany
Blanche of Lancaster
Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland)
surface form: Catherine of Braganza

Constance, Duchess of Brittany
surface form: Constance of Brittany

Eleanor of Aquitaine
Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York
Joan of Brittany
Joan of Valois, Duchess of Brittany
surface form: Joan of Valois

Margaret Beaufort
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
Maud of Avesnes
notableHolderRole mother of Henry VII of England
politicalRole landed magnate in northern England
supporter of royal authority
relatedTitle Duke of Richmond
Earl of Richmond
socialStatus high nobility
titleLanguage English
Latin
titleStyle Countess of Richmond self-link
titleType comital title
feudal dignity
usedInPeriod Middle Ages

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

Beatrice of England title Countess of Richmond
Margaret Beaufort title Countess of Richmond
this entity surface form: Countess of Richmond and Derby
Beaufort family hasTitle Countess of Richmond
this entity surface form: Countess of Richmond and Derby
Countess of Richmond titleStyle Countess of Richmond self-link
Margaret of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany nobleRank Countess of Richmond
this entity surface form: countess of Richmond
Margaret of Huntingdon title Countess of Richmond