Earl of March

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The Earl of March is a historic noble title in the Peerage of England and Scotland, long associated with powerful border lords and claimants to the throne.

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Label Occurrences
Earl of March canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom
hereditary title
noble title
associatedDynasty House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet

House of York
surface form: Yorkist
associatedRegion English Marches
Scottish Borders
surface form: Scottish Marches
associatedWith Anglo-Scottish border
border lords
claimants to the throne
category Peerage of England
surface form: Earls in the Peerage of England

Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
English nobility
Scottish nobility
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
feudalFunction administration of border territories
military leadership
hasMultipleCreations true
hasTerritorialDesignation Marches
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
languageOfTitle English
Scots
linkedToConflict Anglo-Scottish Wars
surface form: Anglo-Scottish border wars

Wars of the Roses
linkedToMonarchy English monarchy
Kings of Scotland
surface form: Scottish monarchy
nobilityRank earl
notableHolder Edward, Earl of March
Dunbar Castle
surface form: House of Dunbar

House of York
notableHolderRole Edward, Earl of March
surface form: Edward, Earl of March was later King Edward IV of England
partOf Peerage of England
Peerage of Scotland
politicalRole border defence
regional governance
royal succession disputes
precedenceAbove viscount
precedenceBelow marquess
status historic title
styleOfAddress The Right Honourable
titleType feudal earldom
usedIn Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland

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Referenced by (11)

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

Henry V of England title Earl of March
Dukes of Richmond subsidiaryTitle Earl of March
King Henry V positionHeld Earl of March
subject surface form: Henry V of England
George Dunbar, Earl of March title Earl of March