Earl of Northumbria

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The Earl of Northumbria was a powerful medieval English noble title associated with ruling the historically significant border region of Northumbria between England and Scotland.

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Label Occurrences
Earl of Northumbria canonical 9
Earl of Bamburgh 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf earldom
noble title
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Northumbria
border region between England and Scotland
northern England
country Kingdom of England
dissolved 13th century
followedBy Northumberland County
surface form: County of Northumberland
follows Kingdom of Northumbria
hasBorderWith Kingdom of Scotland
Scottish Borders
surface form: Scottish Marches
hasCapital Bamburgh
York
hasPart Bernicia
Deira
hasRole administration of Northumbria
defence of the English-Scottish border
military leadership in northern England
inception 10th century
languageUsed Latin
Old English
locatedInTimePeriod High Middle Ages
early Middle Ages
partOf English peerage
positionHeldBy Alexander II of Scotland
Edwin, Earl of Mercia
Henry III of England
Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria
Hugh de Puiset
John of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon
John, Count of Mortain
Ranulf de Blondeville
Robert de Mowbray
Siward, Earl of Northumbria
Tostig Godwinson
Uhtred the Bold
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria
William I of Scotland
surface form: William the Lion
religion Roman Catholicism
replaced Earl of Northumberland
saidToBeSameAs Earl of Northumbria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Earl of Bamburgh

Earl of York
significantEvent Anglo-Scottish border conflicts
Harrying of the North
Norman Conquest of England
subordinateTo King of England

Referenced by (10)

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

William I of Scotland nobleTitle Earl of Northumbria
Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria title Earl of Northumbria
Robert de Mowbray positionHeld Earl of Northumbria
Robert de Mowbray title Earl of Northumbria
House of Godwin titleHeldByMembers Earl of Northumbria
Tostig Godwinson title Earl of Northumbria
Tostig Godwinson positionHeld Earl of Northumbria
Earl of Northumbria saidToBeSameAs Earl of Northumbria self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Earl of Bamburgh
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria nobleTitle Earl of Northumbria
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria positionHeld Earl of Northumbria