Calvert family
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The Calvert family was an influential English noble lineage that held the title of Lords Baltimore and served as the proprietors and rulers of colonial Maryland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calvert family canonical | 15 |
| Calvert family crest | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English noble family ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Baltimore County
ⓘ
surface form:
County of Baltimore, Maryland
London, England ⓘ Province of Maryland ⓘ |
| charterYear | 1632 ⓘ |
| coatOfArms |
Calvert family arms
ⓘ
surface form:
Calvert arms (paly of six Or and Sable, a bend counterchanged)
|
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dynasticSuccession | male primogeniture in the Baltimore title ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| founder | George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore ⓘ |
| governanceForm | proprietary colony ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Province of Maryland ⓘ |
| governedUnder | English Crown sovereignty ⓘ |
| grantedCharterBy | Charles I of England ⓘ |
| hereditaryTitle | Baron Baltimore ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key role in establishing an English Catholic refuge in America ⓘ |
| involvedIn | colonization of North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Province of Maryland
ⓘ
promoting religious toleration in Maryland ⓘ |
| legacy |
influence on early American religious freedom laws
ⓘ
namesake of Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ namesake of Calvert County, Maryland ⓘ |
| legalInstrument |
Maryland charter of 1632
ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland colonial charter
|
| lostProprietaryRights | American Revolutionary period ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
barony in the Peerage of England
ⓘ
barony in the Peerage of Ireland ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore
ⓘ
surface form:
Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore ⓘ
surface form:
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore ⓘ Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore ⓘ George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore ⓘ |
| notableTitle |
Baron Baltimore
ⓘ
Baron Baltimore ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Baltimore
|
| patronage | Catholic settlers in Maryland ⓘ |
| policy | support for the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Royalist ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| role |
proprietors of colonial Maryland
ⓘ
rulers of colonial Maryland ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
this entity surface form:
Calvert family crest