Baron Baltimore

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English peerage title hereditary title

Baron Baltimore was an English noble title most famously associated with the Calvert family, who founded and governed the early American colony of Maryland.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Baron Baltimore canonical	6
Lord Baltimore	5
Baroness Baltimore	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English peerage title ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ
associatedWith	Colony of Maryland ⓘ Province of Maryland ⓘ
coatOfArmsUsedIn	Seal of Maryland ⓘ surface form: Great Seal of Maryland
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdFor	George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore ⓘ surface form: George Calvert
creationDate	1625 ⓘ
extinctionDate	1771 ⓘ
extinctionReason	lack of legitimate male heirs ⓘ
firstHolder	George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore ⓘ
governed	Colony of Maryland ⓘ Province of Maryland ⓘ
grantedBy	Kingdom of England ⓘ surface form: English Crown
grantedPowers	quasi-feudal authority over Maryland ⓘ right to appoint colonial officials in Maryland ⓘ right to collect certain taxes in Maryland ⓘ right to establish courts in Maryland ⓘ
hasHolder	Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore ⓘ Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore ⓘ Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore ⓘ George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore ⓘ
historicalEra	Colonial America ⓘ Early Modern period ⓘ surface form: Early modern period
influenced	Maryland Toleration Act ⓘ surface form: Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 religious toleration policies in Maryland ⓘ
lastHolder	Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore ⓘ
legacy	name used in Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ symbol of Maryland’s colonial proprietorship ⓘ
linkedPlace	Baltimore, County Cork ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, County Longford, Ireland London, England ⓘ surface form: London Maryland ⓘ
monarchAtCreation	James VI and I ⓘ surface form: James I of England
mostFamousHolder	Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore ⓘ
nobleFamily	Calvert family ⓘ
notableFor	founding of Maryland ⓘ proprietary government in colonial America ⓘ
peerage	Peerage of England ⓘ Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
politicalSystemAssociated	proprietary colony ⓘ
religionOfFoundingFamily	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
titleHolderRole	proprietor of Maryland ⓘ
titleTerritorialDesignation	of Baltimore in the County of Longford ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore → titleHeld → Baron Baltimore ⓘ

subject surface form: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore

Anne Arundell → nobleTitle → Baron Baltimore ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baroness Baltimore

Talbot family → connectedTo → Baron Baltimore ⓘ