Earl of Godolphin

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The Earl of Godolphin is a historic British peerage title associated with the influential Godolphin family, notably linked to high political office in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

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Earl of Godolphin canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf peerage title
title in the Peerage of England
associatedEstate Godolphin, Cornwall
surface form: Godolphin estate, Cornwall
associatedMonarch Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Queen Anne of Great Britain

William III of England
associatedOffice Lord High Treasurer
surface form: Lord High Treasurer of England
associatedWith Godolphin
surface form: Godolphin Arabian

Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
coatOfArms Arms of Godolphin family
connectedTo Spencer-Churchill family
surface form: Churchill family

Marlborough family
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
createdBy Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Queen Anne
creationDate 1706
extinctionDate 1766
firstHolder Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
genderRestriction male-preference primogeniture
governingBody House of Lords
hasTitleHolder Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
William Godolphin, 3rd Earl of Godolphin
hereditary true
jurisdiction Parliament of England
Parliament of Great Britain
languageOfTitle English
lastHolder William Godolphin, 3rd Earl of Godolphin
maritalAlliance Duke of Marlborough
namedAfter Godolphin family of Cornwall
surface form: Godolphin family
nobleFamily Godolphin family of Cornwall
surface form: Godolphin family
notableFor association with the office of Lord High Treasurer
influence in late 17th-century and early 18th-century British politics
notableMember Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
peerageRank earl
politicalAlignment Court party
Tory
precedence below marquess and above viscount
region England
seat Broomfield, Essex
Godolphin
surface form: Godolphin House
status extinct
style The Right Honourable
subsidiaryTitle Baron Godolphin
Viscount Rialton
timePeriod early 18th century
late 17th century
titleType hereditary peerage

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Godolphin associatedWithTitle Earl of Godolphin
Godolphin hasHereditaryTitle Earl of Godolphin
Viscount Rialton subsidiaryTitleOf Earl of Godolphin
Viscount Rialton higherTitle Earl of Godolphin
Viscount Rialton associatedTitle Earl of Godolphin
Sidney nobleTitle Earl of Godolphin
subject surface form: Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
Godolphin family of Cornwall titleHeld Earl of Godolphin
Broomfield, Essex countryResidenceOf Earl of Godolphin