Cornwallis family
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The Cornwallis family is a prominent English aristocratic lineage known for producing influential military leaders, colonial administrators, and politicians from the early modern period onward.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornwallis-West | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English aristocratic family ⓘ |
| aristocraticRankRange | baron to marquess ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | Argent, a lion rampant guardant gules within a bordure sable bezantée ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English people ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Bengal Presidency
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ⓘ
Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestralSeatIn |
Norfolk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heraldicSymbol | lion rampant guardant ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
governance of British colonies
ⓘ
service in British Army ⓘ service in Royal Navy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colonial administration
ⓘ
military service ⓘ political influence ⓘ |
| languageOfFamily | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British peerage ⓘ |
| nobleTitleHeld |
Baron Cornwallis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
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ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ William Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | English landed gentry ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Tory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whig ⓘ |
| producedOfficeHolder |
Archbishop of Canterbury
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ⓘ
Governor-General of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Royal Navy admiral ⓘ colonial governor ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| religionTraditionally | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| socialClass | British nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cornwallis-West