Dukes of Lancaster

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The Dukes of Lancaster are noble titleholders in the English peerage historically associated with the powerful Duchy of Lancaster, a royal estate and source of income for the reigning monarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English peerage title
noble title
peerage title
associatedWith Duchy of Lancaster NERFINISHED
English monarchy NERFINISHED
ceremonialAssociation Lancaster Castle NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
currentHolder British monarch NERFINISHED
currentHolderLegalPerson Crown in right of the Duchy of Lancaster NERFINISHED
currentHolderTitleUsage Duke of Lancaster NERFINISHED
distinctFrom Duchy of Cornwall NERFINISHED
Duke of Lancaster Regiment NERFINISHED
economicBasis landed estates
revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster
firstCreationDate 14th century
genderNeutralUsage monarch styled as Duke of Lancaster regardless of sex
governedEstatesAdministeredBy Duchy of Lancaster administration NERFINISHED
hasFeudalConnectionTo County Palatine of Lancaster NERFINISHED
hasSymbol Duchy of Lancaster arms NERFINISHED
red rose of Lancaster
hasTerritorialAssociation Lancashire NERFINISHED
Lancaster NERFINISHED
historicalPrivilege palatine jurisdiction in Lancashire
historicalRole major landholders in medieval England
power base for royal authority in northern England
incomeBeneficiary reigning monarch
incomeUse privy purse
legalStatusOfEstates separate from the Crown Estate
linkedToDynasty House of Lancaster NERFINISHED
House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED
House of Tudor NERFINISHED
House of Windsor NERFINISHED
mergedWithCrown 1399
mergedWithCrownThrough accession of Henry Bolingbroke as Henry IV
nobleClass high nobility
notableHolder Henry of Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster NERFINISHED
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster NERFINISHED
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (second creation) NERFINISHED
partOf Peerage of England NERFINISHED
politicalSignificance influence in the Wars of the Roses
power base for the Lancastrian branch of the Plantagenets
religiousPatronage various churches and chantries in Lancashire
styleUsedIn Lancashire toasts and loyal addresses
royal proclamations
successionLinkedTo succession to the English and later British throne
titleHereditary yes
titleRank duke

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Lancaster Castle builtFor Dukes of Lancaster
Lancaster House namedAfter Dukes of Lancaster