Earl of Mansfield
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The Earl of Mansfield is a hereditary British peerage title in the Scottish nobility, historically associated with the Murray family and notable holders such as the influential 18th-century jurist William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2nd Earl of Mansfield | 1 |
| William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield | 0 |
| Scone Palace | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British judge
ⓘ
Scottish politician ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ historic house ⓘ |
| associatedEstate | Scone Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Perthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
18th-century British judiciary
ⓘ
British legal history ⓘ Clan Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Murray family titles
ⓘ
Scottish earls ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| creationDate | 18th century ⓘ |
| family | Murray family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male-preference succession (historically) ⓘ |
| hasJuristHolder | William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditary | true ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important in development of commercial law through 1st Earl’s judgments ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legislativeRole | seat in House of Lords (historically) ⓘ |
| linkedNobleHouse | House of Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| monarchAtCreation | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobilityType | Scottish nobility ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | influence on English common law ⓘ |
| notableHolder | William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerageStatus | extant ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedence |
above viscount
ⓘ
below marquess ⓘ |
| rank | earl ⓘ |
| seatType | peerage seat ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | Lord Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolderStyle | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| transmission | hereditary succession ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2nd Earl of Mansfield