Earl of Salisbury
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The Earl of Salisbury was a prominent English noble title historically associated with powerful medieval aristocratic families involved in the Wars of the Roses and high court politics.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earl of Salisbury (jure uxoris) | 1 |
| Earl of Salisbury (jure uxoris, disputed) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English noble title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English peerage
ⓘ
Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | English Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch |
Edward IV of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToEvent |
English court politics
ⓘ
Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from the town of Salisbury ⓘ |
| governingJurisdiction | County of Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFemaleEquivalentTitle | Countess of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldByFamily |
Montagu family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neville family NERFINISHED ⓘ Plantagenet dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ de Bohun family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldByPerson |
Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | major magnate in late medieval England ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct title (in some creations) ⓘ |
| holderEntitledTo | seat in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| linkedToConflict | late medieval baronial conflicts ⓘ |
| linkedToFaction |
House of Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToRegion | southern England ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wiltshire ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| notableHolderExecuted | Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolderExecutedBy | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolderRole |
military commander
ⓘ
political leader ⓘ powerful medieval magnate ⓘ royal favourite ⓘ |
| partOf | Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Yorkist leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedenceWithin | English nobility ⓘ |
| seatAssociatedWith |
Old Sarum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salisbury Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| successionLaw | male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | place-based title ⓘ |
| titleType | hereditary peerage title ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Earl of Salisbury (jure uxoris)
this entity surface form:
Earl of Salisbury (jure uxoris, disputed)
subject surface form:
Marquess of Salisbury