Earl of Leicester family
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The Earl of Leicester family is a prominent English noble lineage historically associated with the Leicester earldom and influential roles in British political and social life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earl of Leicester family canonical | 1 |
| English Montfort (Leicester) line | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English noble family ⓘ |
| associatedTitle | Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| hasNotableBranch |
Beaumont family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coke family NERFINISHED ⓘ Dudley family NERFINISHED ⓘ Guernsey family NERFINISHED ⓘ Leicester of Holkham line NERFINISHED ⓘ Plantagenet family NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney family NERFINISHED ⓘ Townshend family NERFINISHED ⓘ de Montfort family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (of Holkham) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOfficeTraditionally |
Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privy Councillor ⓘ |
| heldPoliticalInfluenceIn |
English Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
City of Leicester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Development of English parliamentary institutions
ⓘ
Local governance in Leicestershire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
courtly influence
ⓘ
large landed estates ⓘ military leadership ⓘ patronage of the arts ⓘ service to the English Crown ⓘ |
| languageHistorically |
Early Modern English
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ Modern English ⓘ |
| nobleRank | Earl ⓘ |
| notableSeat |
Holkham Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenilworth Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Leicester Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk estates ⓘ Penshurst Place NERFINISHED ⓘ Warwickshire estates ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleIn |
Elizabethan politics
ⓘ
English medieval politics ⓘ Parliamentary reform in 13th century England ⓘ Tudor court politics ⓘ Whig politics in 18th century Britain ⓘ |
| titleCreatedInPeerage |
Peerage of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peerage of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
English Montfort (Leicester) line