Lordship of Glamorgan
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The Lordship of Glamorgan was a powerful medieval Welsh marcher lordship centered on Cardiff, playing a key role in Norman control and administration of south Wales.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glamorgan lordship | 1 |
| Norman lordship of Glamorgan | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal lordship
ⓘ
marcher lordship ⓘ medieval territorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bridgend area
ⓘ
Caerphilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Neath NERFINISHED ⓘ Vale of Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Norman conquerors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert FitzHamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | pre-Norman Welsh kingdoms in Glamorgan ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Robert FitzHamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | marcher lord ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCenter | Cardiff Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Lordship of Brecon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lordship of Gower NERFINISHED ⓘ native Welsh territories ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCastle |
Caerphilly Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardiff Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Coity Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Neath Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogmore Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
rents and feudal dues ⓘ trade through Cardiff ⓘ |
| hasFeudalRank | one of the most powerful marcher lordships in Wales ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Middle English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | marcher lordship with special privileges ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
right to build castles without royal licence
ⓘ
right to establish boroughs ⓘ right to hold courts ⓘ right to raise revenues locally ⓘ right to wage private war ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| inception |
c. 1091
ⓘ
late 11th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wales
ⓘ
south Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRole |
Norman control of south Wales
ⓘ
administration of south Wales ⓘ |
| replacedBy | county of Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Beauchamp family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Despenser family NERFINISHED ⓘ Dukes of Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ Earls of Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ Earls of Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquesses of Worcester NERFINISHED ⓘ Neville family NERFINISHED ⓘ de Clare family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Norman conquest of Glamorgan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh uprisings against Norman rule ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Norman lordship of Glamorgan
this entity surface form:
Glamorgan lordship