Lordship of Pembroke
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The Lordship of Pembroke was a powerful medieval Marcher lordship in southwest Wales centered on Pembroke Castle, playing a key role in Norman control and administration of the region.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pembroke earldom | 1 |
| marcher lordship of Pembroke | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marcher lordship
ⓘ
feudal lordship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Norman marcher lords
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman baronage ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Irish Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lordship of Haverford NERFINISHED ⓘ Lordship of Kidwelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Pembroke Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| defensiveRole |
control of routes into south Wales
ⓘ
protection of sea approaches to Wales ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Normans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Norman conquest of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative unit
ⓘ
military frontier ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Pembroke Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadEconomicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade via Milford Haven ⓘ |
| hadPrivileges |
right to build castles
ⓘ
right to hold courts ⓘ right to wage private war ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeySite |
Manorbier Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenby NERFINISHED ⓘ town of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStronghold | Pembroke Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleAssociated | Earl of Pembroke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Dyfed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Tudor-era shire system of Pembrokeshire ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
Anglo-Norman French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | quasi-independent Marcher lordship ⓘ |
| localLanguagesSpoken | Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwest Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Pembrokeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Anglo-Norman colonisation of Wales
ⓘ
Norman control of southwest Wales ⓘ |
| religion | Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| typeOfBorder | Anglo-Welsh frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underSuzeraintyOf | English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pembroke earldom
this entity surface form:
marcher lordship of Pembroke