Lordship of Clun
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The Lordship of Clun was a medieval Marcher lordship on the Welsh–English border, centered on Clun Castle in Shropshire and notable for its strategic military and administrative role in frontier politics.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marcher lordship
ⓘ
feudal lordship ⓘ |
| appliesLegalRegime | Marcher law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clun town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Clun Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| existedAs | territorial unit with special privileges ⓘ |
| feudalSystem | English feudalism ⓘ |
| governanceCharacteristic |
hereditary lordship
ⓘ
wide seignorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| governedBy | Marcher lord ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Clun Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCentre | Clun Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Clun Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
frontier defence
ⓘ
local governance ⓘ military administration ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryFeature |
fortified borough at Clun
ⓘ
stone castle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Clun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding manors ⓘ |
| hasRight |
fiscal privileges
ⓘ
judicial autonomy ⓘ military autonomy ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | control of routes into central Wales ⓘ |
| hasTopographicalFeature | hilly borderland terrain ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
buffer zone between England and Wales
ⓘ
centre of frontier politics ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin (administration)
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shropshire
ⓘ
Welsh–English border ⓘ |
| partOf | Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Shropshire ⓘ |
| religion | Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of river crossings near Clun
ⓘ
protection of English interior from Welsh raids ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| typeOfBorderLordship | semi-autonomous marcher territory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of local justice
ⓘ
collection of feudal dues ⓘ military campaigns on the Welsh frontier ⓘ |
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