Lord Lieutenant of South Wales

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The Lord Lieutenant of South Wales was the British monarch’s chief royal representative in the historic Welsh counties of Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, and Radnorshire, responsible for local militia and ceremonial duties.

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Label Occurrences
Lord Lieutenant of South Wales canonical 2

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown appointment
ceremonial office
appliesToJurisdiction Brecknockshire NERFINISHED
Glamorgan NERFINISHED
Radnorshire NERFINISHED
South Wales NERFINISHED
appointedBy British monarch NERFINISHED
basedOn English lieutenancy system
category Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom
Lord-Lieutenants in Wales NERFINISHED
Military history of Wales NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
hasDuty ceremonial representation of the Crown
command of local militia
liaison with local authorities on royal matters
organization of local defence
oversight of justices of the peace in the lieutenancy area
participation in civic and ceremonial events
historicalRegion historic counties of Wales
location Wales NERFINISHED
officeHolderRole monarch’s chief royal representative in South Wales
officeType Lord Lieutenancy NERFINISHED
partOf Lieutenancy areas of Wales NERFINISHED
replacedBy separate Lord Lieutenants for Glamorgan, Brecknockshire, and Radnorshire
subordinateTo Home Office NERFINISHED
Privy Council NERFINISHED

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Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of South Wales
Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of South Wales