Master of the King’s Posts
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Master of the King’s Posts was a senior royal official in England responsible for overseeing and managing the kingdom’s postal system.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government position
ⓘ
royal office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| domain |
overland mail routes
ⓘ
royal communications network ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
communications
ⓘ
postal administration ⓘ transport administration ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Master of the King’s Post
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Master of the Posts NERFINISHED ⓘ Master of the Posts to His Majesty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
postal contractors
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postmasters ⓘ royal couriers ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
appointment of postmasters
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control of postal charges and fees ⓘ enforcement of postal monopolies on letter carriage ⓘ ensuring speed and reliability of royal correspondence ⓘ licensing of postal operations ⓘ maintenance of post roads and stages ⓘ management of royal posts and couriers ⓘ oversight of royal postal system ⓘ regulation of postal routes ⓘ security of official communications ⓘ supervision of royal messengers ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
centralization of postal services under the Crown
ⓘ
facilitation of government information flow ⓘ support of royal administration through communication ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern England ⓘ |
| isAbolished | true ⓘ |
| isPositionIn | English monarchy ⓘ |
| isPredecessorOf |
Postmaster General of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Crown office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
English royal administration
ⓘ
Royal Household of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | English monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfPower |
administrative authority
ⓘ
patronage over postal appointments ⓘ regulatory authority ⓘ |
| usedBy |
royal court
ⓘ
royal government ⓘ state officials ⓘ |
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