Lord Keeper
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The Lord Keeper was a senior English and later British royal official responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal, often exercising powers similar to those of the Lord Chancellor.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British crown office
ⓘ
English crown office ⓘ royal office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | the monarch ⓘ |
| continuedAfter | Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| couldSitIn | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exercisedFunctionOf | Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedBefore | Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadStyle | Right Honourable ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
custody of the Great Seal
ⓘ
use of the Great Seal ⓘ |
| hasPowerSimilarTo | Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart period
ⓘ
Tudor period NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern England ⓘ |
| isSeniorOfficeOf |
Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Household NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
later Great Britain ⓘ later United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalStatus | great officer of state ⓘ |
| officeType |
judicial office
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| oversaw | affixing of the Great Seal to official documents ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo | Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice |
Lord Chancellor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Privy Seal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
validating important state documents
ⓘ
validating letters patent ⓘ validating royal charters ⓘ |
| symbolOfAuthority | Great Seal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSeal |
Great Seal of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Seal of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Seal of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasEventually | merged in practice with the office of Lord Chancellor ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf | Privy Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOften |
a peer
ⓘ
a senior lawyer ⓘ |
| wasSometimes | a commoner elevated to high office ⓘ |
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