Anglo-Normans

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ethno-political group medieval ruling elite nobility

The Anglo-Normans were a medieval ruling elite of mixed Norman and English descent who established powerful feudal lordships across England, Wales, Ireland, and parts of Scotland following the Norman Conquest.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Anglo-Norman nobility	5
Anglo-Norman aristocracy	2
Anglo-Norman Irish families	1
Anglo-Norman knights	1
Anglo-Norman marcher lords	1
Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland	1
Norman and Anglo-Norman nobility	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethno-political group ⓘ medieval ruling elite ⓘ nobility ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPractice	foundation of Norman-style cathedrals ⓘ patronage of monasteries ⓘ use of seals and written charters ⓘ
dominantIn	English episcopate ⓘ English high nobility ⓘ royal court of England ⓘ
emergedAfter	Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
emergedInCentury	11th century ⓘ
ethnicComposition	English ⓘ Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ
expandedInto	Ireland in the 12th century ⓘ Scottish Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales in the 11th century ⓘ
influenced	English administrative practices ⓘ English legal terminology ⓘ Middle English vocabulary ⓘ
introducedInstitution	Anglo-Norman aristocratic law codes ⓘ castle-building in stone ⓘ feudal land tenure in England ⓘ
languageSpoken	Anglo-Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin ⓘ Old French NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatusInIreland	Old English NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryInnovation	heavy cavalry tactics in England ⓘ motte-and-bailey castles in Britain and Ireland ⓘ
notableFamily	House of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ de Clare family NERFINISHED ⓘ de Lacy family NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableLeader	Henry I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ William the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalSystem	feudalism ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruledTerritory	Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Scotland ⓘ parts of Wales ⓘ
socialClass	aristocracy ⓘ knightly class ⓘ
succeededBy	Anglo-French aristocracy ⓘ English-speaking nobility ⓘ
timePeriod	late 11th century to 13th century ⓘ
usedTitle	baron ⓘ earl ⓘ knight ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norman invasion of Ireland → participant → Anglo-Normans ⓘ

Powers → isCategoryOf → Anglo-Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman Irish families

First War 1276–1277 → participant → Anglo-Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Norman marcher lords

Roman de Rou → originallyIntendedAudience → Anglo-Normans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman and Anglo-Norman nobility

Margaret de Clare → heritage → Anglo-Normans ⓘ