Coke family

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British aristocratic family

The Coke family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage historically influential in politics, law, and landownership, particularly associated with the Earls of Leicester of Holkham.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British aristocratic family →
architecturalPatronage	Palladian architecture at Holkham Hall →
associatedWithEstate	Holkham Hall →
associatedWithPlace	Holkham, Norfolk →
associatedWithTitle	Earl of Leicester →
coatOfArmsDescription	argent, on a chevron gules three eagles displayed or →
country	United Kingdom →
hasHereditaryOffice	Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk (held by members) → Member of Parliament (held by members) →
hasNotableMember	Edward Coke → Edward Coke, Viscount Coke → John Coke → Lady Anne Coke → Lady Elizabeth Coke → Lady Mary Coke → Philip Coke → Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation) → Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester (second creation) → Thomas Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester (second creation) → Thomas Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester (second creation) → Thomas Coke, 5th Earl of Leicester (second creation) → Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester (second creation) → Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (second creation) → Wenman Coke →
hasTitle	Baron Lovel → Baron de Clifford (through marriage alliances) → Earl of Leicester (second creation, 1837) → Viscount Coke →
historicalRole	Whig political family → landed gentry in Norfolk → patrons of agricultural improvement → patrons of architecture →
influentialPeriod	17th century → 18th century → 19th century →
knownForProperty	Holkham estate → extensive agricultural lands in Norfolk →
languageOfFamily	English →
nobleFamilyOf	Peerage of Great Britain →
notableFor	large landownership in England → legal influence in Britain → political influence in Britain →
notableSeat	Holkham Hall →
originatesFrom	Norfolk, England →
politicalAffiliation	Liberal Party (later members) → Whig Party (historically) →
religionTraditionally	Anglicanism →
socialClass	British nobility → landed aristocracy →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Coke Medal →	namedAfter
Melbourne Hall →	notableOwner