Court of the Lord High Steward
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The Court of the Lord High Steward was a special English court convened to try peers of the realm for high treason or other serious offenses, presided over by the Lord High Steward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of the Lord High Steward canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English court
ⓘ
special court ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
English peerage
ⓘ
members of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| associatedTitle | Lord High Steward of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityDerivedFrom | royal prerogative ⓘ |
| category |
courts and tribunals with royal prerogative origin
ⓘ
historic courts of England ⓘ |
| competence |
felony
ⓘ
high treason ⓘ serious criminal offenses ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
Crown of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarch of England ⓘ |
| conveningCondition | when a peer was indicted for treason or felony ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| decisionMaker |
Lord High Steward
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
assembled peers ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | decline of trials of peers ⓘ |
| function |
to try peers for high treason
ⓘ
to try peers for serious crimes ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
acts of Parliament
ⓘ
royal commissions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern England
ⓘ
late medieval England ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | peers of the realm ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | extraordinary court ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
convened only for particular cases
ⓘ
limited to peers of the realm ⓘ presided over by a great officer of state ⓘ |
| partOf | English constitutional history ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | Lord High Steward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
Court of Chivalry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of Star Chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
House of Lords
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord High Steward NERFINISHED ⓘ impeachment in the United Kingdom ⓘ trial of peers ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | ordinary criminal courts of England and Wales ⓘ |
| trialParticipants | peerage as jury ⓘ |
| trialType | criminal trial ⓘ |
| usedFor | single specific trials ⓘ |
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