Lord Lieutenant of Wales
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The Lord Lieutenant of Wales was the English Crown’s chief royal representative in Wales, overseeing military, administrative, and ceremonial duties across the principality before the role was replaced by county-based lieutenancies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Lieutenant of Wales canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown office
ⓘ
ceremonial office ⓘ military office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Principality of Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
English Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarch of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
centralised authority over all of Wales
ⓘ
combination of military and civil powers ⓘ direct accountability to the monarch ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
local governance in Wales
ⓘ
military affairs in Wales ⓘ royal ceremonial in Wales ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administrative oversight in Wales
ⓘ
ceremonial representation of the Crown in Wales ⓘ liaison between central government and Welsh localities ⓘ maintenance of local defence in Wales ⓘ organising local forces in time of war or rebellion ⓘ oversight of military forces in Wales ⓘ raising militia in Wales ⓘ representing the monarch at official events in Wales ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | modern Lord Lieutenants of Welsh counties ⓘ |
| historicalLocation |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Crown’s regional administration in Wales ⓘ |
| officeHolder | nobleman of high rank ⓘ |
| partOf | English lieutenancy system ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire NERFINISHED ⓘ county lieutenancies in Wales ⓘ |
| roleOf | chief royal representative in Wales ⓘ |
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