Fortescue
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Fortescue is an English surname historically associated with a prominent landed and political family, particularly influential in Devon and Cornwall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortescue canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English-language surname ⓘ |
| associatedWithCounty |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
English families
ⓘ
English noble families ⓘ Surnames of English origin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| etymologyStatus | of Norman origin (disputed/uncertain details) ⓘ |
| hasFamilySeat | Castle Hill, Filleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicArms | Fortescue coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNobleTitle |
Baron Fortescue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Adrian Fortescue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chichester Fortescue, Baron Carlingford NERFINISHED ⓘ Denzil Fortescue, 6th Earl Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFamilyBranch |
Fortescue family of Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fortescue family of Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantSpelling | Fortescute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
landed gentry family name
ⓘ
politically influential family name ⓘ |
| notableIn |
British peerage
ⓘ
British politics ⓘ English legal history ⓘ |
| usedAs |
family name
ⓘ
surname ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.