Earl Fortescue
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British aristocratic family
British peer
King of Great Britain
coat of arms
country house
courtesy title
hereditary title
Earl Fortescue is a hereditary peerage title in the British nobility historically associated with the influential Fortescue family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earl Fortescue canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aristocratic family
ⓘ
British peer ⓘ King of Great Britain ⓘ coat of arms ⓘ country house ⓘ courtesy title ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ |
| associatedEstate | Fortescue estates in Devon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Earldoms in the Peerage of Great Britain
ⓘ
Noble titles created in 1789 ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 1789 ⓘ |
| familySeat | Castle Hill, Filleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heraldicElement | Fortescue coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditary | true ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence | regional politics in Devon ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Devon ⓘ |
| monarchAtCreation | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobilityStatus | peerage ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Fortescue family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fortescue family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFamilyMember |
Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Lieutenant of Devon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedence | below marquess and above viscount ⓘ |
| rank | earl ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| subsidiaryTitle | Viscount Ebrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalAlignment |
Liberal
ⓘ
Whig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfInheritance | male-preference primogeniture ⓘ |
| usedBy | heir apparent to the Earl Fortescue ⓘ |
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