knights of the shire
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Knights of the shire were elected county representatives in the English medieval and early modern Parliament, typically drawn from the local gentry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knights of the shire | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
member of Parliament
ⓘ
parliamentary constituency representative ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | county gentry community ⓘ |
| associatedWith | county court elections ⓘ |
| chamber | lower house ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
burgesses
ⓘ
citizens of boroughs ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| differFrom |
peers of the realm
ⓘ
spiritual lords ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
parliamentary rolls
ⓘ
parliamentary writs ⓘ |
| earliestFormation | 13th century ⓘ |
| electorate | county freeholders ⓘ |
| governingMonarchs |
House of Plantagenet
ⓘ
surface form:
Plantagenet dynasty
House of Stuart ⓘ
surface form:
Stuart dynasty
Tudor dynasty ⓘ |
| hasPart | county representatives ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
participate in lawmaking
ⓘ
participate in taxation decisions ⓘ represent rural interests ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | English counties ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory officeholders ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of England ⓘ |
| numberPerCounty | usually two ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | English feudal system ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| politicalRole | local interests mediation at national level ⓘ |
| politicalSphere | English constitutional history ⓘ |
| representedAreaType |
county
ⓘ
shire ⓘ |
| role | represent counties in Parliament ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| status | commoners ⓘ |
| supersededBy | modern Members of Parliament for county constituencies ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| titleIndicates | knightly or gentle status ⓘ |
| typicalBackground | local landowning gentry ⓘ |
| votingQualification | 40-shilling freehold ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.