County Palatine of Chester

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The County Palatine of Chester was a semi-autonomous medieval jurisdiction in northwest England, centered on the city of Chester, whose rulers held extensive royal-like powers within its borders.

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Label Occurrences
County Palatine of Chester canonical 4

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county palatine
historic county
medieval jurisdiction
associatedWithTitle Earl of Chester
Prince of Wales
surface form: Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester
borderedBy Irish Sea
Wales
capital City of Chester
surface form: Chester
country Kingdom of England
createdFor Hugh d'Avranches
dissolvedUnder Henry VIII of England
endTime 1530s
16th century
establishedBy William the Conqueror
governedBy earls with quasi-regal authority
hasAdministrativeCentre City of Chester
surface form: Chester
hasJurisdictionOver Cheshire
City of Chester
surface form: Chester

parts of north Wales
hasLegalStatus palatinate
hasLegalSystem distinct palatine jurisdiction
hasPower right to appoint judges
right to hold courts
right to levy certain taxes
right to raise armies
royal-like powers
hasPrivilege limited interference from royal officials
separate courts of justice
separate exchequer
hasRuler Edward I of England
Edward of Caernarfon
Henry III of England
Hugh d'Avranches
Ranulf de Blondeville
Ranulf le Meschin
subsequent Princes of Wales
hasRulerTitle Earl of Chester
Prince of Wales
hasSymbol arms of the Earldom of Chester
hasTypeOfAutonomy semi-autonomous
historicalRegion Cheshire
locatedIn northwest England
mergedInto Cheshire
surface form: County of Chester

Kingdom of England
partOf England
startTime 11th century
c. 1070
successor Cheshire
surface form: County of Cheshire

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earl of Chester locatedIn County Palatine of Chester
Earl of Chester linkedInstitution County Palatine of Chester
Chester Castle associatedWith County Palatine of Chester
Countess of Chester historicalAssociation County Palatine of Chester