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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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.