County Palatine of Chester

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county palatine historic county medieval jurisdiction

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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county palatine → historic county → medieval jurisdiction →
associatedWithTitle	Earl of Chester → Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester →
borderedBy	Irish Sea → Wales →
capital	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	Chester →
hasJurisdictionOver	Cheshire → 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 NERFINISHED → Edward of Caernarfon → Henry III of England NERFINISHED → 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	County of Chester → Kingdom of England →
partOf	England NERFINISHED →
startTime	11th century → c. 1070 →
successor	County of Cheshire →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chester Castle →	associatedWith
Earl of Chester →	linkedInstitution
Earl of Chester →	locatedIn