Lord High Constable of England

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The Lord High Constable of England is a great officer of state historically responsible for commanding the army and overseeing matters of chivalry, military justice, and royal ceremonies.


Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English crown office
great officer of state
appointedBy Monarch of England
British monarch
surface form: "Monarch of the United Kingdom"
associatedWithTitle Duke of Buckingham
Earl of Hereford
ceremonialRole bearing a staff of office at coronations
sitting as a judge in ceremonial courts at coronations
ceremonialUse office now normally vacant except for coronations
revived for the coronation of a monarch
country Kingdom of England
currentStatus largely ceremonial and intermittent office
decline military functions largely obsolete by early modern period
domain chivalric law
military affairs
royal ceremonial law
eraOfGreatestPower Middle Ages
hasDuty commanding the royal army
coronation ceremonies
military justice
oversight of chivalry
royal ceremonies
state occasions
historicalFunction custody of prisoners of war
head of the Court of Chivalry
judge in matters of arms and armourial bearings
military discipline
oversight of tournaments and feats of arms
regulation of heralds and officers of arms
historicalRank second in command of the army after the king
historicalStatus key officer in the royal household
one of the highest military offices of the medieval English crown
jurisdiction England
languageOfName English
legalAuthority jurisdiction of the Court of Chivalry
jurisdiction over matters of honour and arms
overlapsWith Earl Marshal
partOf Royal Household of the United Kingdom
surface form: "Household of the Monarch of the United Kingdom"
precedence one of the Great Officers of State
relatedOffice Lord High Constable of Ireland
Lord High Constable of England
surface form: "Lord High Constable of Scotland"
style Lord High Constable of England
surface form: "Lord High Constable"
symbol white staff of office
tenure later held at the monarch’s pleasure
originally hereditary in the family of the Earls of Hereford

Referenced by (8)

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

Court of Chivalry alsoPresidedBy Lord High Constable of England
The Most Noble appliesToOffice Lord High Constable of England
this entity surface form: "Lord High Constable"
Great Officer of State hasPart Lord High Constable of England
this entity surface form: "Lord High Constable"
Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom hasPart Lord High Constable of England
Earl Marshal precedes Lord High Constable of England
Lord High Constable of England relatedOffice Lord High Constable of England
this entity surface form: "Lord High Constable of Scotland"
Earl Marshal sharesJurisdictionWith Lord High Constable of England
Lord High Constable of England style Lord High Constable of England
this entity surface form: "Lord High Constable"