Earl of Norfolk

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The Earl of Norfolk is a historic English peerage title traditionally associated with high-ranking nobility and, at times, the office of Earl Marshal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English earldom
peerage title
associatedRegion East Anglia NERFINISHED
associatedWith Earl Marshal NERFINISHED
category Earls in the Peerage of England
English noble titles
connectedInstitution English monarchy NERFINISHED
House of Lords (historically) NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
createdInCentury 12th century
firstHolder Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk NERFINISHED
governingMonarchAtFirstCreation King Stephen of England NERFINISHED
hasFeudalOrigin yes
hasHeraldicConnection arms of the Howard family
hasPrecedenceOver most other English earls
hasTerritorialDesignation Norfolk NERFINISHED
heldByFamily Bigod family NERFINISHED
Howard family NERFINISHED
Mowbray family NERFINISHED
Plantagenet family NERFINISHED
historicalFunction regional magnate in Norfolk
historicalRole great officer of state (through Earl Marshal)
historicalStatus one of the senior English earldoms
jurisdictionHistorically County of Norfolk NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle English
laterCreationUnderMonarch Edward I of England NERFINISHED
Edward II of England NERFINISHED
Richard II of England NERFINISHED
linkedOffice Earl Marshal of England NERFINISHED
linkedToDukedom Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED
nobleRank earl
notableHolder John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED
Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk NERFINISHED
Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk NERFINISHED
Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk NERFINISHED
oftenCombinedWithOffice Earl Marshal of England NERFINISHED
partOf Peerage of England NERFINISHED
rank high nobility
seatRegion County of Norfolk NERFINISHED
style The Right Honourable
succession hereditary primogeniture (subject to royal grant)
symbolicAssociation authority in Norfolk and East Anglia
titleType hereditary title
traditionalDuties attendance at royal court
military leadership in region (medieval period)
traditionallyHeldBy high-ranking nobility

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