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.
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.