Vice-Admiral of Devon
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Vice-Admiral of Devon was a senior naval and administrative office in the English county of Devon responsible for maritime defense, local naval administration, and jurisdiction over coastal and shipping matters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vice-Admiral of Devon canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county vice-admiralcy
ⓘ
naval office ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
coastal jurisdiction
ⓘ
local naval administration ⓘ maritime defence ⓘ shipping matters ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Crown of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord High Admiral of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| duty |
defence of the Devon coast
ⓘ
enforcement of maritime law ⓘ jurisdiction over prize ships ⓘ jurisdiction over wrecks ⓘ oversight of privateering commissions ⓘ protection of trade ⓘ recruitment of seamen ⓘ suppression of piracy ⓘ |
| governmentalBodyType | county-level maritime authority ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart period
ⓘ
Tudor period ⓘ early modern England ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Devon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coast of Devon ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityOver |
disputes over wreck and salvage
ⓘ
maritime contracts in Devon ⓘ prize courts in Devon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
ⓘ
southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| officeHolder |
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle NERFINISHED ⓘ John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType |
maritime judicial office
ⓘ
regional naval command ⓘ |
| partOf |
English vice-admiralty system
ⓘ
Royal Navy shore administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Vice-Admiral of Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vice-Admiral of Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice-Admiral of Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coastal signal and watch systems
ⓘ
issuing commissions to privateers in Devon ⓘ mustering local naval forces ⓘ |
| status | defunct office ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Admiralty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord High Admiral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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