Duke of Normandy

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The Duke of Normandy is the feudal title held by the British monarch in respect of the Channel Islands, reflecting their historic status separate from the United Kingdom.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title ⓘ
feudal title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Channel Islands
associatedWith Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Bailiwick of Guernsey

Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Bailiwick of Jersey
ceremonialUsage used in Channel Islands loyal toasts ⓘ
country Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Channel Islands
distinctFrom Duke of Brittany ⓘ
Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
surface form: King of the United Kingdom
firstHolder Rollo ⓘ
follows Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Normandy
genderNeutralUsage British monarch is styled Duke of Normandy regardless of sex ⓘ
governingLaw customary law of Guernsey ⓘ
customary law of Jersey ⓘ
hasHistoricalConnection Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Normandy

Kingdom of England ⓘ
Battle of Hastings ⓘ
surface form: Norman Conquest of England

Normandy ⓘ
hasPart title Duke of Normandy in respect of Guernsey ⓘ
title Duke of Normandy in respect of Jersey ⓘ
heldBy British monarch ⓘ
inception 911 ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
legalStatus Crown dependency title ⓘ
lostContinentalTerritory 1204 loss of mainland Normandy to French crown ⓘ
notableHolder Charles II of England ⓘ
Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ
surface form: Charles III

Elizabeth II ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
Henry V of England ⓘ
King Henry VI of England ⓘ
surface form: Henry VI of England

King John of England ⓘ
surface form: John of England

King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
surface form: Richard I of England

William the Conqueror ⓘ
precededBy Rouen ⓘ
surface form: Count of Rouen
reflects separate constitutional status of Channel Islands ⓘ
sovereignOver Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Alderney (historically)

Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Guernsey (historically)

Herm (historically) ⓘ
Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Jersey (historically)

Sark ⓘ
surface form: Sark (historically)
territorialExtentHistorical Duchy of Normandy in medieval period ⓘ
territorialExtentModern Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Channel Islands only
titleHolderRole head of state of Guernsey ⓘ
head of state of Jersey ⓘ
titleRetainedAfter Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ
union of English and Scottish crowns ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

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

Elizabeth II → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
British monarch → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
King John of England → positionHeld → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Normans → ruledBy → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dukes of Normandy
First Crusade → commandedBy → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert Curthose
William the Conqueror → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of the Normans
King Richard the Lionheart → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard I of England
Count of Anjou → titleHolderBecame → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Normandy → rulerTitle → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Henry II of England → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Henry I of England → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Falaise, Duchy of Normandy → governedBy → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dukes of Normandy (historically)
House of Normandy → titleHeld → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
William Adelin → positionHeld → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Normandy (designated)
Robert I, Duke of Normandy → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
County of Boulogne → overlord → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Robert Curthose → positionHeld → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Robert Curthose → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Count of Rouen → precedes → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Count of Rouen → hasSuccessor → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
House of Ingelger → heldTitle → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
medieval Duchy of Normandy → firstRulerTitle → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
subject surface form: Duchy of Normandy
Geoffrey V Plantagenet → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Berengaria of Navarre → spouseTitle → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Stephen of England → positionHeld → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
William Longsword → positionHeld → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Louis XVII of France → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
House of Montgomery → allegiance → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dukes of Normandy
County of Maine → contestedBy → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dukes of Normandy
John II of France → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Roman de Rou → focusesOn → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman dukes
Saint-Clair-sur-Epte → receivedTitle → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
subject surface form: Rollo
Bonne of Bohemia → spouseTitleAtMarriage → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Politics of Guernsey → headOfStateTitle → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
John, son of Henry II → positionHeld → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
John, son of Henry II → nobleTitle → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Château Gaillard, Normandy → formerOwner → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
subject surface form: Château Gaillard
this entity surface form: Dukes of Normandy
Henry Beauclerc → positionHeld → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Treaty of Le Goulet → confirmedAs → Duke of Normandy ⓘ