Duke of Normandy

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ducal title feudal title

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.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Duke of the Normans	1
Dukes of Normandy	1
Robert Curthose	1

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

First Crusade → commandedBy → Duke of Normandy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Robert Curthose

King John of England → positionHeld → Duke of Normandy ⓘ

Normans → ruledBy → Duke of Normandy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dukes of Normandy

Normandy → rulerTitle → Duke of Normandy ⓘ

British monarch → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ

Elizabeth II → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ

Henry I of England → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ

Henry II of England → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ

King Richard the Lionheart → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard I of England

William the Conqueror → title → Duke of Normandy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duke of the Normans

Count of Anjou → titleHolderBecame → Duke of Normandy ⓘ