Hereditary Earl Marshal of England

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The Hereditary Earl Marshal of England is a senior Great Officer of State traditionally held by the head of the Howard family, responsible for overseeing major state ceremonies such as coronations and the State Opening of Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Officer of State of England
hereditary office
appointedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
associatedFamily Howard family
associatedTitle Duke of Norfolk
associatedWith British monarchy
Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
category British ceremonial officer
English peerage office
ceremonialDress coronation robes
robes of state
ceremonialRole processions at State Opening of Parliament
processions at coronations
country Kingdom of England
United Kingdom
duty approval of grants of arms
regulation of heraldry in England
hasJurisdictionOver English heralds
hereditaryIn Howard family
historicalOrigin medieval office of Earl Marshal
holdsAuthorityOver Heralds
Kings of Arms
linked to: King of Arms

Pursuivants of Arms
jurisdiction England
Wales
language English
legalStatus statutory office in the United Kingdom
mergedWith office of Marshal of England
officeType ceremonial office
hereditary peerage office
oversees College of Arms
positionHeldBy Duke of Norfolk
precedenceOver other officers of arms
rank eighth of the Great Officers of State
responsibleFor State Opening of Parliament
coronations of British monarchs
major state ceremonies in the United Kingdom
organization of royal weddings
organization of state funerals
seat House of Lords
style Earl Marshal
subordinateBody College of Arms
symbol baton of office
tenure held for life by hereditary right
traditionalHolder head of the Howard family
worksWith Garter Principal King of Arms
Lord Great Chamberlain

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Referenced by (7)

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

House of Howard hereditaryDignity Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk nobleTitle 1st Earl Marshal
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk positionHeld Hereditary Marshal of England
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk positionHeld Hereditary Marshal of England
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk positionHeld Hereditary Marshal of England
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk positionHeld Hereditary Marshal of England
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England
Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk positionHeld Hereditary Marshal of England
linked to: Hereditary Earl Marshal of England