Admiral of the North

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Admiral of the North was a senior English naval command in the late Middle Ages responsible for overseeing fleets and maritime defense in the northern seas around England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English crown appointment ⓘ
military rank ⓘ
naval office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction North Sea ⓘ
northern maritime counties of England ⓘ
northern seas around England ⓘ
appointedBy English monarch ⓘ
royal letters patent ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
endTime early 15th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork maritime defense ⓘ
naval administration ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
followedBy Admiral of the North and West ⓘ
Lord High Admiral of England ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver impressed merchant vessels in the north ⓘ
naval personnel in northern fleets ⓘ
royal ships in northern waters ⓘ
hasComponent admiralty court in the north ⓘ
hasDuty command northern fleets ⓘ
coordinate coastal defenses in northern England ⓘ
enforce maritime law in northern waters ⓘ
manage naval logistics for northern fleets ⓘ
organize naval expeditions in the north ⓘ
oversee maritime defense in northern seas ⓘ
protect English shipping in northern waters ⓘ
supervise admirals and captains under northern command ⓘ
suppress piracy in northern seas ⓘ
historicalPeriod medieval England ⓘ
locationOfWork Hull ⓘ
Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ
Yarmouth ⓘ
northern English ports ⓘ
officeHolder John de Beauchamp ⓘ
John de Botetourt ⓘ
Robert de Morley ⓘ
Thomas Beaufort ⓘ
William de Leyburn ⓘ
partOf English Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy

medieval English naval administration ⓘ
replacedBy more centralized admiralty system ⓘ
sameAs Northern Admiral of England ⓘ
startTime late 13th century ⓘ
subordinateTo English Crown ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of England

King of England ⓘ
temporalCoverage late Middle Ages ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter → heldOffice → Admiral of the North ⓘ
Admiral of the North → followedBy → Admiral of the North and West ⓘ
linked to: Admiral of the North
Admiral of the West → relatedTo → Admiral of the North ⓘ
Court of Henry VIII → officeHeld → Lord Admiral ⓘ
linked to: Admiral of the North