Council of the Marches of Wales

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The Council of the Marches of Wales was a regional administrative and judicial body of late medieval and early modern England, established to govern and maintain order in Wales and the bordering English counties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf council
judicial body
regional administrative body
appliesToJurisdiction Wales
Welsh Marches
bordering English counties
country Kingdom of England
dissolved 1689
late 17th century
dissolvedBy Parliament of England
establishedFor control of the Welsh Marches
extension of royal authority into border regions
governance of Wales
hasEffect centralization of royal power in Wales
reduction of marcher lords’ autonomy
hasFunction arbitrating disputes among local elites
enforcing public order
hearing legal appeals
overseeing local officials
regulating administration in Wales
hasJurisdictionOver Gloucestershire
Herefordshire
Shropshire
Wales
Worcestershire
various marcher lordships
hasRole administration of justice
implementation of royal policy
maintenance of order
regional governance
headedBy Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches
historicalPeriod Tudor period
linked to: Tudor England

early Stuart period
late Middle Ages
inception 1470s
reign of Edward IV
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus royal council
locatedIn Ludlow
partOf English royal government
relatedTo Laws in Wales Acts
replacedBy integration of Wales into English legal system
regular English judicial circuits in Wales
seat Ludlow Castle
significantEvent expansion of authority under Henry VIII
reorganization under Henry VII
subordinateTo English Privy Council
linked to: Privy Council
usedLanguage English law

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Ludlow Castle governedBy Council of the Marches of Wales
Arthur, Prince of Wales governedRegion Council of Wales and the Marches
linked to: Council of the Marches of Wales
Tudor government usedInstitution Council in the Marches of Wales
linked to: Council of the Marches of Wales
Prince of Wales residence at Ludlow Castle associatedWith Council of the Marches of Wales
subject linked to: Prince of Wales residence
Prince of Wales residence at Ludlow Castle governedBy Council of Wales and the Marches
subject linked to: Prince of Wales residence
linked to: Council of the Marches of Wales
Arthur, Prince of Wales associatedWith Council of Wales and the Marches
subject linked to: Arthur
linked to: Council of the Marches of Wales