Lordship of Pembroke

E619851

The Lordship of Pembroke was a powerful medieval Marcher lordship in southwest Wales centered on Pembroke Castle, playing a key role in Norman control and administration of the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marcher lordship
feudal lordship
associatedWith Anglo-Norman marcher lords
Norman baronage
borderedBy Irish Sea
Lordship of Haverford
Lordship of Kidwelly
centeredOn Pembroke Castle
country Kingdom of England
defensiveRole control of routes into south Wales
protection of sea approaches to Wales
establishedBy Normans
establishedUnder Norman conquest of Wales
function administrative unit
military frontier
governedFrom Pembroke Castle
hadEconomicBase agriculture
trade via Milford Haven
hadPrivileges right to build castles
right to hold courts
right to wage private war
hasCapital Pembroke
hasKeySite Manorbier Castle
Tenby
town of Pembroke
hasStronghold Pembroke Castle
hasTitleAssociated Earl of Pembroke
historicalRegion Dyfed
integratedInto Tudor-era shire system of Pembrokeshire
languageOfAdministration Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Latin
legalStatus quasi-independent Marcher lordship
localLanguagesSpoken Welsh
locatedIn southwest Wales
linked to: West Wales
modernCountry United Kingdom
Wales
modernLocation Pembrokeshire
partOf Welsh Marches
playedRoleIn Anglo-Norman colonisation of Wales
Norman control of southwest Wales
religion Latin Christianity
timePeriod Middle Ages
typeOfBorder Anglo-Welsh frontier
linked to: Welsh Marches
underSuzeraintyOf English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England

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Marcher lordships includesNotableExample Lordship of Pembroke
Norman conquest of south-west Wales involves marcher lordship of Pembroke
linked to: Lordship of Pembroke
Walter Marshal, 5th Earl of Pembroke heldEarldom Pembroke earldom
linked to: Lordship of Pembroke
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke feudalBarony Barony of Pembroke
linked to: Lordship of Pembroke
Lord of Pembroke hasJurisdictionOver lordship of Pembroke
linked to: Lordship of Pembroke
Lord of Pembroke isTitleOver Pembroke lordship
linked to: Lordship of Pembroke