Lordship of Ludlow

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The Lordship of Ludlow was a prominent medieval marcher lordship centered on Ludlow Castle, playing a key role in the governance and defense of the turbulent English–Welsh border.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lordship of Ludlow canonical 1
Marcher lordship of Ludlow 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal lordship
marcher lordship
appliesToPeriod Middle Ages
medieval period
associatedWith Ludlow Castle
Welsh Marches
borderRegionOf England
Wales
centeredOn Ludlow Castle
country Kingdom of England
governedBy marcher lords
hasCapital Ludlow
hasFortification Ludlow Castle
hasFunction defense of English–Welsh border
governance of English–Welsh border
hasJurisdictionOver Ludlow and surrounding territory
hasRole marcher defense
regional administration
hasSeat Ludlow Castle
hasStrategicImportance control of routes between England and Wales
hasTypeOfAuthority semi-autonomous marcher authority
historicalRegion border of England and Wales
languageOfAdministration Latin
Middle English
locatedIn Ludlow
Welsh Marches
locatedInHistoricCounty Shropshire
locatedInPresentDay Shropshire
partOf English–Welsh border lordships
religion Latin Christianity

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Referenced by (2)

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

Marcher lordships includesNotableExample Lordship of Ludlow
Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, Ludlow Castle associatedWith Marcher lordship of Ludlow
subject linked to: chapel of St Mary Magdalene
linked to: Lordship of Ludlow