Countess of Sandwich

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The Countess of Sandwich is a British noble title traditionally held by the wife of the Earl of Sandwich, a peerage in the English aristocracy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Countess of Sandwich canonical 2
Dorothy, Countess of Sandwich 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf courtesy title
noble title
associatedFamilyName Montagu
associatedTitleCreation Earl of Sandwich
correspondingTitle Earl of Sandwich
country England
United Kingdom
genderAssociation female
heldBy wife of the Earl of Sandwich
historicalContinuity title has been borne by successive wives of the Earls of Sandwich
honorificPrefix Countess
languageOfTitle English
legalBasis derivative of the patent of creation of the Earl of Sandwich
linkedToTerritorialDesignation Sandwich, Kent
maritalRequirement traditionally held by the lawfully wedded wife of the Earl of Sandwich
nobilityClass hereditary peerage (through spouse)
nobleRankRelative equivalent in rank to the wife of an earl
partOf Peerage of England
peerageRank countess
socialRole member of the British peerage through marriage
styleOfAddress Lady Sandwich
The Right Honourable
successionNature dependent on marriage to the Earl of Sandwich
not independently inheritable
titleStatus extant
titleType spousal title
subsidiary to an earldom
usedIn British aristocracy
English nobility

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Referenced by (3)

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

Viscountess Hinchingbrooke relatedTitle Countess of Sandwich
Dorothy Fane nobleTitle Countess of Sandwich
Dorothy Fane knownAs Dorothy, Countess of Sandwich
linked to: Countess of Sandwich