Earl of Norfolk

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The Earl of Norfolk is a historic English peerage title traditionally associated with high-ranking nobility and, at times, the office of Earl Marshal.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Earl of Norfolk canonical 19
Earl of Norfolk (suo jure) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English earldom
peerage title
associatedRegion East Anglia
associatedWith Earl Marshal
category Earls in the Peerage of England
English noble titles
connectedInstitution English monarchy
linked to: English Crown

House of Lords (historically)
linked to: House of Lords
country Kingdom of England
createdInCentury 12th century
firstHolder Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk
governingMonarchAtFirstCreation King Stephen of England
linked to: King Stephen
hasFeudalOrigin yes
hasHeraldicConnection arms of the Howard family
hasPrecedenceOver most other English earls
hasTerritorialDesignation Norfolk
heldByFamily Bigod family
Howard family
Mowbray family
Plantagenet family
historicalFunction regional magnate in Norfolk
historicalRole great officer of state (through Earl Marshal)
historicalStatus one of the senior English earldoms
jurisdictionHistorically County of Norfolk
linked to: Norfolk county
languageOfTitle English
laterCreationUnderMonarch Edward I of England
Edward II of England
Richard II of England
linkedOffice Earl Marshal of England
linked to: Earl Marshal
linkedToDukedom Duke of Norfolk
nobleRank earl
notableHolder John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk
Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk
Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk
Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk
oftenCombinedWithOffice Earl Marshal of England
linked to: Earl Marshal
partOf Peerage of England
rank high nobility
seatRegion County of Norfolk
linked to: Norfolk county
style The Right Honourable
succession hereditary primogeniture (subject to royal grant)
symbolicAssociation authority in Norfolk and East Anglia
titleType hereditary title
traditionalDuties attendance at royal court
military leadership in region (medieval period)
traditionallyHeldBy high-ranking nobility

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Referenced by (20)

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

Earl of Arundel linkedTitle Earl of Norfolk
Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk positionHeld Earl of Norfolk (suo jure)
linked to: Earl of Norfolk
Mowbray family nobleTitleHeld Earl of Norfolk
Dukes of Norfolk subsidiaryTitle Earl of Norfolk
Bigod family notableTitleHeld Earl of Norfolk
subject linked to: Bigod
Bigod family heldTitle Earl of Norfolk
subject linked to: Bigod
Bigod family notableTitleHeld Earl of Norfolk
Thomas of Brotherton nobleTitle Earl of Norfolk
Thomas of Brotherton positionHeld Earl of Norfolk
Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk title Earl of Norfolk
subject linked to: Alice de Hales
Thomas Plantagenet positionHeld Earl of Norfolk
Mary de Brewes spouseTitle Earl of Norfolk